Source for HIGH QUALITY fasteners
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Source for HIGH QUALITY fasteners
I usually use ARP for fasteners and I am very happy with the quality, but there are some lengths and what not that they just don't offer...so, where else can I go for top notch quality fasteners that ARP does not have??
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Like Drew2010 said. My local Fastenal distributer not only sells by the box but also has an entire aisle of bins where you can buy what you need one piece at a time. A little expensive but excellent quality.
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There is a Fastenal near by as well as some other similar stores, but when searching for hardware in these kinds of stores how do you tell quality from crap?? With ARP, you can't go wrong, but with hardware stores it is very hit and miss so to speak. Are there any manufacturers to look for??
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Originally Posted by eco
There is a Fastenal near by as well as some other similar stores, but when searching for hardware in these kinds of stores how do you tell quality from crap?? With ARP, you can't go wrong, but with hardware stores it is very hit and miss so to speak. Are there any manufacturers to look for??
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Originally Posted by PupnDuck
My local Fastenal sells only their own line of fasteners. All top quality stuff. You get what you pay for.
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I hate to say it, but GOOD fastenings may become a thing of the past. We use top grade socket head bolts on the molds we service, and for the last couple years, we've been getting a lot of garbage- inaccurate, buggered threads, heads pop off before you even torque 'em. Turns out a lot of US 'manufacturers' are now out-sourcing to China. DME, the biggest producer of injection mold components, is in the process of downsizing their US operations, and having everything made overseas.
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Originally Posted by Ford_Six
That's why I generally go a grade higher than I think I need- use grade 8 where grade 5 would probably do, etc.
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Try www.au-ve-co.com great for vehicle parts. They usually only sell through distributors but, they have a lot of goodies.