11 Jul
2012
11 Jul
'12
3:17 p.m.
On 11 Jul 2012 at 15:45, ben wrote:
As for imperial/metric I am lucky find kind of
threaded items and nuts
not in blister pack of ones and twos. Ben. PS. In search of spacers
for 10-40 bolts today.
Here's something odd that I discovered. I needed some M8 flange nuts
for my chainsaws (I'm always losing them). US sellers seem to ask
about $4-5 each (without shipping) in plain galvanized. Plain M8
galvanized is easy to find here, but flange nuts seem to be a
specialty item.
The best price by far was from a UK seller, who offered 11 of the
things in stainless for $6 shipped. They took less than a week to
arrive.
So, for some things, the UK has the best deal. I don't know why.
--Chuck
P.S. For what it's worth, here's the eBay seller, along with his
address:
Boltbase
Iain Sim
6 Taran
Alloa, Clackmannan FK101RF UK
Why a small town on the Firth of Forth would have the best hardware
prices is beyond my reckoning.