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From: cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at
classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: 11 July 2012 23:17
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Raspberry Pi and America,
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.
Oddly I find it cheaper to buy Plotter Pens from the US. They say "Made in
the UK" on them but they cost about half the price per pack than if I get
them in the UK. The only problem is that I can only buy one pack at a time
other wise I might be liable for Tax and Duty :-(
--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.