[TowerTalk] Stainless Steel and Other Hard To Find Fasteners

[Don W7WLL]

MSCdirect for the 10-24 (303 or 18-8) coupling nut was $5.52 ea vs $1.02 for Albany (304). Shipping cost was not determined since I had to register and I didn’t desire to do that, but a 4 bucks a unit higher cost (I needed 4) that was some $17.20 difference!!!!.

McMaster for the 10-24 (316) coupling nut was $7.72 ea vs $1.02 for Albany (304). Shipping was $2 more than Albany. Part savings alone for 4 ea would be $26.40!!!!!

THOSE are significant differences for SS (where type is not important for the project at hand).

I would guess the costs are higher at the two big houses because of the massive inventories of other types of items they carry which must be covered as well.

But, they are reliable and known sources, along with Bolt Depot (3 bucks per unit higher) and other good sources.

Pays to shop albeit I admit one needs to consider all the facts and that the cheapest price does not always mean the best deal.

Don W7WLL

From: Jim Miller 
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 12:09 PM
To: Don W7WLL 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless Steel and Other Hard To Find Fasteners

other good sources in general:


MSCdirect.com

mcmaster.com

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Don W7WLL <w7wll at arrl.net> wrote:

  Was looking for a source for some SS 8-32 and 10-24 coupling nuts. Searched the internet and  ran across a place back east (from me) which I’d not heard of, Albany County Fasterners. They had an very interesting selection of SS fasteners among other types of materials. Also have a line of brass and silicon bronze and a line of security fasteners which are hard to find out here.

  Compared the cost of the items and the shipping cost and found them to be better than I could find at other well known fastener houses.

  Placed the order, they shipped same day.

  This is a new fastener source I will keep at the top of my list. Difficult to drive to a hardware or marine supply store who carries SS fasteners for less than what the Albany shipping cost was.

  Just another source you might want to look into. Had not seen it pop up on this site before.

  Don W7WLL
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