Grade 8 Bolts

[Vinko]

That's where the joke comes in.

Find me a left-hand grade 8 3/8-24 hex bolt, 1" length.

I can't find one. Except McMaster said it'd make one.

Price=over $200.

At least they offered to get it.

 

[Danglerb]

http://www.hmsaerospace.com/lefthand.html

Anybody with a lathe should be able to make a bolt in 10 or 15 minutes.

 

[krooser]

Fastenal must have their bolts made by some highly paid Chinese workman to charge as much as they do.

But, to be fair, I opened an account with them and my price dropped a bunch.... but I still try to find US made fasteners... a tough job to be sure.

 

[a390st]

Fastenal must have their bolts made by some highly paid Chinese workman to charge as much as they do.

But, to be fair, I opened an account with them and my price dropped a bunch.... but I still try to find US made fasteners... a tough job to be sure.

That's why Lake Erie is a pretty good source. At least they are US made rather than imports. It does cut into profits, though, for the supplier when they don't buy cheap Chinese bolts.

 

[kythri]

Hell, even with an account, Fastenal still isn't cheap.

There's a local place called MacDonald Industrial Supply (http://www.macdonaldindustrial.com) that consistently outperforms Fastenal, on price, inventory and customer service.

Fastenal seems to hire their employees from the same pool that Burger King does - every single time I've gone into one, I've had to know EXACTLY what I wanted - bringing in a sample fastener just didn't cut it. Even when I've had the exact specs, they still end up trying to sell me the wrong thing.

 

[Vinko]

http://www.hmsaerospace.com/lefthand.html

3/8-16 X 1 6.75 5.40 4.32

Like I said, no one seems to have a 3/8-24-1, left-hand-grade 8 hex

 

[Danglerb]

Like I said, no one seems to have a 3/8-24-1, left-hand-grade 8 hex

Whats it for, that might help. The 24 thread seems like the hard part.