Hardware Kits

[Mr. Roboto]

Well, I am tired of never having fastners on hand when I need them. It seems like I am always running to the store to buy a particular nut, bolt, washer ect...

Can anyone reccomend an organized kit that I can buy that comes with a good assortment of hardware? Standard, metric, both, I'd be interested in looking at either. I've been looking around online without much luck, and I am sure that they exist out there somewhere. Something that comes in some drawers or some form of organization woult be great, this what I can replenish whatever I may be running low on.

Thanks guys!

 

[ddrewyor]

I know Northern Tool has kits. You can find several different assortments from screws, bolts, and nuts, to o-rings and such. Also, Harbor Freight has some assortments. The only drawback is the HF stuff is not the best hardware. It will do in a pinch, but not for anything long service or heavy duty. They have o-ring, band clamps, nuts and bolts in kits.

Dave

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Best thing to do is get the HF kits. For $10 bucks a pop typically you can get nice assortments. I have about 20 of them sitting on my little box. Everything from O rings to cotter pins and everything in between.

 

[bobbycos]

Best thing to do is get the HF kits. For $10 bucks a pop typically you can get nice assortments. I have about 20 of them sitting on my little box. Everything from O rings to cotter pins and everything in between.

the HF kits are nice, i have a few

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Yeah I have a bunch of the kits from HF for o rings, cotter pins, clevis pins ect. However, I am looking for something a little more comprehensive than what they have to offer for nuts/bolts/washers. The ones Northern Tool has are similar in size to the HF kits as well.

 

[fireeqpsrv]

There is another member that has the olympia kits that you can order off of Walmarts site they look like the ones that Griots sells

 

[Super Sport]

I was looking for the same thing a few months ago. I couldn't find any kits that were high-quality USA-made like I was looking for, so I ended up buying about a dozen assorted Dorman kits from Advance Auto Parts. When you shop smart on their website and use coupon codes, you can get a pretty good deal.

 

[wnstwolf]

This thread can take on many lives but my take on this common issue was to find used bins and fill them with what I needed. Bins came from a Tractor supply store that was closing/moving to a new location. All the re-stock has come from McMaster. Never buy a bolt from box stores unless an emergency Found you can almost get a box of them for what they charge for a pack of 2.. Many other options but this has me covered.. problem is you may never stop adding to it once you start!!

 

[Falcon67]

For bolts, nuts, washers - I use wall bins from Sears and fill them with bulk hardware from TSC. Buy it by the lb, including Grade 3, 5 and 8. Any special items like flange nuts, socket head cap screws, etc I buy from local hardware dealers (not box store if possible)

http://www.sears.com/gladiator-small-item-bins-6-pack/p-00959412000P

 

[steel 35]

http://www.sears.com/gladiator-small-item-bins-6-pack/p-00959412000P

These are very nice

 

[Art From De Leon]

When I had my place, I bought a SAE bolt/nut/washer assortment from NAPA. For the other hardware items, I was lucky enough to score keystock, e-clips, cotter pins, etc, from a local hardware store that was going out of business.

I would buy replacement bolt and hardware from TSC, since it was all made in the USA at the time.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

I filled some bolt bins bought used with bulk hardware from a local farm supply that sells nuts and bolts by weight. Waited for them to have a 30% off sale one time, then another where anything you put in a five gallon bucket was 40% off. I filled three buckets with nuts and bolts. It has been so nice to have hardware on hand instead of having to go to the store for one more bolt.

 

[KissMyAxe]

I've got some of the sets from tptools.com and they are good quality: http://www.tptools.com/SearchResult.aspx?searchPhrase=Assortment They have a lot more that what the "assortment" search turns up. Their print catalog has four pages devoted to various hardware sets.

I also like these Durham metal boxes at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WQB0NC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1YH9LS9UDFMDX&coliid=I1MF2DGCRY0RB7

Or the cheap plastic storage boxes from HF work great too, about $3 or $4 on sale.

 

[BDAZSVT]

I bought one of these http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002FT3X8/?tag=atomicindus08-20 and buy nuts and bolts by the pound at Rural King

 

[cheechi]

I was looking for the same thing a few months ago. I couldn't find any kits that were high-quality USA-made like I was looking for, so I ended up buying about a dozen assorted Dorman kits from Advance Auto Parts. When you shop smart on their website and use coupon codes, you can get a pretty good deal.

That's what I'd do if I needed a lot. In the kits, I have used the Dorman and I like them pretty good.

Lowe's sells kits, I'm sure HD does too. For the quality I don't think they're as good as what you can get loose or in boxes but they sell them. Recently I have been buying 'much' more than I need whenever I need to buy fasteners. Nowhere near a full assortment but I have enough extras I need to do some real organization soon.

 

[marinepride]

You can get nice kits from summit or fastenal. Summit has nice chrome kits.

 

[srmofo]

Every time I go to buy fasteners I intentionally buy way too many and maybe even a couple different sizes. After a while you rarely have to go buy anything

 

[mybuick6]

www.boltdepot.com

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

Every time I go to buy fasteners I intentionally buy way too many and maybe even a couple different sizes. After a while you rarely have to go buy anything

I hate having to make a second trip to the hardware store when I'm working on a project. So if I am in need of a few nuts and bolts, I'll buy a dozen of each I need, then a size shorter and longer just in case. I figure if I spend $2-3 in extra bolts now, it's cheaper than my time lost having to come back for them later.

 

[BellyUpFish]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Olympia-Tools-4-Drawer-Hardware-Organizer-90-800/20998908