On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Jeff wrote:

> Ace is the place with the helpful metric selection...
> 
> Honestly.  My local Ace Hardware has an INCREDIBLE supply of metric
> hardware.  By far the best I've ever seen.  My shop is in the same building
> as a Fastenal store and Ace easily tops them on metric inventory.  They even
> have stainless steel...

That's my experience here in Salt Lake too. With the usual big-box building
stores, Ace has always had the best selection of these items, and it's a one
room facility, very small by comparison, in a little strip mall.
Wish I had access to McGuckin in Boulder, CO! ;-) Now THERE'S a store
with everything/anything you are looking for, even the "how many do you want?"
bob