My local Ace guy is kind of a hardware nut (pun intended).  He literally has 3 aisles of hardware.  Each aisle is approx. 50’ long, and both sides are nothing but nuts, bolts, etc.  One of the three aisles is dedicated to metric hardware of all types and grades, from 3mm to 14mm.  Not just regular old nuts & bolts either.  He has cap bolts, studs, socket heads, castle nuts, nylocks, flange nuts, acorn nuts, etc., etc…   

 

It’s kind of a distraction though.  Every time I go there, I end up spending and extra 10 minutes browsing.

 

Cheers, 

Jeff

 

 

From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:32 AM
To: Jeff; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: nuts/bolts

 

ACE does carry a lot of metric but again be aware of the property class. Especially for nuts and washers. Also the stainless is usually A2, not A4.

Dennis 

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From: Jeff
Sent: 12/20/2011 12:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: nuts/bolts

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...

Cheers,

Jeff