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Apothus:
... and bolts, washers etc?

Bunnings are useless and I haven't had much luck with industrial suppliers. Am I the only one that gets frustrated with this?

ataradov:
It is highly location specific, I guess.

I personally go for the Olander - https://www.olander.com/ .They are in the Bay Area, so locally it is extremely convenient. US shipping is also works, but I don't know if they ship internationally.

johnh:
I have used   https://www.classicfasteners.com.au/   in South Australia
When I wanted some M2x10mm  Pan Philips Stainless screws last year


I have to agree Bunnings is useless if you want small bolts/screws and nuts

Someone:
You will have several local bolt/fastener shops that sell little else, like bearing shops, the trade is brisk enough they don't advertise or try to find customers, customers find them. Its an industrial supply so wherever you have some light industrial estates...

As its such a common business even google maps has a specific category of "fastener supplier"

Apothus:

--- Quote from: johnh on February 20, 2022, 03:16:48 am ---I have used   https://www.classicfasteners.com.au/   in South Australia
When I wanted some M2x10mm  Pan Philips Stainless screws last year

--- End quote ---

nice tip, their online store feels a bit clunky though. Actually it seems to be a trend where it takes forever to drill through the categories and bad search results.


--- Quote from: Someone on February 20, 2022, 03:55:55 am ---You will have several local bolt/fastener shops that sell little else, like bearing shops, the trade is brisk enough they don't advertise or try to find customers, customers find them. Its an industrial supply so wherever you have some light industrial estates...

--- End quote ---

I find they're not often open outside of normal hours and they're difficult to order and ship from. Maybe I've been spoilt by mouser/digikey search tools and variety

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