On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:48:46 -0700, xray
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:07:17 GMT, Gunner wrote:

Nearly every Ace Hardware store has the proper size(s) in their
Specialty Fasteners bins. The nifty Souix I scrounged a month ago was
missing the lefthand nut. Cost me $0.85 at Ace Hardware.

Wow. You must live in a time warp. The last decent old-style hardware
store near me vaporized years ago. Killed by home despot, I think. There
is still one pretty decent one not too far away (not Ace), and I go
there a lot, but I'd be really surprised if I could find a left-handed
nut there.

Consider yourself lucky.


The closest Home Depot is 41 miles away. Most small towns still have
an Ace Hardware or similar. Often times in conjunction with a lumber
yard if the town is quite small.


Most of them have a Generic Fastener Assortment..usually US/English
sizes..with a smattering of metric. Nearly all of them have at least
one assortment of left handed nuts..normally 3/8-3/4, based on my
experince shopping in small towns. The GFA vender usually includes
these as part of their "package"

Gunner

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