"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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Hi all,

as you may know I've recently moved into a new house and I've been
scouting the local hardware stores trying to find the good places to buy
stuff. Being a car guy i'm in the habit of always using Grade 5 hardware,
since that's generally the minimum grade used in an automotive application
(and yes, I do use Grade 8 or 12.9 whenever that is what was originally
used.) I always used to buy hardware at a local auto parts store that
would just sell me full boxes of pik-a-nut stuff and thought no more of
it. If they didn't have what I needed I'd go to a "marine fasteners"
store whose standard hardware was stainless or Grade 8.

Now I find in my new location that when I go to the store the stuff in the
general bins is always Grade 2; the Grade 5, if they have it, is in the
little slide out drawers. Is the use of Grade 2 hardware really common?
From my perspective, I never see it used.

Sidebar question - do any of the chain hardware stores keep fully stocked
pik-a-nut racks, or do I need to find a new independent to get friendly
with? In my area I have Advance, Autozone, Pep Boys, and a local chain
called "Fairfax Auto Parts" (the best of the lot, comparable to NAPA but
my local store is a small one.)

nate

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I don't know how close one might be, but an industrial supply or fastener
supply is your best bet for quantity and quality hardware. "Fastenal" is one
chain that is really good here.

Don Young