[Shop-talk] Quick start fasdtener collection?

[Bob Spidell]

I've got a whole stack of 'assortments' I've bought at Harbor Freight 
and big box stores, including screws, grommets, cotters, O-rings, 
connectors, zerks, you name it. Quality may be suspect--even 'name' 
brands are often sourced from you-know-where anyway--but, in a pinch, 
they'll save you from an unnecessary trip to the hardware store. The one 
thing I try to avoid, except in trivial applications, is electrical 
connectors; the best ones, I've found, are at boating supply houses.

https://www.harborfreight.com/57-piece-stainless-steel-machine-screw-kit-67675.html


On 1/7/2024 9:32 AM, Benjamin Zwissler wrote:
> I see collections like that come up pretty regularly on my Facebook 
> marketplace feed.   Sometimes it's the hardware style bins and 
> sometimes just someone's home collection,  old coffee cans and cigar 
> boxes included.
>
> I also used to see stuff at estate auctions but those don't happen so 
> often around me anymore.
>
> Ben
>
> On Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 11:13 AM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
>
>     2 years ago I sold my house and moved overseas, giving away my 25
>     year collection of assorted fateners. Now I need it back :-) 
>      Other than asking the local classifieds/freecycle, any thoughts
>     on how to amass a collection quickly? Yesterday I paid $1 each for
>     M8 pan head screws to mount a TV and today I discovered the old
>     washers are permanently affixed to the old short screws and I
>     don't have any washers <hangs head>.
>
>     thanks,
>     jim
>
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