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Cas 07-21-2012 12:23:26 74.65.46.158 Report to Moderator	I am going to add more bolt bins and want to try to stock them with USA made bolts. Went to Fastenal because somebody told me their bolts were tougher to break. I picked up a few bags to try, they seemed pretty good. The thing is all the bags said made in China. I was wondering where people on this board buy nuts and bolts? [Reply]   [No Email]
david G 07-22-2012 07:29:43 205.215.206.18 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   Fastenal has everything, but is more expensive, a lot like ace hardware. I get mine from local TSC or Farm Fleet. You pay by the pound for each grade. [Reply]  [No Email]
farmer boy 07-22-2012 06:42:37 66.209.54.70 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   I normally buy bolts at my local industrial supply or TSC when their on sale. Gr.5 is 2.50/lb at the industrial supply and 3.80/lb at TSC. The industrial supply also has a much better selection. I don't know who makes bolts in the US but I know Infasco makes bolts in Canada and they're a good, high quality bolt. [Reply]  [No Email]
Don-Wi 07-22-2012 06:40:18 75.249.122.188 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   I'm not sure if you can buy direct from them but there is a company that makes them close to me. Called Endries. I buy most of my stuff from either the local Ace hardware or Fastenal. Donovan from Wisconsin [Reply]  [No Email]
NCWayne 07-21-2012 22:31:19 69.40.232.132 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   I don't know about where exactly they are made, but over the past 15 years or so Dad and I always bought our bolts through industrial supply places like Barns Distrubition, and other industrial supply places. They put in the bins for us and kept them stocked. Everything we had through them was grade 8, and included a variety of bolt lengths, fine and coarse thread, as well as USS and SAE size washers. Doing mobile work on heavy equipment we also kept the trucks stocked out of the bins. We never had a problem with any of the fasteners we got through them. I will say though that before Barnes bought out KAR Products that KAR had THE BEST flat washers of any company I've ever dealt with, along with bolts with heads just a bit higher than standard, etc, etc. In other words their standard products were better than most places' 'top of the line' stuff. Don't know what happened to their products when Barnes bought them, but if available they are well worth the price if your using the fasteners in 'critical' places. For special stuff that wasn't in the general items in the bins we always went through Mcmaster Carr, MSC, Fastenall, etc, etc. Again 99.9% of the time we used grade 8 fasteners and never had a problem out of any of them, regardless of where they were actually made. The other .001% of the time we were looking for things like grade 8 all thread for use with hydraulic pullers, grade 9 plus bolts for special applications, etc. On that note CAT also carries a line of bolts, that are made to their specs, that are usually on par with others grade 9 plus bolts. Beyond that all I can say is that while I am all for "buy American" in todays world, unfortunately, it's more about getting a quality product, regardless of where it's made, than anything else. Barnes, [Reply]  [No Email]
Dean Olson 07-21-2012 19:32:14 98.196.66.64 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   I went to grade 8 on everything, from Tractor supply. For no more than I use expense is not an issue. [Reply]  [No Email]
greygoat 07-21-2012 19:00:23 184.158.75.173 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   Fastenal does sell U.S.A. made fasteners..did you specify American ? In fact, Fastenal has their own plant at Winona, Minnesota,headquarters, and makes some of their own stuff there! [Reply]  [No Email]
evilboweviel 07-21-2012 16:33:17 75.185.55.222 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   http://www.madeinusa.org/nav.cgi?data/hard usa bolts [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick2 07-21-2012 15:11:39 174.26.218.15 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   You may be able to get a list of bolt manufacturers somewhere, like SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) that will give you a chart of head markings that will identify whether the bolt manufacturer makes bolts certified to SAE standards. During the 70's and 80's the U.S. was flooded with cheap counterfeit bolts that caused a lot of accidents that resulted in injury and death. Copngress passed a law making it illegal to manufacture and sell counterfeit bolts, but there was a lot of counterfeit bolts in the pipeline that are still being sold in the U.S. If you are concerned, request a list so you can check the head marking (which will identify the manufacturer. If you have doubts, don't buy the bolts. [Reply]  [No Email]
Scott 730 07-21-2012 14:23:19 75.168.161.86 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to huntingreen2day, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   Tractor Supply. Buy em by the pound. [Reply]  [No Email]
upred 07-21-2012 19:22:14 24.231.138.191 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Scott 730, 07-21-2012 14:23:19   the bolts at my local tractor supply are grade 2 [Reply]  [No Email]
sflem849 07-22-2012 06:15:08 69.197.84.39 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to upred, 07-21-2012 19:22:14   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see They have three different grades. You have to get the green ones for Gr 5 and gold ones for Gr 8. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dave Sherburne NY 07-21-2012 14:23:16 170.215.199.110 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Cas, 07-21-2012 12:23:26   Well, I went to the modern view to find out where you were located like DAVE2 said, but you didn't fill out your profile. So I went to IP look up and it said you are around Batavia. I am in NY to and there is no good place to buy bolts around here. Nobody handles bolts in 3 1/2" 4 1/2' etc. except Fastenal or Hiawatha Fasteners in Syr. So when I go to WIS. once a year to visit my son I have a list and go to the Mennonite down the road who has one of the best selections I have seen. Sells by the pound so they are affordable. [Reply]  [No Email]
sflem849 07-21-2012 17:26:11 69.197.84.39 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Dave Sherburne NY, 07-21-2012 14:23:16   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Where is your son located? Doest the Mennonite have a phone? [Reply]  [No Email]
Dave Sherburne NY 07-22-2012 05:36:32 170.215.199.110 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to sflem849, 07-21-2012 17:26:11   Son is in Curtiss near Abbotsford. Mennonite probably has a phone but I don't know the number. Hoover Metals, Curtiss WI 54422 [Reply]  [No Email]
Ole Jack 07-29-2012 00:00:01 69.179.149.64 Report to Moderator	Re: nuts and bolts in reply to Dave Sherburne NY, 07-22-2012 05:36:32   http://www.usstuff.com/prodlist.htm is a all U.S. place. Give it a try. Oh and forgive me I am late with this post. I just joined up. [Reply]  [No Email]