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Chad Lowe
02-24-2015, 1:57 PM
As part of my Quixotic quest to have an accurate square, I am (re)building a 24" T-square for mid-range layout tasks, and I am having trouble sourcing some parts. I need some very small Post and Screw, aka Chicago Screw, aka Sex Bolt for the three fastening locations between my 24" rule and the "T" of my T-square. I have other tools and jigs that came with this size of small nut and bolt, but a solid hour with google has not helped my find a source of my own. Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I can find these in very small sizes?

Chen-Tin Tsai
02-24-2015, 2:51 PM
McMaster Carr has a large selection of the Chicago bolts.

Chad Lowe
02-24-2015, 7:08 PM
McMaster Carr has a large selection of the Chicago bolts.

Thanks I some how missed that one. One of the better laid out ones to.

Edward Oleen
03-03-2015, 7:39 PM
Is there ANYTHING McMaster Carr DOESN'T have?????

Steve Holmquest
03-03-2015, 9:40 PM
I was always told if they don't have it, you don't need it. Good luck

Curt Harms
03-04-2015, 8:39 AM
Is there ANYTHING McMaster Carr DOESN'T have?????

Blueberry Pie
:D

But yeah, and a lot of the country is one day or at worst 2 day delivery.

Kent A Bathurst
03-04-2015, 4:10 PM
Blueberry Pie
:D

But yeah, and a lot of the country is one day or at worst 2 day delivery.

Better still - their east coast mega-monster-godzilla distribution center is 20 minutes from my house. I have even been able to order on a Sat am by phone, and con them into a customer pickup later that morning.............

Maurice Ungaro
03-04-2015, 7:27 PM
Kent, I noticed their location while surfing the web the other day!