Wanted Dead or Alive(WDA): Stainless steel fastners (bolts)

[Dev Emch]

This may not sound woodworking related but it is. Does anybody know where to buy stainless steel bolts at a good price online? I am restoring a northfield jointer and replacing the fastners with stainless steel. Need an assortment of diameters and lengths. Usual stuff in english pitch. Thanks in advance.

[Rob Calkins]

I have used boltdepot.com with great luck. They even take back what you don't use.

rob

[Larry Cooke]

Dev,

I haven't dealt with this company (usually buy what I need from a local fastener supplier here in town) but they do have prices posted.

http://www.fastenermegastore.com/index.php

Good luck!

Larry

[Randall Woolbright]

http://www.mcfeelys.com/

[Errol Wentworth]

Two I use for construction fasteners are:

http://www.swansecure.com

http://www.manasquanfasteners.com/

Looks like Manasquan may have what you are looking for.

Errol

[Matt Meiser]

McFeely's has a fair amount of general fasteners. I just ordered some 1/4x20 SS stuff from them and I was suprised at the price compared to the local hardware store--considerably lower, and based on previous experience with McFeely's, I'll they will be better quality too.

[tod evans]

fastenal;
http://www.fastenal.com/web/products.ex?N=999600003+1199945162&Nty=0

.02 tod

[Steve Braman]

I have found that the marine industry often has great SS fasteners. They can't take any chances in the salt environment. Jamestown distributors has always worked well for me. Used to live down the street from them but otherwise not affiliated.

jamestowndistributors.com

[Doyle Alley]

I have found that the marine industry often has great SS fasteners. They can't take any chances in the salt environment. Jamestown distributors has always worked well for me. Used to live down the street from them but otherwise not affiliated.

jamestowndistributors.com

I echo what Steve said. Do you have a West Marine (or other big marine supply house) near you? They always have a good supply of bolts/nuts/washers etc.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

GOOGLE is your friend if you have the 20 minutes or so it'll take to sort the pages.

[Frank Chaffee]

Dev,
It is quite expensive to approach or equal the strengths of Gr. 5, 8 and > tempered fasteners with stainless steel.

One source of comparative specs:
http://www.fastenal.com/web/resourcesAction.ex?action=DocLib

Frank

[Greg Ladd]

Please check you private messages.

Greg Ladd

[Dave Falkenstein]

It's not on line, but I find a wide array of stainless steel bolts, nuts and washers at Ace Hardware. Their pricing on small boxes is pretty good. Individual piece prices are not cheap, but it is convenient.

[chester stidham]

:eek:one thing to keep in mind is ss bolts are not as strong as steel bolts they are also not as hard. good luck.:D

[Dave Fifield]

These are my two favorite sources for all things fastener:

http://www.mcmaster.com/

http://www.olander.com/

They both have SS hardware.

Dave F.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Dev, I don't know if you are aware of this, but some ("some") SS fasteners are not nearly as strong as steel ones.

I do bike stuff, and you have to be careful to get the right kind of SS bolts etc.

One more thing, aluminium and SS sometimes do not mix, they kind of bond to each other. Don't know if the machine you are working on has any Aluminium on them, but be careful.

Cheers!

[Dev Emch]

Dev, I don't know if you are aware of this, but some ("some") SS fasteners are not nearly as strong as steel ones.

I do bike stuff, and you have to be careful to get the right kind of SS bolts etc.

One more thing, aluminium and SS sometimes do not mix, they kind of bond to each other. Don't know if the machine you are working on has any Aluminium on them, but be careful.

Cheers!

Yup. Depends on which steel bolt your comparing too. The jointer I am restoring is a Northfield 12-HD. See www.northfieldwoodworking.com to see a picture of the bad boy.