Be me >building race car >need 14 M6 1.0 flange nuts to

>>17867248
it will only get worse

>>17867248
China hate thread?

Just for future reference, Ace Hardware stores usually have a really nice section of assorted fasteners. My local one has two entire isles dedicated to fasteners - one imperial and one metric. The one at my vacation home only has one isle, but it has everything I've ever needed.


>Working on my trail rig s10 blazer
>This thing sees nothing but light service trail use
>Loaded up Rock Auto and placed an order to replace a CV shaft and a few steering & suspension components for the front end
>Mevotech IIRC
>Out of the box ball joints are loose, hardware is the wrong length
>Check item numbers to make sure I received the right parts
>They match up, returned the parts
>Went to O'Riley's for the lifetime warranty on the parts
>Paid quite bit more, still Chinese garbage
>I've had to replace parts I bought less than a year ago
>Haven't put but maybe 100 fairly easy miles on them
>You get what you pay for

I've taken my DD down the same trails at the same rate of speed and nothing is going out. Granted, I usually use OEM or Moog problem solver parts on my DD. The toy gets cheap parts as I don't care if it breaks in the trails.
>Absolute worse case scenario I walk 3 hours home and grab my tow rig

>>17867297
>Just for future reference, Ace Hardware stores usually have a really nice section of assorted fasteners.

OP here - there were 2 Aces close to my house - one closed and the other is staffed by mouth-breathers who really would not know what a flange nut was. Ace is no longer an option for me. ;(

What pisses me off is its a 16 mile round trip from my place ( I live in the sticks) to the HD. Thats a full hour out of the shop and a gallon of gas for less than $2 of hardware.

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>>17867248
>buying hardware in bags of two

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>Buy 3 lbs of 2 1/2" galvanized nails
>Flying through them nailing sheets ply to the frame work
>Go to grab a nail out of my tool pouch
>It feels funny
>2 of the nails are stuck together

CHINA!

>>17867321
I just walk in and ignore all employees. Don't ask for nothing and don't expect help. As a former retail wageslave I don't have high expectations from those that work there. If they haven't been promoted past a stock boy or cashier they're not making an attempt.

>>17867432
>Nail has two heads
>Screw heads are filled full of the coating applied to the screws