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Hey kind of a dumb question i guess but... I have a hardware store going out of buisness in town and i was thinking about stocking up on some nuts and bolts for future projects. What are the most common sizes im gonna need?

Thanks Aaron

I would think 1/8,1/4,3/8,1/2,9/16 & 1in Then in meteric 10,11,12,13,14 & 15. I would get them in different lengths to up to 3 or 4 in long. I live in the countery & stock up on nuts & bolts alot. Dont forget about washers,lock nuts & all thread. It all comes in very handy

for pump stuff I would buy 1/4,5/16,3/8 corse thread from 1/2" long to 1 1/2" in lenth. If he has brass I would go from 10-32 clear to 1/4" up to 1 1/2" in lenth. I like grade 8 stuff but is unnecessary for pump resto, but is all I stock in my bin. For most projects 3/8 is about as big as you need in some automotive you may see 1/2" but not often, and 7/16" is rare to see used. Be aware the older nuts are not the same size a the standard these days. Usualy they were 1-2 wrench size bigger. You will need to talk to a specialty bolt guy if you are trying to go back corect. Some times they have a heavy duty nut that is bigger. For example a 1/2" nut in a standerd duty is 3/4" wrench size but a heavy duty 1/2" nut is 7/8" wrench size,I beilive.
Hope this helps.
Brandon

[This message has been edited by besgar (edited 01-05-2006).]

If your not a farmer or handyman, buy the hardware as you need it. Buy it now & when you need it [if you can find it], it will be the wrong size or you won't have enough of the same kind to finish.
db

UNLESS... and that is a big unless..you can get the racks or bins!!

Otherwise you will not find when you need or spend too much time looking!!

I scored a couple military card cabinets, each drawer about 5 inches wide by 1.5 high by about 12 inches deep, plus moveable dividers
, about 48 or more to a rack, 2 racks.

I paid a hundred I think, there was cotter pins, allen heads, fittings, setscrews, wood screws, circlips, lag bolts, and much more!!

Really nice to have them where you can find them..

Hardware store, ask if they have an old kerosene pump, some had Bowser handcranks in the old days, also nice scales and cash registers, and the odd sign..

One other thing: if you're needing screws for older pump restoration (20's -40's), I would get the slot head rather than phillips to be more original.
Just my opinion, if you like phillips better, it's YOUR pump.
Rod

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If you`re doing pumps, you can`t have too many 8-32x1/2 slot flat-head screws to mount the faces to the Veeder-Root computer. JMO---Greg

I think they are actually 8-40, but some retap them or ram them through..