Loose screws

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2018 at 22:15

Where the hell do you buy them ?

I don't want to buy a box of 50 of type M screws when I only need 5 of each

Seems I can't even find the right forum to post my plight

jsmoke · 4 Jul 2018 at 22:20

Try eBay.

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2018 at 22:48

Thanks for the suggestion and the move

Psymonkee · 4 Jul 2018 at 23:02

Local DIY shop perhaps? I've got a cool little garden centre round the corner that has loads of screws!

Minusorange · 4 Jul 2018 at 23:18

Psymonkee said:
Local DIY shop perhaps? I've got a cool little garden centre round the corner that has loads of screws!

Nothing nearby unfortunately, will have to look in the phone book and actually use the phone instead of relying on google

Street · 4 Jul 2018 at 23:21

Surely tight ones are better?

Werewolf · 5 Jul 2018 at 00:10

Do you have any agricultural suppliers near you?

We've got a company that mainly supplies the likes of professional landscapers and farmers and it's the best place by far for a lot of machine screws as they carry everything and sell them individually (as a farmer might need an M15 and half a dozen M5's, along with some 6 inch carriage bolts), it's an odd place as you go in and about a third of the store (inside at least) is fishing/hunting, then about a third is small garden machinery/normal gardening supplies, then you've got racks of chain, ropes, and a cornucopia of ironmongery.

Evilpaul · 5 Jul 2018 at 00:27

Wilko have a pick 'n mix screw selection in store. Most of the selection is wood/decking screws but they should also do some machine screws.

Kronos · 5 Jul 2018 at 03:41

I get all this sort of thing from EBay as you can buy packs of ten which is normally more than enough, bit of a pain when it comes to delivery. You could always try asking here?

SickAsAParrot · 5 Jul 2018 at 10:01

If you have a closing Homebase near you, they're flogging off bags of screws for pennies.

AHarvey · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:01

Are you sure you don't have some sort of trade place near you?

We've got these guys near us, they do most things. I often just walk in with a screw and say I need X of these

http://www.trentfast.com/

Minusorange · 5 Jul 2018 at 13:27

AHarvey said:
Are you sure you don't have some sort of trade place near you?

We've got these guys near us, they do most things. I often just walk in with a screw and say I need X of these

I generally do all my shopping online (apart from clothes and groceries) so have no idea what is still around town these days in terms of independent stores, I found a little kit that has 20 of each screw I need on ebay for cheap which is perfect for my needs

TheMightyTen · 5 Jul 2018 at 14:31

I feel so lucky that I still have an old school Ironmongers up the road from me, I get get pretty much what ever loose fittings I want in Metric and Imperial and a knowledgeable old codger to guide me to the right thing I want