Posted by Fawteen on February 16, 2012 at 04:02:42 from (72.73.105.250):
In Reply to: The stuff ya find.. posted by Brad Gyde on February 15, 2012 at 19:55:31:
I'm a pack rat. Not a complete, TV reality show type hoarder, but I never throw anything away without examining it for possible future uses first.
When I do throw something away, I'll strip it for fasteners, brackets, bearings and anything else of a generically usable nature.
But, I'm also fairly organized. I have bins and parts drawer and cabinets for the majority of it. When I strip something, all the small stuff goes in a small paint bucket. When the bucket gets full, it all gets sorted and stored in the appropriate place.
Can't count the times that has saved my butt. I know without having to think about it that I have SAE fasteners from 4-40 through 1/2-11 and where to put my hands on them. Other widgets like bearings, bushings, sprockets, pulleys, spacers or linkages might take a moment's thought, but I generally know if I have something that will work and more-or-less where it is.
I also buy my fasteners by the pound. Local outfit called Marden's buys surplus and salvage from all over the country, and have Grade 3 or Grade 5 hardware by the ton. When I pull a drawer and notice I'm getting low, I make a list and stop by Marden's and buy 5 or 10# of whatever I need for a couple of bucks.
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