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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 09/15/2007 :  07:01:53  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
I was browsing the web trying to locate some 2"x1/4" Silicone Bronze Bolts for my new drop leaf cabin table (would like brass but found none at all). Got a price from BoltDepot, then wisked over to westmarine via our links. Found them! But a bit
[url="http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/63680/377%20710/0/bronze%20bolts/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=bronze%20bolts&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=bronze%20bolts&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=null&subdeptNum=null&classNum=null"]expensive [/url]

Bolt depot had some at $9.50 for qty 10.

The bolts are for securing the leaf braces. I wanted them to appear a bit decorative on the top side where they will be visible but sunken into the surface (under the minwax poly.)


Paul
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 09/15/2007 :  08:49:00  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
Carriage bolts are expensive...especially if buying in the large sizes and in stainless steel.

When I was working on my solar panel mounting brackets, I bought matls on-line. The prices were okay and more importantly, you can get what you want. The only drawbacks are sometimes you are dealing with a need for one or two items and it is packaged in larger quantities or there is a minimum shipping cost that makes the overall cost expensive. So....you try to think of all the things you may possibly need for this and possibly another project to absorb the shipping cost. But with bolts or other small items....these costs are not all that much anyway...so you bite the bullet and get what you want.

Enjoy your bolts ! Good luck on your project !

By the way...don't you ind it a bear to work on a project at this time of year ? I started a project in the late Spring and now it is on the backburner (too busy sailing) and it will wait till the colder weather sets in.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/15/2007 :  11:20:54  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Sounds like it's going to be a pretty table, looking forward to the pictures.

A good vendor for hardware (and <i>lots </i>of other woodworking & gardening stuff) is [url="http://www.leevalley.com/"]Lee Valley[/url]. They're one of my favorites, especially for handtools.
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Response Posted - 09/15/2007 :  15:29:22  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Visited Lowe's this morning and found 2" Brass Bolts(#20) Nuts & Washers. The Brass will show through the minwax poly, so I hope they look good.

right now the table is free standing (that'll get you thinking) and the leafs are installed as are the leaf braces. I have to put iron on trim around the edge (veneer) then start the poly process. Pics coming.

Paul
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