Best place to buy Chicago screws

[Jason046]

We are using alot of Chicago screws and we are just looking for better prices. Anyone have a good place to order them on the web. Thanks

[mdv99]

I don't know how they compare to others, but Buckleguy has bulk pricing.

https://www.buckleguy.com/search.php?search_query="chicago screws"&section=product

[JLSleather]

That link shows 34¢ per screw, which I would consider extreme.  Length of post would affect cost a bit, and it would likely matter what "bulk" means - what is "a lot" to one may not be much at all to somebody else.  Looks like SLC - which I certainly would not classify as "wholesale" - has 1/4" for $28/100, which is about 16% less money, and not what most people would consider "bulk" order.

Beyond that, I refer you to Google.

 

[Tugadude]

15 hours ago, Jason046 said:

We are using alot of Chicago screws and we are just looking for better prices. Anyone have a good place to order them on the web. Thanks

If you have the time you could always call SLC and ask if they have a discount on more than 100.  All they can do is say no, but they might say yes.

[JLSleather]

38 minutes ago, Tugadude said:

If you have the time you could always call SLC and ask if they have a discount on more than 100.  All they can do is say no, but they might say yes.

Or if you're already in St Louis, aguycould hop over and pick some up at S-T Leather (17th)

[nrk]

7 hours ago, JLSleather said:

That link shows 34¢ per screw, which I would consider extreme.  Length of post would affect cost a bit, and it would likely matter what "bulk" means - what is "a lot" to one may not be much at all to somebody else.  Looks like SLC - which I certainly would not classify as "wholesale" - has 1/4" for $28/100, which is about 16% less money, and not what most people would consider "bulk" order.

Beyond that, I refer you to Google.

 

slc stocks everything they can catch up with from everywhere - which means quality  variation

i personally agree on buckleguy (or similar) - you know what you get for the money and the quality is the same

ps

i mean, come on, 34cents? really? dont worth it )

Edited November 25, 2019 by nrk

[$$hobby]

have you looked at McMaster-Carr?

 

[JLSleather]

15 hours ago, nrk said:

i mean, come on, 34cents? really? dont worth it )

Well, that's kinda my point.. it's just a screw   Unless you are doing production and need 1000 of 'em that actually match, then i might just order 'em from wherever I was already ordering something else... split the shipping costs.

[Jason046]

Thanks, right now we are using about 200 a month but might be moving up to close to 1000. It hasn't been a big issue with the 200 but moving up to 1000 just checking our options to make them cost effective. Thanks for all the help

[Clintock]

Ones from SLC do not seem to screw all the way down. There’s about a 32nd to a 1/16” gap difference. If that makes sense. And the lot of 100 I got from them are mismatched. Some have flat backs some have domed backs. Sometimes a little more money is worth it to get the same each time.