Snap bolts...where do you get them??

[diver 85]

I live in a non-diving onehorse town & am I'm needing a couple of snapbolts, around 3/4" size.....Hardware stores here don't carry the type(finish) we use, so my question is where's the best place(price) to order them online??/....Thanks in advance...........

[The Kraken]

diver 85,

Try Dive Rite Express, ScubaToys or Leisure-Pro.

the K

[Colliam7]

I live in a non-diving onehorse town & am I'm needing a couple of snapbolts, around 3/4" size.....Hardware stores here don't carry the type(finish) we use, so my question is where's the best place(price) to order them online??/....Thanks in advance...........

I also suggest you look at the Reef Scuba website, http://www.reefscuba.com/ website - good folks to do business with.

[PerroneFord]

Compare prices:

http://www.salvosupply.com/hardware

[matt t.]

Nix dog collars has the best prices. A lot of the time you can get bolt snaps for 1/3the cost at your LDS. If you don't need them all, sell the extras here and get yours payed for:D .
http://216.36.250.99/nixdogcollars/DIVING_SNAPS.html

[hunter991]

I stock the ones from salvo if I can help with that.

Brent

[ScubaJW]

Hardware stores like Tractor Supply Co, Home Depot, or etc... I bought them much cheaper than dive shops.

EDIT: I just realized that your hardware stores don't carry them, that's suck! I agree with all of the posts above.

[teamgs]

Check out McMaster Carr. www.mcmaster.com (http://www.mcmaster.com).

Gary

[wunat]

Yeap, you can get these types of hardware on www.diveriteexpress.com. They carry a wide range of it.

[scubak]

Why don't you ask you local hardware store to order you a box of the snaps ya need?
Then sell the excess to your dive buddies and keep some extras.
That would make em really cheap for all involved and if you live in a very small town, you should be able to do this with the local hardware store.
K

[PerroneFord]

The marine grade ones tend to be a bit different than the ones you usually find in the hardware store. Or so I'm told from people who've tried that. The springs inside are usually not stainless steel on the cheaper hardware store one's which somewhat defeats the purpose.

[awap]

The marine grade ones tend to be a bit different than the ones you usually find in the hardware store. Or so I'm told from people who've tried that. The springs inside are usually not stainless steel on the cheaper hardware store one's which somewhat defeats the purpose.

A stainless steel snap bolt will almost always have a SS spring but I have seen exceptions. Probably an error in assembly. The brass one sometimes have SS springs or you can get SS spring stock from MC and replace them. Tractor Supply has the best selection in my area.

[PerroneFord]

Thanks for the info. I don't know if we have a tractor supply in this area. I've come up empty looking at the local marine stores and hardware stores.

[Web Monkey]

I live in a non-diving onehorse town & am I'm needing a couple of snapbolts, around 3/4" size.....Hardware stores here don't carry the type(finish) we use, so my question is where's the best place(price) to order them online??/....Thanks in advance...........

Central Tractor (Farm Supply Store)

Terry

[Cacia]

West Marine has them too.

[Cheekymonkey]

I get them right at Home Depot, most home depots have a small section of marine grade stainless

[DiveAnyone]

I also suggest you look at the Reef Scuba website, http://www.reefscuba.com/ website - good folks to do business with.

Thanks for the web-site. I had ordered SS split rings years ago, and could not remember the site.

[DiveAnyone]

The marine grade ones tend to be a bit different than the ones you usually find in the hardware store. Or so I'm told from people who've tried that. The springs inside are usually not stainless steel on the cheaper hardware store one's which somewhat defeats the purpose.

I agree. The SS snap hooks I picked up from LOWE's have already started to show signs of rust. I too questioned the springs, and the quaility used. Thanks.

[offroaddiver]

Tractor supply has the best prices for snap bolts. Plus have stress tested a few.

[CompuDude]

The Nix dog collar place has the best prices, period, but I don't currently have the need for that kind of volume of a single size.

I usually get mine at TechDivingLimited (http://www.TechDivingLimited.com). They have them on sale on a regular basis, and I buy 5 or so (mixed of various sizes) periodically so I have plenty lying around, avoiding the need to pay high LDS prices. (There are several LDS' that carry them here in SoCal, but they're really pricey by comparison.)

[dschulte]

I live in a non-diving one-horse town & am I'm needing a couple of snap bolts, around 3/4" size.....Hardware stores here don't carry the type(finish) we use, so my question is where's the best place(price) to order them online??/....Thanks in advance...........

Do you have a Tractor Supply or a equestrian center (feed and seed with horse rigging). I have found stainless and brass hardware there before.
:monkeydan