G'day all,
I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
is bloody highway robbery.
Hoping a little help comes this way.
All the best
John
On Aug 19, 6:38 am, John B <[email protected]> wrote:
> G'day all,
> I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
> supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
> I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
> I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
> USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
> The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
> Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
> is bloody highway robbery.
> Hoping a little help comes this way.
>
> All the best
> John
Hi John,
I have bought hardware items like this from Lee Valley in the past. A
quick search for your cup hooks brings up a good selection at a much
more reasonable price I think.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=2&p=53691&cat=3,40914,50426
They also have a good selection of woodworking and gardening stuff.
Happy shopping.
Wayne
On Aug 19, 6:38 am, John B <[email protected]> wrote:
> G'day all,
> I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
> supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
> I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
> I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
> USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
> The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
> Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
> is bloody highway robbery.
> Hoping a little help comes this way.
>
> All the best
> John
John,
Try your local dollar stores. The cup hooks are about 15 for a
$1.00.
Joe
"TrailRun" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Aug 19, 6:38 am, John B <[email protected]> wrote:
>> G'day all,
>> I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
>> supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
>> I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
>> I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
>> USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
>> The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
>> Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
>> is bloody highway robbery.
>> Hoping a little help comes this way.
>>
>> All the best
>> John
>
You might try here...
http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=dlawlesshardware&query=cup+hooks&.autodone=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlawlesshardware.com%2Fnsearch.html
Good Luck
"John B" wrote:
> G'day Mac,
> I originally wanted to use little magnets as couplers, but once again was
> unable to find a source for the rounded ones like they use on the wooden
> Thomas Trains etc..
These days, check with the toy makers in China.
SFWIW, there is a major toy recall here in the US of toys that have either
small magnets or lead paint that is ongoing as we communicate.
Good luck.
Lew
I don't know if you have tried this supplier or not, and considering that
I'm in Canada I have no experience or knowledge of them but I did a quick
google search and found them so it might be worth a try if you'd still like
to try magments.
http://www.aussiemagnets.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=RareEarth
or there is also this site;
http://www.lodestoneindustries.com.au/products.asp
"John B" <""johntoymaker\"@large puddle.com"> wrote in message
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> mac davis wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:38:00 +0800, John B <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> G'day all,
>>> I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
>>> supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
>>> I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
>>> I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
>>> USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
>>> The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
>>> Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
>>> is bloody highway robbery.
>>> Hoping a little help comes this way.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>> John
>>
>> Yup.. I get stuff like that at Lee Valley also, John..
>>
>> The wife and I were looking at your pictures of the alpha trains and
>> thinking
>> "not in California" because of the alleged "choking hazard" of the hooks
>> and
>> eyes you use... *sigh*
>>
>>
>> mac
>>
> G'day Mac,
> I originally wanted to use little magnets as couplers, but once again was
> unable to find a source for the rounded ones like they use on the wooden
> Thomas Trains etc.. I do put a drop of super glue on all the hooks and
> eyes.
> Some of these "Big Brother will protect you from yourself" (stupidity) do
> go a bit far. :(
>
> Say g'day to Nan and keep on keeping on.
>
> John
>
> PS I've found some 4"x3" Jarrah and have the word out that I'm looking for
> some 4"x4".
Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 6:38pm (EDT+12) [email protected] (John=A0B) doth
need help:
G'day all,
I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
Hi ya John. I've never seen any such on-line, but never looked
either. If I was wanting some I'd stop at the local Ace hardware store.
I dunno if they'd have them or not, but a fair chance they wood. But,
the really important part is, if they don't have them, if I were to ask,
they'd give me a line on where they figured I could get some from. If
you haven't tried that yet, that's where I'd advise starting. Then the
local telephone book. And, if whoever doesn't have any, ALWAYS ask,
politely of course, and it's absolutely amazing how much help you can
get that way. That's the way I'd do it.. Later.
JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso
Sun, Aug 19, 2007, 6:38pm (EDT+12) [email protected] (John=A0B) did
sayeth:
G'day all,
I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes. <snip>
Damn. Soon as I punched the send key, thought of this. Screw in
picture hooks are often exactly like some of the cup hooks. Might try
checking for those.
JOAT
I do things I don't know how to do, so that I might learn how to do
them.
- Picasso
"John B" <""johntoymaker\"@large puddle.com"> wrote in message
> I originally wanted to use little magnets as couplers, but once again
> was unable to find a source for the rounded ones like they use on the
> wooden Thomas Trains etc.. I do put a drop of super glue on all the
> hooks and eyes.
Should you still be searching for magnets, Lee Valley Tools has all the
magnets you could ever want.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&cat=1&p=42363
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:38:00 +0800, John B <[email protected]> wrote:
>G'day all,
>I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
>supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
>I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
>I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
>USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
>The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
>Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
>is bloody highway robbery.
>Hoping a little help comes this way.
>
>All the best
>John
Yup.. I get stuff like that at Lee Valley also, John..
The wife and I were looking at your pictures of the alpha trains and thinking
"not in California" because of the alleged "choking hazard" of the hooks and
eyes you use... *sigh*
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
mac davis wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:38:00 +0800, John B <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> G'day all,
>> I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
>> supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
>> I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
>> I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from
>> USA. I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
>> The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
>> Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
>> is bloody highway robbery.
>> Hoping a little help comes this way.
>>
>> All the best
>> John
>
> Yup.. I get stuff like that at Lee Valley also, John..
>
> The wife and I were looking at your pictures of the alpha trains and thinking
> "not in California" because of the alleged "choking hazard" of the hooks and
> eyes you use... *sigh*
>
>
> mac
>
G'day Mac,
I originally wanted to use little magnets as couplers, but once again
was unable to find a source for the rounded ones like they use on the
wooden Thomas Trains etc.. I do put a drop of super glue on all the
hooks and eyes.
Some of these "Big Brother will protect you from yourself" (stupidity)
do go a bit far. :(
Say g'day to Nan and keep on keeping on.
John
PS I've found some 4"x3" Jarrah and have the word out that I'm looking
for some 4"x4".
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:24:40 +0800, John B <""johntoymaker\"@large puddle.com">
wrote:
>G'day Mac,
>I originally wanted to use little magnets as couplers, but once again
>was unable to find a source for the rounded ones like they use on the
>wooden Thomas Trains etc.. I do put a drop of super glue on all the
>hooks and eyes.
>Some of these "Big Brother will protect you from yourself" (stupidity)
>do go a bit far. :(
>
>Say g'day to Nan and keep on keeping on.
>
>John
>
>PS I've found some 4"x3" Jarrah and have the word out that I'm looking
>for some 4"x4".
Thanks on the jarrah, John... appreciate your searching... I'm still having fun
with the pieces that you sent..
On the magnets, I use a LOT of the ones at Lee Valley..
More expensive than hooks and eyes though....
To do it "right", check out the CUPS and WASHERS listed with the magnets..
The cup holds the magnet to/inside the wood and focuses the magnetic force,
giving about 4 times the attraction, the washer would go on the other end of
each car, to attract the magnet..
NOTE: Magnets are one of the items that cannot be shipped by air now, along with
CA glue, aerosol cans, etc... Might take a LONG time to get to Oz by UPS
truck...
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
You could try www.meiselwoodhobby.com where you can buy the by the 100.
"John B" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> G'day all,
> I was wondering if any of you good people would have, or know of, a
> supplier of cup hooks and screw eyes.
> I have Googled my finger of with no luck, especially in Oz.
> I don't mind helping out the balance of trade figures by buying from USA.
> I use quite a few and am looking for bulk boxes of 100 - 500 units.
> The only way I can purchase them in OZ (that I know of) especially
> Kalgoorlie is in blister packs of 25 units at a bout $4.70 per pkt which
> is bloody highway robbery.
> Hoping a little help comes this way.
>
> All the best
> John