Thread: Book bolts/sex bolts/chicago bolts - Stainless

The only place I'm aware of is Zoro Tools, not domestic to you though. https://www.zoro.com/value-brand-arc...ts/g/00146187/

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Stainless Steel Barrel Nuts - Chicago Screws - Sex Bolts | Anzor Australia, Brisbane

Try Eckersleys art supplies. I've bought from them, but can't remember if they were stainless r chromed.

Economy Bolts in Victoria has them, but I am not sure if they have an affiliated outlet in Sydney or not.

Maybe Allfasterners? Their catalogue is about 40mm thick, so I can't imagine them not having anything

Allfasteners.

i buy them by the thousands every few months.

They call them JCBs Joint Connector Bolts JCB 6mm Furniture Bolt

the absolute best I've ever found, and I've looked everywhere.

But they are nickel plated not SS

They are nickel. Their finish is fantastic.

Its really hard to buy a good furniture bolt that is good quality that doesnt cost a fortune.

There are others I've bought over the last two years as part of product development.... here are some links (that are variants) that might be useful:

LOCAL:
https://www.thefastenerfactory.com.a...cket-cap-screw
Button Head Socket Screw Stainless (316) M6 (1.00mm) x 20mm - Classic Fasteners
Button Head Socket Screw Gr304 Stainless Steel Metric

CHINA:
Dongguan Taifeng is excellent: https://tfscrew.en.alibaba.com/produ...ting_bolt.html and https://tfscrew.en.alibaba.com/produ...bed_bolts.html and https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...580428084.html and https://tfscrew.en.alibaba.com/produ...ctor_bolt.html

Dongguan Zhongu: https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...105777659.html

Saifeng does knife supplies as well: https://sytoolschina.aliexpress.com/...501885554.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Chic...362236741.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pc...802981084.html

Dongguan Taifeng is good to deal with. The site says you need to buy 20,000 at a time, but if you email them they wil sell you 100 or 200 as a sample.

Thanks guys, I need them SS as for salt water use.

Originally Posted by Fumbler

Thanks guys, I need them SS as for salt water use.

without being smart -- you are aware that there are different grades of stainless ? Many of which are not really suitable for a marine environment.

If your application is "structural" it will pay to check that any book bolt you buy is something more than "cosmetic".

Originally Posted by Fumbler

Thanks guys, I need them SS as for salt water use.

As I said in my post, Anzor sells Stainless steel ones.

Originally Posted by Lappa

As I said in my post, Anzor sells Stainless steel ones.

i saw that and will give them ahoy, It was more a generic reply to all. cheers

Originally Posted by ian

without being smart -- you are aware that there are different grades of stainless ? Many of which are not really suitable for a marine environment.

If your application is "structural" it will pay to check that any book bolt you buy is something more than "cosmetic".

Ian, yes, thanks, I am aware, and no definitely not cosmetic, well it is in a way, I don't want rust ruining the board....

Once I asked our administrator if we had any "Chicago Screws".
FYI - Chicago was the name of the company that actually made the "sex bolts" and here in the US Chicago Screw was a common name for these bolts.

She, emphasis SHE, was all excited that there was a new way to have sex. There was real disappointment when I explained what a Chicago Screw really was.

Oh yes! It was considered but in the long run I decided that I couldn't afford it.