[SEL] Thread question

[Elden DuRand]

Rick:

McMaster is my supplier of choice.  They don't care whether it's an order for one little part or a truckload.  They have virtually EVERYTHING in stock and they get it out the door in hours!  They must be a HUGE operation......AND....they're run right.

I ordered a varied lot of cast iron bar stock, thick walled pipe, carbide inserts, shim stock, bolts, sanding belts on Saturday.  All but the sanding belts arrived yesterday (Tuesday).  They were shipped from Chicago and will most likely be here today.

Most times, if I can get my web order into them by 10 am, I get the shipment the next day and their nearest warehouse is in Atlanta which is several hundred miles away.

This sounds like a commercial but I've been ordering stuff from electronic and industrial suppliers for many years and McMaster has 'em all beat.

Take care - Elden
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> 
> I suppose being in an industrial area I am 
> spoiled.  We have six industrial 
> supply houses in the area, the owner of one lives 
> two doors down from me! 
> We are also 60 miles from McMaster Carr. I've 
> placed online orders at 9 pm 
> from MMC and had the package at my door by 10 am 
> the next morning.  I've 
> always found that shipping is quite inexpensive 
> but maybe thats because I'm 
> in the same shipping zone.
> 
> Rick