best source for hose clamps?

[IowaCaveDiver]

where do you guys find the best deals on hose clamps for stage bottles? I tried lowes/home depot but they didn't have anything big enough... any suggestions?

-Matt

[JahJahwarrior]

Dayo Scuba had a box full of them...no clue on pricing but give them a call and I'm sure TJ will help you out. That's where I picked up the last few I needed.

[IowaCaveDiver]

i was kinda hoping to find out where shops like that buy them from... hopefully something more local like a hardware store or plumbing supply or something

[amphipod06]

McMaster-Carr.....

http://www.mcmaster.com/#hose-and-tube-clamps/=5j8yrh

Dive safe,

Celia

[Mark Vlahos]

I got a package from Grainger, but you need a business account. They are about 3 miles away in my case, closer than McMaster Carr.

Mark Vlahos

[FW]

i was kinda hoping to find out where shops like that buy them from... hopefully something more local like a hardware store or plumbing supply or something
I get mine from a big hardware store locally. Dayo was overstocked at one time, and giving a really good deal on them.

[SLIM]

What part of Lowes and HD are you looking in?

They have them at my local stores.

I think they are in the HVAC area, not for sure but I know where to go inthe store to get them.

SLIM

[350xfire]

Fastenal. Make sure you get the stainless with the stainless screw... Cheap ones usually have non-stainless screws.

[pwl4476]

They have them at our Ace Hardware here in Kansas. Try Ace.

[Spd 135]

Most plumbing supply stores carry them for about seven bucks or so. Lowes and h depot didn't have them here either.

[JahJahwarrior]

I don't know how many you need, but when I got one from Dayo for a stage bottle, they had a box of 1-200 of them. I'm sure you can get a lifetime supply from them :D

[Me]

I've gotten them from NAPA by special order. They have access to them for large trucks, construction equipt, etc.

[skdvr]

I have gotten them from ACE before and seen them at Lowes. Of course last week I needed one and I went to ACE first and the biggest that they had was 7", then to Lowes and 7" was the biggest that I could find there too. My buddy buys them in packs from McMaster Carr....

Phil

[AzTek Diver]

These guys have very good marine grade clamps at a good price, fastest shippers I've ever seen.

[IowaCaveDiver]

just asking around to be as economical as possible... bucks are tight for all these days

[NorthWoodsDiver]

Fastenal. Make sure you get the stainless with the stainless screw... Cheap ones usually have non-stainless screws.

I went to Fastenall once and asked if they could get me something (some stainless hardware) and he looked through the "fastenall" book and didn't find it so he goes to another book and says "yup, here it is" points out a pic and it's in a Mcmaster catalog. I ask what it will cost, since I checked the price the night before on MCmaster anyway and it was a full 100% mark up.

I order my hardware directly from Mcmaster now, they ship to me next day and it's almost always cheaper than the local guys can get it to me. They carry the hose clamps the OP wants.

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Visited a few Home Depots before I found one that carries them, get them cheap now... Lowes has them too, just not all locations.

I usually grab a couple extra, only a few bucks each anyway.

[cavedog57]

just asking around to be as economical as possible... bucks are tight for all these days

Try your local NAPA auto parts store. Found all stainless steel construction 6 to 9 inch capacity clamps (P/N 705-1524) for four dollars and change each. Bought the local store out -- twice -- re-rigging my deco, stage and sidemount tanks.

[AzTek Diver]

This has been a great source for me.

http://www.plumbingworld.com/marinegradeclamps.html

[Arctic Mike]

just asking around to be as economical as possible... bucks are tight for all these days

Contact TJ at Dayo Scuba; www.scubadiver.cc He has a big box of used ones.