From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> Plus you can find a fair collection of metric fasteners at almost any US
> hardware store, although if you want stainless steel, for example, you may
> need to order them from a web site that specializes in bicycle fasteners
or
> other metric fasteners.
In my area the hardware stores almost always have the same standardized assortment. They have metric fasteners, but act like you're making it up when you want stainless metric! You need to find a fastener supplier that will sell small quantities. (But even my favorite place has come up blank on 7mm screws or bolts.)
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa