Lightning Bolt was founded in a Colorado Springs home garage in 2002. After seeing the exorbitant prices charged by the big national fastener chain, our founder stocked 50 common fasteners and started his own business. He set out to prove he could charge fair & honest prices and provide superior customer service and people would notice and buy from him.
He started going business to business explaining how he could save each company money. Word of mouth spread the news and he soon opened up Lightning Bolt's first store and warehouse in Colorado Springs in 2002. This store and warehouse (now functioning as the Mothership) offered a service counter so that anybody needing fasteners could come in and buy.
He started going business to business explaining how he could save each company money. Word of mouth spread the news and he soon opened up Lightning Bolt's first store and warehouse in Colorado Springs in 2002. This store and warehouse (now functioning as the Mothership) offered a service counter so that anybody needing fasteners could come in and buy.
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We offer free delivery within a 10-mile radius of our stores in Colorado for customers who have an account set up with us. You can buy however many pieces you want if it is an item we stock in one of stores. We don't mind breaking boxes! If we are drop-shipping to you from a warehouse or fulfilling a special order, there probably will be minimum quantity based on the package or bulk quantity.
Vendor Managed Inventory
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We don't utilize the loss leaders method of pricing, nor do we offer free bins to entice you to do business with us. You will only encounter fair & honest pricing at Lighting Bolt, Inc. Vendor Managed Inventory refers to an agreement between a supplier and a buyer. The supplier maintains a specified product in a certain amount for the buyer, and the buyer agrees to buy the inventory at regular intervals at a certain price.
Sales Tax Update
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As a result of recent law changes regarding sales tax, in 2019 Lightning Bolt will begin collecting sales tax on orders in all applicable states unless we have an exemption/resale certificate from your company. However, if you are exempt from sales tax for any reason allowed by sales tax law, Lightning Bolt will need to receive a Certificate of Exemption from you or your company.
Rivets
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Let us use a 4-4 All Aluminum Dome Blind Rivet in our explanation on understanding rivet dimensions. The first dimension notes the diameter and the second notes the length, or the grip range. The diameter measures in 32nds of an inch. Because the first dimension in our example is 4 that means the diameter is 4/32 or 1/8.
Stainless Steel Fasteners
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18-8 Stainless Steel is also referred to as 304 and A2. 18-8 refers to the fact that it is 18% chromium and 8% nickel. Frequently called food grade stainless steel, it accounts for over half of the stainless steel produced worldwide. You will see it used especially in the food and medical industry because it is easy to clean.
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