McFadden-Dale

[rivermobster]

I found this place by accident a few months back. Meant to post about it, but kept forgetting. I'm gonna head over today, so........................

Most bad azz hardware store EVER!!!! If you like to build shit and work with your hands, you'll be like a kid in candy store.

McFadden-Dale Hardware | Hardware | Corona, CA

951-734-3620 - Get quality hardware products at McFadden-Dale Hardware.

www.mcfaddendalehardware.com

 

[ChrisV]

I basically go there everyday due to poor planning. Lots of great stuff. Pricy though.

 

[AQUA-HOLICS]

Very helpful staff also.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Where have you been for the last 20 years lol

 

[brianwhiteboy]

I found this place by accident a few months back. Meant to post about it, but kept forgetting. I'm gonna head over today, so........................

Most bad azz hardware store EVER!!!! If you like to build shit and work with your hands, you'll be like a kid in candy store.

McFadden-Dale Hardware | Hardware | Corona, CA

951-734-3620 - Get quality hardware products at McFadden-Dale Hardware.

www.mcfaddendalehardware.com

X1,000,000

Every single time, I mean every single time I go to Marine Industries West I have to stop there. Hands down the best hardware store out there.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Where have you been for the last 20 years lol

No kidding .

It is the one of the 3 things I miss about So Cal.

 

[sintax]

I basically go there everyday due to poor planning. Lots of great stuff. Pricy though.

So while I'll say this is accurate, i've also found they dont sell junk.

I've found that their quality of hardware and other consumable items are way higher than your typical Home Depot or Lowes, and price wise are on par with a Ace or something like like a smaller shop.

One thing I love is i KNOW they'll have what I need if i go, unlike Ace.

I recently needed a very specific style of pop rivet for a 70's Harley rebuild i'm doing, and they had a bulk box on the shelf.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

So while I'll say this is accurate, i've also found they dont sell junk.

I've found that their quality of hardware and other consumable items are way higher than your typical Home Depot or Lowes, and price wise are on par with a Ace or something like like a smaller shop.

One thing I love is i KNOW they'll have what I need if i go, unlike Ace.

I recently needed a very specific style of pop rivet for a 70's Harley rebuild i'm doing, and they had a bulk box on the shelf.

This. There have only been a couple fasteners they didn’t have, and I’ve been going there since I was 15.

 

[rivermobster]

Where have you been for the last 20 years lol

I used to go to Orvac when I needed automotive/electrical stuff. They closed up shop in El Monte, so that sent me on a hunt for a new shop.

When you want to custom make battery cables and heavy wiring, it's hard to find a place that has every option in stock. Any gauge, any color, any lug, any size heat shrink. Orvac is good, but this place is better. Plus they have tons of other fun stuff!

There is a smaller shop still in El Monte called Delta Tronics that's not bad for car stuff, but their selection is limited...

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I used to go to Orvac when I needed automotive/electrical stuff. They closed up shop in El Monte, so that sent me on a hunt for a new shop.

When you want to custom make battery cables and heavy wiring, it's hard to find a place that has every option in stock. Any gauge, any color, any lug, any size heat shrink. Orvac is good, but this place is better. Plus they have tons of other fun stuff!

There is a smaller shop still in El Monte called Delta Tronics that's not bad for car stuff, but their selection is limited...

Orvac is still in Fullerton.

 

[ChrisV]

So while I'll say this is accurate, i've also found they dont sell junk.

I've found that their quality of hardware and other consumable items are way higher than your typical Home Depot or Lowes, and price wise are on par with a Ace or something like like a smaller shop.

One thing I love is i KNOW they'll have what I need if i go, unlike Ace.

I recently needed a very specific style of pop rivet for a 70's Harley rebuild i'm doing, and they had a bulk box on the shelf.

Yeah it's all quality stuff there. But if I spent better time planning and order online I would save a lot of money. To me it's a big convenience store.

 

[rivermobster]

Orvac is still in Fullerton.

I am aware. That's why I mentioned the El Monte location.

 

[ChevelleSB406]

I have been going there as well since I was 15 putting the chevelle together. As others have said, with planning and the beauty of the internet, you can save money on your own. However, when you are trying to get your car back on the road you broke at the track and need to drive to school into the next day or so, its a god send. A giant convenience store where you can throw money at a problem and it goes away. The staff is part of the package as well. Sometimes I was embarrassed as it was some fastener I didn't even know what it was technically called (often pre internet), and you could describe and say the size you need, and they would find it for you. Brilliant moments like, "Oh, that's a socket head cap screw, so you need one with an inch of course thread at 5/16", and 2" shank, let's see what we got here" Yeah, totally will pay an extra few bucks for that. They even had both a cutting tap and cleaning tap for when I put water jacket restrictors in my big small block in stock. A weird size that isn't your normal chunk of tool steal sitting around.

 

[manxman]

mcmaster carr is my go to. I dont think there is a mcfadden in san diego, is there?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

mcmaster carr is my go to. I dont think there is a mcfadden in san diego, is there?

No McFadden-Dale but there is a similar place that had about the same selection.

Marshall’s Industrial Hardware on Miramar Rd, by Miramar.

 

[Deckin Around]

Im at the one off the 55 and Dyer in Santa Ana often

 

[JBZ]

I go in there with an idea of what I want to do.
And usually walk out with what I need and a better idea for the project.

 

[sintax]

Im at the one off the 55 and Dyer in Santa Ana often

yea, this was right by my old office, so thats how I found out about it. I was hitting the old one that was up the road from there.

I didnt realize they had a store in Corona until I was telling my dad about this new hardware store I found.

 

[ChrisV]

If you guys need nuts and bolts. Go to Hillco in
Garden grove. Great pricing and quality fasteners.

 

[Yldboyz]

Dude, you're late to the party!

 

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Pack a lunch everytime you go.

 

[JFMFG]

They’re incredible and their staff is so knowledgeable it’s unreal.

 

[Bpracing1127]

its the one store i wish havasu had. pricey, but they had everything i was ever looking for.

ABC supply has all the hardware you would ever need

 

[Bpracing1127]

If you guys need nuts and bolts. Go to Hillco in
Garden grove. Great pricing and quality fasteners.

That’s good to know!!!

 

[Familyties]

I go to the one in Ontario between the 60 fwy and the airport

 

[Crazyhippy]

There are McFadden in Vegas and Phoenix too...

 

[OCMerrill]

No kidding .

It is the one of the 3 things I miss about So Cal.

https://www.mcfaddendalehardware.com


They have one in Vegas.

I'm at the one in Santa Ana maybe once a week.

 

[Nordie]

We have one here in Vegas too, that place is dangerous.

 

[bk2drvr]

Another great store you should know about for various metal rems and unique metal items is Industrial Metal Supply in Irvine.

 

[ltbaney1]

next time you go to McFadden Dale, check out aircraft spruce. they have all sorts of cool tool tools and stuff in there, lots of hardware and AN fittings and hose as well. as a added bonus. if you eat at the Chino airport, they have a courtesy shuttle and will come pick up and take you back.

Pilot Supplies and Aircraft Parts | Aircraft Spruce

Aircraft Spruce is a worldwide distributor of certified and homebuilt aircraft supplies.

www.aircraftspruce.com

 

[Uncle Dave]

I found this place by accident a few months back. Meant to post about it, but kept forgetting. I'm gonna head over today, so........................

Most bad azz hardware store EVER!!!! If you like to build shit and work with your hands, you'll be like a kid in candy store.

McFadden-Dale Hardware | Hardware | Corona, CA

951-734-3620 - Get quality hardware products at McFadden-Dale Hardware.

www.mcfaddendalehardware.com

Total candy shop - an MSRP candy shop.

 

[ltbaney1]

Orvac is still in Fullerton.

last time i went there the guy berated me for not having a part number. i had the female side of a weather pack style connector and needed the male side, pins and the tool. we were working on a freinds car in anahiem and i didnt want to drive all the way back to westminster to JK Electronics where i have been buying for years. went to JK the next day and as usual, they treated me well and i walked out with everything i needed and tips on how to do it.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Total candy shop - an MSRP candy shop.

In a day and age where every fuktard is paying above MSRP, it's great!

That, and with the net, sure, the candy is on the screen, but you can't smell it!

Wasn't a lot of people to get 11/16ths x 18 taps from when I was looking as a kid, or the tapered reamers for flipping tierod ends on hot rods

 

[jetboatperformance]

McMaster Carr rocks we buy weekly , overnite service

 

[rivermobster]

next time you go to McFadden Dale, check out aircraft spruce. they have all sorts of cool tool tools and stuff in there, lots of hardware and AN fittings and hose as well. as a added bonus. if you eat at the Chino airport, they have a courtesy shuttle and will come pick up and take you back.

Pilot Supplies and Aircraft Parts | Aircraft Spruce

Aircraft Spruce is a worldwide distributor of certified and homebuilt aircraft supplies.

www.aircraftspruce.com

Is this place better than G&J Aircraft?

 

[monkeyswrench]

Is this place better than G&J Aircraft?

Yes...

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

last time i went there the guy berated me for not having a part number. i had the female side of a weather pack style connector and needed the male side, pins and the tool. we were working on a freinds car in anahiem and i didnt want to drive all the way back to westminster to JK Electronics where i have been buying for years. went to JK the next day and as usual, they treated me well and i walked out with everything i needed and tips on how to do it.

Lol that is true.

 

[RVR SWPR]

This. There have only been a couple fasteners they didn’t have, and I’ve been going there since I was I was 15.

Only 3 years? J/K

 

[FCT]

Best place ever and they know it!

 

[sintax]

Is this place better than G&J Aircraft?

I'll have to check it, been going to G&J for prob 2 decades now.

Its been my spot for custom lines

 

[sintax]

Yes...

If I dont walk in there and feel like i'm in some hoarders wet dream, i'm going to be upset hahaha

 

[ltbaney1]

Is this place better than G&J Aircraft?

not sure, to be honest i have never dealt with G&J. Aircraft spruce has never given me a reason to look elsewhere. I buy a fair amount from them for work and for the dragsters we do, they always treat me well.

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

McFadden Dale in Anaheim too. Great place. Stainless, left hand, right hand, metric, SAE, awesome drill bit sets. I've rebuilt three cars, couple sand rails, quads, etc (oh and boats!) with all new nuts and bolts from McFadden Dale. Love that place.

 

[ltbaney1]

Lol that is true.

yes it is. i was pretty shocked. i almost never have part numbers when i go for electrical stuff. i try to have one side or atleast a damn good description. have never had a problem with that at JK in Westminster or Marvac in costa mesa the few times i have gone there. JK gets my nod simply for being closer to my house, and the guy at the back counter always remembers me as that "car guy" when i walk up.

 

[rivermobster]

G&J has Lots of good stuff. But eventually, JMS started stocking everything in black.

Not much call for stainless anymore. And of course The Hose Man is in El Monte as well.

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

ABC supply has all the hardware you would ever need

This place?

https://www.abcsupply.com/locations/location/?id=117

 

[rivermobster]

McFadden Dale in Anaheim too. Great place. Stainless, left hand, right hand, metric, SAE, awesome drill bit sets. I've rebuilt three cars, couple sand rails, quads, etc (oh and boats!) with all new nuts and bolts from McFadden Dale. Love that place.

Wheeler mentioned Anaheim is the better store?

I went to the Ontario location.

 

[kurtis500]

got one in AZ. Great place

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

Wheeler mentioned Anaheim is the better store?

I went to the Ontario location.

I agree, Anaheim is the better store, but Ontario definitely isn't the worst. I'd put Santa Ana on the bottom of the list. Ontario is very good.

 

[C_J_J_C]

Selection is A+
Price is C- at best
& Service is either an A or F (No in between)

I use to go there all the time but the service has declined rapidly so now I only go there for nuts and bolts and speciality items.