31 Dec
2009
31 Dec
'09
6:39 p.m.
Can you get BA
fasteners? Those were very commonly used on small
machinery, electrical stuff, etc over here. A lot are still in use.
They are not hard to get here.
Several places carry them, including British Screws and Fasteners in
Lyon, NY. I also imagine that some of the hard-bitten British auto
gearheads know where to find a ready supply. A quick web search turns up this fellow who seems to
carry them in a
wide variety of material, heads and lengths and sells in small
quantity.
Michael Peters
Surplus Supplies
Caunton
Newark
Notts
NG23 6AJ
Tel: 01636 636735
Surplusmpeters at aol.com
I must admit I much prefer to order from a web page, or failing that a
printed catagloe. Phoning somebody up and saying 'do you have any 6-32
UNC bolts half an inch long, Allen cap head' and then carrying on 'no',
'well what about Pozidriv pan head' and so on, gets boring fast.
I also like to compare the prices of various heads/materials/finishes. I
might well take a compromise if it was a lot cheaper.
That's secondary to the problem of them mishearing what I want and
sending the wrong stuff (as has happened too many times to me). Ordering
off the web removes that problem, any mistyping of the order code is then
certainly my fault.
-tony