Small scale nuts/bolts

[Chris glover]

Hi, new poster!
Looking for a UK supplier ideally ,for supplying small scale nuts and bolts
Many Thanks
Chris

[Dave Backway]

Good evening Chris,

For small nuts, bolts and rivets I go to the following;

http://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/index.html

Regards

Dave

[David Battson]

Hi Chris,
EKP Supplies are very good. They do one size up BA fixings eg a 5BA nut with a 4BA thread - gives a good scale look. But beware - bolts are screws (!?)

Regards, David

[Steve Stuart]

I recommend Westfield Fasteners for Metric Nuts and Bolts http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/
Also Knupfer have one size smaller metric nuts and bolts, very useful! http://knupfer.info/
Regards
Steve

[Brown Hawkins]

Here is a recap, from posts in my KT thread, of some more sources for various bolts, nuts, screws, tools, etc:

I have an assortment of tiny nuts and bolts on hand now after seeing all the additions folks have made here on the Forum.

I order from Micrfastners, Scale Hardware, and Micromark
http://www.scalehardware.com/
http://www.microfasteners.com/
http://www.micromark.com/hardware.html
here in the states in the following sizes:

00-90 hex bolts and nuts (smallest)
0-80 hex bolts, nuts, and flat head screws
1-72 hex bolts and nuts and flat head screws
2-56 hex bolts and nuts (largest, such as it is) and flat head screws

The 0-80 and and 1-72 have the option of a regular nut or a small nut the same size as the bolt hex head. I've only found the small nuts for the 00-90 size bolts. These "special" nuts are a bit pricey. The flat head screws are the same as the ones Mike Stannard used on the Tiger 1 mud guards and Don’t forget to get taps and dies for all of the above sizes too! You will use them.

I am securing the small nuts and bolts with a small drop of super glue on the bolt threads when an assembly is completed.

I get BA stuff from:

https://maccmodels.co.uk/
and
http://www.modelmakingsupplies.co.uk/

Both offer great service and quick turnaround. You may have to order bolts from one and nuts from the other, but it works.

I now have a selection of BA hex bolts and nuts and some screws from 12 BA all the way up to fairly massive 2 BA size that complement the domestic brass bolts mentioned above.

Hope this helps,
Brown

[davidwilkins]

Hi Chris

I recommend Bruce Engineering/Polly Models (I think it is on page 51) for small metric bolts down to 1.2mm in size (1.4mm have a head size of 2mm).
They are on the expensive side but are good quality and come from Germany.
Hope this helps

Regards

David

[Chris glover]

I recommend Westfield Fasteners for Metric Nuts and Bolts http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/
Also Knupfer have one size smaller metric nuts and bolts, very useful! http://knupfer.info/
Regards
Steve

Hi Steve

I had a look at knupfer.Im struggling to make sense of the language to be honest. I couldn't find an English version on their site.Oh well I will have to get the dictionary out.
Many thanks everybody
Chris

[Steve Stuart]

Hi Chris
I used the translate function that creeps in with Bing, I bring the Knupfer up in two windows, translate in one and shop in the all German one!
Perhaps we ought to all combine forces and produce a lexicon of words, in as many different languages as there are belonging to members of this forum, for such clarification and education...
Regards
Steve