Good supplier of micro screws

[gordon s]

I've been searching for a while for a supplier of micro screws (M1, M1.4 etc) to suit 00 valve gear and scale wheels. Most of those on the web primarily supply the trade with high minimum order charges or supply very small quantities at very high prices per screw.

 

Eventually found these guys. Reasonable prices and very quick delivery. You can also pay by Paypal. No links at all, other than impressed with their range and availability.

 

http://microscrews.easywebstore.co.uk/

[bike2steam]

Many thanks for that, the stocks of obsolete 14 & 16BA aint gonna last forever.

[Coombe Barton]

If you go to the bottom of this page - http://www.scalefour.org/e-shop/publications.htm they list 12, 14 and 16 BA - available to non-members.

 

Thanks to Pannier Tank, of this parish, for pointing out that page for another subject.

[bertiedog]

Many thanks for that, the stocks of obsolete 14 & 16BA aint gonna last forever.

 

British Association (BA), technically obsolete, but still widely made....... try EKP screws, (makers),.....another supplier is Folkstone Model Engineering supplies,.... Chronos Clock and Model engineering, and for all taps and dies .......Tracy Tools ......14BA and 16BA are still made, it's 18BA and 20BA that are not.

 

For small Metric Scale hardware in the US manufacture and supply the really micro sizes, and are rated as the worlds only supply of the very smallest types.

 

They also do the taps and dies, and do micro rivets and un threaded micro nuts and bolts for appearance only. The very smallest metric they do are about the 20BA size.

 

It is highly unlikely BA will ever not be available, it is too widely used. Metric small sizes are a problem, they are not accepted in several industries despite ISO standards, Swiss watchmaking still uses house standard threads, and other precision users prefer non standard pitches and forms.

 

Stephen.