Nuts

[Adrian Godwin]

I'm restocking the workshop nut & bolt selection. Some are already done and there's a budget for more.

We can't stock everything, but your (sensible) suggestions for further sizes are welcome at http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Fasteners .

-adrian

[Tom Sands]

I was heavily dissapointed to find out the variety of nuts you mentioned were nothing to do with the ones on special offer in Tescos :(

(Thanks for the restock though!)

[Peter "Sci" Turpin]

I left a copy of the "Bolt & Bearing" catalogue in the library. Their
prices are pretty good. Just divide down from the x1000 quantities.

[Matt Platts]

Can't help but think that the "Bolt and Bearing" catalogue sounds like it comes in a plain brown wrapper and lives on the top shelf of the newsagent.

[Peter "Sci" Turpin]

All the pages are colour glossy-print too. Scandalous!

On 16/11/2012 12:54, Matt Platts wrote:
> Can't help but think that the "Bolt and Bearing" catalogue sounds like
> it comes in a plain brown wrapper and lives on the top shelf of the
> newsagent.
>
> On 16 November 2012 12:53, Peter "Sci" Turpin <s...@sci-fi-fox.com

> <mailto:s...@sci-fi-fox.com>> wrote:
>
> I left a copy of the "Bolt & Bearing" catalogue in the library.
> Their prices are pretty good. Just divide down from the x1000
> quantities.
>
>
> On 16/11/2012 11:03, Adrian Godwin wrote:
>
> I'm restocking the workshop nut & bolt selection. Some are
> already done
> and there's a budget for more.
>
> We can't stock everything, but your (sensible) suggestions for
> further
> sizes are welcome at

> http://wiki.london.hackspace.__org.uk/view/Fasteners
> <http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Fasteners> .
>
> -adrian
>
>

[Geekinesis]

It would be great to have a selection of

M3 x 10mm Socket Cap Allen Head bolts

M4 x 10mm Socket Cap Allen Head bolts

M6 x 10mm Socket Cap Allen Head bolts

M3 x 20mm Socket Cap Allen Head bolts

M4 x 20mm Socket Cap Allen Head bolts

M6 x 20mm Socket Cap Allen Head bolts

(I am not sure if I have the name exactly right.. )

[Adrian Godwin]

Yes, we plan to have a good stock of these.

There are already M3 x 10 and M4 x 16, I'm interested to know what other lengths would be useful (and glad of your suggestion).

[Tim Storey]

also

M3/4 40-60 mm Allen Head bolts nuts and washers

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[Geekinesis]

m4 allen head in various lengths up to 50mm are always useful

M8 would be good as well, but they get a lot pricier for larger sizes so probably not cost effective to buy hundreds of them.

This is getting quite specialist - but camera tripods have imperial sizes. If people need to mount a camera on something (bike, skateboard, kite etc) then allen head bolts in these following sizes are really useful and cheaper than buying a special camera mount.

1/4 inch with a thread count of 20 threads per inch (1 inch and 2 inch lengths)

3/8 inch with a thread count of 16 threads per inch  (1 inch and 2 inch lengths)

They are normally referred to as "1/4-20" and "3/8-16".

[Jakob]

Hi, Good initiative!

Some M2 would be great to, Some times people build small things in the space. 

Bear in mind it easier to shorten a bolt than lengthen it. So try get some commonly used length and a few much longer for custom length. 

Would be cool to go for both standard Socket head and countersunk socket head.

Would be great to have selection of material, Stainles ,Self color  &  Some surface treated steel.

Straight threaded rod in  M2-M12  (-M7&M9&M11) would be cool as well.    

M8( i-think) standard pitch works good together with the T-bolts for clamping stuff with the X/Y table for the mill..  (flanged socket head)  Maby from 3-8 cm in various length) To be stored next to the milling machine. Today(last time I checked 1 month ago) our variation of length are limiting good clamping.

/Jakob

On Friday, November 16, 2012 11:03:56 AM UTC, artg...@googlemail.com wrote: