[ARC5] ARC5 Digest, Vol 96, Issue 63 - BA screws

[Andy Young]

I've not dealt with that supplier before , but I've bookmarked the website, 
there looks like some good stuff there!

It does remind me that, apart from restoration of vintage equipment, BA 
thread sizes are still used extensively by the model engineering fraternity 
in the UK, using the full range including odd-numbered sizes.

A supplier I have used before is https://ekpsupplies.com/index.php. Their 
stock includes some really tiny sizes, down to 14BA.

Andy

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> Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:17:21 -0600
> From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] British Hardware for the TR9-D
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> Thanks again for all the advice!
> I found a supplier with reasonable prices:
>
> http://modelmakingsupplies.co.uk/all-nuts.htm
>
> You can order from them and pay
> directly from PayPal.  Two boxes of 20 screws
> plus one box of nuts and shipping was $18,
> which really isn't bad for specialty fasteners
> considering $10 of that is shipping.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this supplier?
>
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:11:19 +1300
> From: "Neil" <neilb at ihug.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] [Milsurplus] British Hardware for the TR9-D
> To: "arc5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
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>> Note that the odd-numbered sizes are uncommon and unlikely to be found in
>> radio equipment. (The British Post Office used them extensively, as did
>> 'Gents of Leicester' in their electric clock systems, so they are not
>> unknown.)
>
>
> Absolutely correct. All the step-by-step (aka. Strowger) telephone 
> equipment
> I worked on in the 60's-70's used them. Equipment made by STC and GEC
> of UK, to BPO design & specs.
>
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM