The Local Nut and Bolt Shop

[lane]

Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes.

Posted on the wall at my local tool/nut and bolt shop.

WE SPECIALIZE IN AMAZINGLY ACCURATE INTERPRETATIONS OF YOUR PATHETICALLY UNCLEAR AND DISMALLY VAGUE DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANT.
:Rolling:

Any salesperson will know that feeling!

Lane

[Bigbjorn]

That's a bit rich. Most fastener shops don't employ people who were even born when many thread systems were in common use and have never heard of them.

Go down to a bolt shop and ask about BSF, BSC, CEI Coarse, UN Constant pitch series, UNEF and see the reaction. They also appear to be unaware that as many as five pitches are in use in some metric diameters only knowing metric "M" and metric fine.

I stock and sell taps and dies in all these. BSC, BSF, UN 24 pitch are my best sellers yet restorers and repairers regularly complain of the difficulty in buying fasteners and of the blank looks they get from shoppies at bolt shops.

[PhilipA]

These blokes are old and know their stuff.
Gosford Bolts & Bearings

Bolts & Nuts - Gosford North, NSW

For All Your Nuts, Bolts, Bearings & Fasteners.

3/ 24-28 Glennie Street (West), Gosford North NSW 2250

Regards Philip A

[lane]

That's a bit rich. Most fastener shops don't employ people who were even born when many thread systems were in common use and have never heard of them.

At first glance you might think so but these guys know what they are talking about!:)

Lane

[Rick1970]

That's a bit rich. Most fastener shops don't employ people who were even born when many thread systems were in common use and have never heard of them.

Go down to a bolt shop and ask about BSF, BSC, CEI Coarse, UN Constant pitch series, UNEF and see the reaction. They also appear to be unaware that as many as five pitches are in use in some metric diameters only knowing metric "M" and metric fine.

I stock and sell taps and dies in all these. BSC, BSF, UN 24 pitch are my best sellers yet restorers and repairers regularly complain of the difficulty in buying fasteners and of the blank looks they get from shoppies at bolt shops.

11/16"x 16 UNS.... RH & LH by any chance?

[pop058]

That's a bit rich. Most fastener shops don't employ people who were even born when many thread systems were in common use and have never heard of them.

Go down to a bolt shop and ask about BSF, BSC, CEI Coarse, UN Constant pitch series, UNEF and see the reaction. They also appear to be unaware that as many as five pitches are in use in some metric diameters only knowing metric "M" and metric fine.

I stock and sell taps and dies in all these. BSC, BSF, UN 24 pitch are my best sellers yet restorers and repairers regularly complain of the difficulty in buying fasteners and of the blank looks they get from shoppies at bolt shops.

Thankyou Brian for yet another fantastic generalisation. :p

As a matter of interest, the local "Bolt Place" are great and I have no doubt that they all would know exactly what you are going on about.

[LandyAndy]

Thankyou Brian for yet another fantastic generalisation. :p

As a matter of interest, the local "Bolt Place" are great and I have no doubt that they all would know exactly what you are going on about.

He is a ripper isnt he;););););););)
Andrew

[Bigbjorn]

11/16"x 16 UNS.... RH & LH by any chance?

Yes, stock line. PM me if interested.

[weeds]

yeah never had a problem with the bolt shop around my work.....if the young fella doesn't than they are quick to grab one of the older fellas to sort the problem......

oh and yes the guys behind the counter are very good at interperting what you actually need

[86mud]

The bolt Shop near me has the motto: "We go where other fear to thread" and

the mobile phone shop next door has male and female toilet outside and on each door reads "hand held" and "hands free"....:D

Pretty clever!

Cheers
Andrew

[Lotz-A-Landies]

While we're on freds, what is the size for the little bolts holding the under-middle seat storage box on SIIa landy's I was thinking 2 BA or 3 BA but want to sure before I head off the the nut shop.

[mox]

Could add some stories regarding rare specimens I have come across to this thread on nut, bolt and screw type threads. Firstly though, this topic reminds me of an old "true story" that probably also should be in the jokes "thread" :
A lunatic escaped from the asylum and before running away, he raped two women in the laundry. Next day, headlines in the paper announced:
"NUT SCREWS WASHERS AND BOLTS!"