Bolts, countersunk, round head, slotted
 

I have limited spares available of these two new made machine screws.
Sample or image supplied on email request.

Cold headed, rolled thread, cut slot.
Length of thread produced to permit shortening as applicable.
1) 5/16" x 22 B.S.F. 38mm length
2) 3/8" x 20 B.S.F. 35mm length (shank + thread)

Now where were those back when I was assembling my carrier. I think I have a few round head machine screws to replace.

hi, I will take 50 of each size please, (100 total).

kevin.

Thx Kevin,
Reply email sent.

Armour bolts weight
 

As a weight guideline, twenty-five of the 3/8" are 0.750kg, while twenty-five of the 5/16" are 0.505kg..
With packing a box of two hundred, 50/50 split tips the scale at 5.30kg.

hi ross

i'll have the same as kev. cheers

rick

Thanks Rick,
See email regards combined shipping.
M.

Good work fella. A must for anyone restoring British armour.

Thanks for taking the time and investing in having them made.

An email is on its way.

I'm interested in the 3/8 BSF too.
Will send PM in a few days....need to find out how many I need. :thup2:

Me Too!!!
 

I would like 50 of each. I will PM you with address to calc shipping costs.

Can you make up the flat head screws for a carrier's front plate? I have found straight slot flatheads, but the bevel is wrong so they stick up past the level of the plate when tightened.

Cheers,
Jim

Thanks Jim,
Email rec'd.

Jim, Have a look at metric flat head counter sunk. The heads are about the same as the b.s. ones. (8.0mm) Unified (American) ones are what you will have tried.

I support Ben's sentiments in thanking Michael R. for his efforts in producing these important fasteners.

Next thing, all of us riveted carrier guys (and girls) will be scrambling to find BSF nuts. :-)

Can I have 20 of each please.

Thanks Neil,
email sent.

M.

Well done Michael R !!

Lynn BSF nuts can be made from hex stock and a correct tap if all else fails :)

The hard bits are what we see here.

Lots of BSF nuts on ebay as well. They run around $6-$10 for 60, so approx 15 cents each. Hard to justify making them even for twice that price.

Got a bundle of the bolts from Michael today and they are sitting on my desk as we speak. Absolutely gorgeous. I grabbed a couple of new BSF nuts from the back room and the threads are also perfect. They will suffer a touch from the shipping and banging against each other in transit, so expect some slight burring, but once the nut runs on once, all is good.

The longer 5/16 ones will be nice, especially for the control panel. With the thick rubber gasket that goes between the hull and the control panel, it seems I could never find these bolts long enough to do the job.

Thanks Michael for having these made up. It is a real service to carrier owners and restorers.

Thanks Rob.

Are they cad played Michael ?

. . . not plated . . .

Plain finish and suitably lubricated. Just like in the old days.

Finally ... gave in ... could`t stand it any longer, bought some. Now I feel better. Thanks Michael.

PM Sent for some.

Thx Super Dave.
Reply sent.
M.

Thank-you to PM's from U.K.
Replies by email sent.

I have not published private messages (after all . . . :note:).
Thank you for the positive feedback from Western Canada.
Still sorting economical shipping for EU requests. Although Canada Post offers surface (sea) rates, the time is measured in months, without tracking capability.

Canadian Post
 

Yes, I concur about the Canadian Post slowness and tracking ability is fairly 3rd world. They recon they have only just started this tracking process, they log it in and then you wait 4 months and to your surprise something turns up !
I think they are years behind other countries for deliveries. Go look at the feed back that people have left ,just my experience, cheers.

The Canada Post sea rate is economical, with restrictions. Their air shipping is exceptional, four day guarantee, but surprisingly you pay additional for insurance and tracking. While it is exceptional, by comparison to USPS you are paying greater than double the rate for similar service.

Thank-you to Alberta and Quebec.