Searching for a supplier of Left-Hand Thread Tap and matching bolt M16

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by rob love

Finding a company that sells both bolts and tools, in a specialty thread, is difficult. Amazon has both items listed with multiple listings of each, although they will be from different sources (China mostly) so you may incur two shipping charges.

Hello Rob,

I did find one company that stocks both thread tap and bolts. Mind you one bolt is worth $35 USD! I contacted them to see if they offer freight to Australia. That will be the next hit. There was a UK based 'Left-hand specialist' company who were even dearer.

I just bought what is described as European made tap and die M16 left-hand thread from an Australian company.

The way things are going it might end up as the bolts being sourced from China. That is if they respond to my message about them not identifying the pitch of the thread. Oh their cost is less than half the price for what probably is the same bolt sold by the US company.

Free postage via China. Sale via eBay and a secure online payment method. Double the protection - well fingers crossed. I just need the clarification that the bolts are 2.00 mm pitch. I will wait and see. They had the most detailed description of the bolts - different lengths of bolt available, what grades, different applications, the colour. Just not the description of the thread pitch.

Kind regards
Lionel