Made In Michigan Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I'm having a real difficult time finding any vendor who can supply me with the correct size and thread count bolts and screws. Does anyone know of any company who might specialize in hard to find machine screws and such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Try McMaster-Carr....https://www.mcmaster.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 This could be another choice. It is the only local place in Victoria that has a different selection of fasteners. All the hardware stores these days seem to get their supplies from the same place and have the same selection. Of course local businesses survive on solving most peoples needs and don't have the room or talent to keep specialty Fastenal has not let me down in 39 years. https://www.fastenal.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I am spoiled, down the road from me is http://www.hillcofasteners.com/, local guy that been doing only automotive since 1976....I support local! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I would think Huntington Beach would spoil you enough without having a good fastener supplier as well.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Tinindian said: I would think Huntington Beach would spoil you enough without having a good fastener supplier as well.😁 Oh man....not to mention the beach is less than 1 mile from my shop....🌴 Edited March 26, 2019 by Surf City '38 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Michigan Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Thanks for all the information. Fastenal only had half the stuff I wanted so I made a order with McMaster and the had all the odd ball screws that I needed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Which fasteners are you talking about? With the exception of maybe a few, most should be standard. Many of the machine screws may be 12-24 thd. Restoration Specialties carries a pretty complete selection of specialty screws, especially the slotted ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Michigan Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Some are size 8, some are size 10, I found three different thread counts 24,32, and the course thread was either 12 or 15. These are all from the inside of cab including door panels, kick panels, head liner, dash, windshield frame (two piece) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 in no.8 machine screws 32 thd. is coarse and 36 thd. is fine. you will rarely see an 8-36 thd machine screw in a car. In no. 10 screws 24 thd. is coarse and 32 thd. is fine. In no. 12 screws 24 thd. is coarse and 28 thd. is fine. There are many 12-24 thd screws in the doors of my '36 Dodge. There are several "special"thds. that will only be available through specialty fastener houses, but you won't require any of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnworden1 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Gardner Westcott in Michigan and Restoration Supply in Escondido Ca. are good sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmackay Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 4/5/2019 at 5:04 PM, jpage said: in no.8 machine screws 32 thd. is coarse and 36 thd. is fine. you will rarely see an 8-36 thd machine screw in a car. In no. 10 screws 24 thd. is coarse and 32 thd. is fine. In no. 12 screws 24 thd. is coarse and 28 thd. is fine. There are many 12-24 thd screws in the doors of my '36 Dodge. There are several "special"thds. that will only be available through specialty fastener houses, but you won't require any of those. In the case of a metal screw threaded into metal, both materials are usually of comparable strength, and the threads on the screw can be quite fine. Making them too coarse means that you are sacrificing core material in favour of thread, weakening the screw unnecessarily. However in the case of a metal screw threaded into a plastic chassis, the screw material is a lot stronger than the chassis, so it makes sense to allow the threaded portion to take up more of the screw's cross-section, as you don't need as strong a core, but you do need the screw to engage as much of the soft chassis material as possible so that it doesn't strip and pull out Screw Manufacturer in India. So, with this in mind, high-end kits that use lightweight aluminium hardware threaded into hard fibre-reinforced plastics are perhaps well-suited to using machine screws, but to swap out the self-tappers in your TT01 for steel machine screws, just because they have pretty hex heads, is weakening your car. I am looking for a specific machine screw and it has been really hard if not impossible to find. I've been to fastenal twice (of course they ordered hex heads for me first that I had to return). I've contacted mcmaster and grainger, as well as used all the google kung foo I know how to muster. So....anyone have any recommendations for a supplier for a really hard to find machine screw??? I am looking for 6-40 flathead, torx drive machine screws (3/8"-5/8"). I would probably buy 100-500 of ea length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) On 3/16/2024 at 6:21 AM, michaelmackay said: I am looking for a specific machine screw and it has been really hard if not impossible to find. I've been to fastenal twice (of course they ordered hex heads for me first that I had to return). I've contacted mcmaster and grainger, as well as used all the google kung foo I know how to muster. So....anyone have any recommendations for a supplier for a really hard to find machine screw??? I am looking for 6-40 flathead, torx drive machine screws (3/8"-5/8"). I would probably buy 100-500 of ea length. My go-to is, https://boltdepot.com/Type_F_machine_screws Good luck! Edited March 17 by Alan Cutler (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 If you can not find what you are looking for McMaster Carr WILL find it even if they have to have it made. Ask to talk to an engineer and they will hook you up. I gave up on places like Fastenal years ago. We dealt with them at work because they were cheap. But they never had what we needed. My motto for Mc Carr is if they don't have it you don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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