Nuts and bolts

[AHPP]

Just spreading a bit of good news. In a world of disappointment as standard, I'm pleased to report that I've found a really useful website for buying nuts, bolts, washers etc. Nice drawings, sizes of everything etc. Easy visual browsing for finding something slightly unusual for a particular purpose. Good paperwork and packaging and sent DPD next day (one of the least awful couriers in my experience).

 

https://www.accu.co.uk/

 

As a B side to this thread, since I'm on the topic, what's the best way of taking the nyloc insert out of a nyloc nut so you have a plain nut? I just burned one out with a map gas torch but that's a bit of a dirty way to do it. It wouldn't easily pop out with a screwdriver. Just chipped bits off it.

Edited Tuesday at 22:42 by AHPP

[sime42]

Nice. Always good to find decent places like that.

 

In a similar vein, these lot are good to deal with. Probably half the price of a chandlers or arb supplier.

 

Stainless Steel Chain, Wire Rope & Marine Fittings | GS Products

WWW.GSPRODUCTS.CO.UK

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GS Products has over 80 years of experience supplying quality steel chain, wire rope & marine fittings; including eye...

 

On the B Side. The nicest way would be to use a plain nut. Presumably there's a reason behind this though. I've never tried to remove the nyloc insert. How are they fixed in? A screw extractor maybe but that would probably just embed itself. Freeze it, see if it gets brittle enough to crack out.

 

Edited Tuesday at 21:27 by sime42

[PeteB]

I reckon we use close to 10,000 kilos of nuts, washers and bolts of different lengths, sizes and rating last year! We have several stations around the spot for folk to go to as well!

[AHPP]

16 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Nice. Always good to find decent places like that.

 

In a similar vein, these lot are good to deal with. Probably half the price of a chandlers or arb supplier.

 

Stainless Steel Chain, Wire Rope & Marine Fittings | GS Products

WWW.GSPRODUCTS.CO.UK

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GS Products has over 80 years of experience supplying quality steel chain, wire rope & marine fittings; including eye...

 

On the B Side. The nicest way would be to use a plain nut. Presumably there's a reason behind this though. I've never tried to remove the nyloc insert. How are they fixed in? A screw extractor maybe but that would probably just embed itself. Freeze it, see if it gets brittle enough to crack out.

 

 

Just because it's something I have, being used to bodge something that won't be there forever. M24 so not something that I have a load of plain ones lying around. Freezing's an idea. It seemed pretty in there, like in an internal radial groove.

[AHPP]

 

Didn’t even get it all. Big recess. 

[PeteB]

M24? File or die grinder? Or use a thin disc and cut that section off. Big thing? What is it off BTW?

[AHPP]

Just a big nut from a box of assorted nuts that I'm cobbling together something with.

Edited Tuesday at 22:24 by AHPP

[AHPP]

The best thing is that I get to use one of my comedy sized spanners (36mm). I have a 50mm one in the van, about two feet long, that I keep there to kill highwaymen. It owes me quite a lot in diesel at this point.

Edited Tuesday at 22:24 by AHPP

[doobin]

M24 is the perfect size to add a couple of gym weights as counterweights on your Skidster. Use the existing holes at the sides on the back. 

[doobin]

2 hours ago, sime42 said:

Nice. Always good to find decent places like that.

 

In a similar vein, these lot are good to deal with. Probably half the price of a chandlers or arb supplier.

 

Stainless Steel Chain, Wire Rope & Marine Fittings | GS Products

WWW.GSPRODUCTS.CO.UK

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GS Products has over 80 years of experience supplying quality steel chain, wire rope & marine fittings; including eye...

 

On the B Side. The nicest way would be to use a plain nut. Presumably there's a reason behind this though. I've never tried to remove the nyloc insert. How are they fixed in? A screw extractor maybe but that would probably just embed itself. Freeze it, see if it gets brittle enough to crack out.

 

Just burn the nylock out, much easier.