Post by: A-Ro on May 28, 2021, 10:26:50 AM
I went to my local fasteners company this morning where they didn’t know how much they should charge for just one wing nut so we settled on 10p
Post by: Worf on May 28, 2021, 10:36:03 AM
Genuinely, some years ago, a mate of mine worked for a Rover main dealer, and you could get a gold plated hawk perch for the back of your Range Rover.
Post by: Wittsend on May 28, 2021, 10:37:24 AM
Post by: Noddy on May 28, 2021, 10:40:32 AM
Alec
Post by: AlexB on May 28, 2021, 10:42:14 AM
I would be happy to pay £1 plus postage and I am sure others might be as well
Post by: Bradfordseries2 on May 28, 2021, 10:42:42 AM
Post by: twomokes on May 28, 2021, 11:48:20 AM
If they are the correct size, may I suggest that you have another trip to you fasteners and purchase a couple of dozen ?
I would be happy to pay £1 plus postage and I am sure others might be as well
Ditto
Post by: geoff on May 28, 2021, 11:50:10 AM
The wing nut 302934 has a BSF thread.
Later versions may well be UNF but I don't have a book to hand to check :tiphat
Post by: AlexB on May 28, 2021, 12:19:55 PM
auction: #291210529163Post by: A-Ro on May 28, 2021, 12:45:02 PM
Post by: Dopey on May 28, 2021, 01:25:07 PM
Now you're being silly, how's a man going to make a living, put is kids through collage and eat foie gras and drink champaign? While driving his Jag??
Post by: jkhackney on May 28, 2021, 07:04:55 PM
I made my own BSF one (from steel) by making a paper pattern from a photo, cutting some "wings" from thick steel, and brazing them onto a BSF nut that I had rounded off with a grinder, then spray painting it.
It looked pretty good. But I lost it when I had to move my project from my rental garage to my house.
The second wingnut I made was a quickie with no pattern and without rounding the corners, and no paint, and doesn't look very convincing up close, but works!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/2896/32423124354_7b47a4614d_c.jpg)
Post by: A-Ro on May 29, 2021, 06:33:54 AM
If they are the correct size, may I suggest that you have another trip to you fasteners and purchase a couple of dozen ?
I would be happy to pay £1 plus postage and I am sure others might be as well
If you’re serious I’ll certainly get a few of them in, I pass by there every now and again so it won’t cost me anything to get them and postage will be minimal I guess. However the fact that they had such a great big boxful suggests they aren’t in short supply and should be easily available. They don’t look like the originals so won’t appeal to the purists. I think what’s happened is that the Whitworth and UNC threads are similar enough to be functional but they aren’t the same.
Post by: AlexB on May 29, 2021, 08:20:49 AM
I'll have a couple
Post by: twomokes on May 29, 2021, 08:35:25 AM
Post by: AlexB on May 29, 2021, 08:36:33 AM
Post by: A-Ro on May 29, 2021, 09:06:04 AM
I’ve mentioned in the new thread that I have found these on eBay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRASS-WING-NUTS-3-8-BSW-NOS-UK-MADE-/164722618403?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRASS-WING-NUTS-3-8-BSW-NOS-UK-MADE-/164722618403?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286)
They look closer to the original, they are probably the right thread size and because it’s free postage they may actually be cheaper than what I can do? I need to check how much they’re going to cost to post.
Post by: Betsy1969 on May 31, 2021, 04:14:07 PM
If they are the correct size, may I suggest that you have another trip to you fasteners and purchase a couple of dozen ?
I would be happy to pay £1 plus postage and I am sure others might be as well
I would for one
Post by: Betsy1969 on May 31, 2021, 04:16:59 PM