Source for small parts

[D.M. Procida]

Where would you buy small quantities of particular small parts - nylon washers, circlips, star washers, and that sort of thing, to repair some old equipment?

Daniele

[RW]

"D.M. Procida" wrote in message news:1istrbi.1tza8a7h3vukcN% [e-mail]...

Maplin

[Mike Dodd]

5 years ago, maybe, nowadays... mneh! (minor rant after looking for some machine screws from there)

CPC is probably my favourite for things like this - but then - their trade counter is only 3 miles away for me :)

[Andrew Gabriel]

They did used to. Not anymore.

You'll probably find there's a local machine stockist on an industrial estate nearby, or possibly even a specialist tools shop (I've used AHC in Camberley, but not recently).

Any of the decent mail order electronic components stockists will do these too, CPC, Rapid, ...

[D.M. Procida]

I did have a look at CPC earlier...

Not that great a selection of nylon washers.

A search for "circlip" doesn't do too well either.

Maplin, sadly, seem to be mainly a radio-control helicopter shop nowadays, while CPC head in that direction too.

Daniele

[Dave Liquorice]

At a price and last resort.

CPC probably but look at what kits Screwfix have to offer. Then there is RS or a local engineering/fasteners supplies place (Yellow Pages?).

[geoff]

In message , D.M. Procida writes

There's a company we use which sells things like that at a quid a box (of various sizes) I forget the name, email me post Jan 5th I'll have a look

Else it's e.g.

otherwise, its what you build up over the years

[geoff]

There's always Orbital fasteners

do you think you could get yourself a sig sep ?

[Harry Bloomfield]

Aldi had some mixed kits of all of those things a couple of weeks ago, all in plastic compartment type cases. Our local one still had some left when I popped in this week.

[Gel]

Aldi have tins of assorted washers, circlips from time to time.

Circlips are quite hard to find in my experience these days.

[zaax]

Try

- its very helpful

[Frank Erskine]

Whenever I chuck something out I collect odd bits from it, such as nuts, bolts, washers etc if they look as if they might come in handy at a future date, and save them in a biscuit tin.

[Peter Crosland]

You might try a shop that caters for modellers. This is one in South Wales and if they don't have the parts they may well know who does.

Crosland

[D.M. Procida]

I don't usually use a .sig.

Daniele

[geoff]

Its usenet convention - dash dash space

... and good manners

so I don't have to delete your name each time

do it

[John Stumbles]

I wouldn't, I'd dismantle some old equipment and keep the bits ;-)

[geoff]

I've always done that

but I'm a bugger for buying stuff too

What are you doing posting at this hour john ?

You should be asleep or pissed

I have Yullie collapsed across me and can't move and half a bottle of fizzy to finish - that's my excuse

[meow2222]

Take a look at silverline, they do these sort of kits at minimal prices. Or Screwfix do bigger kits at nearly 10x the price.

NT

[RW]

"D.M. Procida" wrote in message news:1istrbi.1tza8a7h3vukcN% [e-mail]...

Well if Maplin seems to have gorn sarf...............you could go to

3 mins drive from me and been around for a loooooooooooooooong time,

[The Medway Handyman]

Try

and click on 'multipacks'.