Lately I seem to be wishing for itty-bitty screws. I googled around and
found suppliers and cool charts but it looks like $0.12 ea. in 100 qtys. for
one size. I have yet to find an assortment. I haven't found taps cheap
either. There's probably a big bunch of tips about handling miniatures and
just how are threaded holes measured? And do you use an ittsy- bittsy thread
gauge? ...and I have trouble with #4s...

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:13:10 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:

Lately I seem to be wishing for itty-bitty screws. I googled around and
found suppliers and cool charts but it looks like $0.12 ea. in 100 qtys. for
one size. I have yet to find an assortment. I haven't found taps cheap
either. There's probably a big bunch of tips about handling miniatures and
just how are threaded holes measured? And do you use an ittsy- bittsy thread
gauge? ...and I have trouble with #4s...


Try http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/AST.cfm

Pete Keillor

In article , nospam says...

Lately I seem to be wishing for itty-bitty screws. I googled around and
found suppliers and cool charts but it looks like $0.12 ea. in 100 qtys. for
one size. I have yet to find an assortment. I haven't found taps cheap
either. There's probably a big bunch of tips about handling miniatures and
just how are threaded holes measured? And do you use an ittsy- bittsy thread
gauge? ...and I have trouble with #4s...

I think MSC sells taps down to 000-120 or thereabouts.

And no they're not cheap. And you won't find them at the
ace hardware store, either.

Jim


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Tom Gardner writes:

I have yet to find an assortment.

http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T053/1569.pdf

Hey Tom,
I've been getting all of my brass screws from www.micromart.com. They
don't seem to be any cheaper than anywhere else. But they have screws
down to 00-90 (and the taps and dies). They don't have assortments
though.
Mike

Contact a watchmaker's supply. They have screws so small you need a
magnifier just to see them. I used to have a full set of watchmakers
taps & dies, but a so called friend borrowed them and moved away in the
night.
Bugs

"mj" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hey Tom,
I've been getting all of my brass screws from www.micromart.com. They
don't seem to be any cheaper than anywhere else. But they have screws
down to 00-90 (and the taps and dies). They don't have assortments
though.
Mike

Are you sure? The url got me to a site selling greetings cards.

"Click pictures for more details
Christmas Selections "
--
M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm

Malcolm Stewart wrote:

"mj" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hey Tom,
I've been getting all of my brass screws from www.micromart.com. They
don't seem to be any cheaper than anywhere else. But they have screws
down to 00-90 (and the taps and dies). They don't have assortments
though.
Mike

Are you sure? The url got me to a site selling greetings cards.

Perhaps me meant http://www.micromark.com.

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to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Should be www.micromark.com

Steve



On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:43:22 -0000, "Malcolm Stewart"
wrote:

"mj" wrote in message
roups.com...
Hey Tom,
I've been getting all of my brass screws from www.micromart.com. They
don't seem to be any cheaper than anywhere else. But they have screws
down to 00-90 (and the taps and dies). They don't have assortments
though.
Mike

Are you sure? The url got me to a site selling greetings cards.

"Click pictures for more details
Christmas Selections "

Arrrrgh.
Yeah....I meant micromark.
sorry about that.
mike

http://www.micromark.com/ -

Number 4 - oh - 00's are on the web.
oops - oo-90 to 2-56 is there range.

You looking for 4-40 ? kinda standard to me.

Here is a company -
Glad I checked the web site - they moved!
Site shows what they have - in general - but has a send a question..
E-mail addresses below.


Tim Doyle President

NUTS TO YOU FASTENERS, INC.
42307 Osgood Road unit
Fremont, California 94539
Phone

(408) 956-0370 or (510) 824-0271
Fax: (510) 824-0276
Email

President:
Office Manager:

www.nutstoyoufasteners.com


Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



Tom Gardner wrote:
Lately I seem to be wishing for itty-bitty screws. I googled around and
found suppliers and cool charts but it looks like $0.12 ea. in 100 qtys. for
one size. I have yet to find an assortment. I haven't found taps cheap
either. There's probably a big bunch of tips about handling miniatures and
just how are threaded holes measured? And do you use an ittsy- bittsy thread
gauge? ...and I have trouble with #4s...



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"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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http://www.micromark.com/ -

You looking for 4-40 ? kinda standard to me.

#4's are the smallest I stock, it's the real "itty-bittys" that I'm talking
about. #4's ARE getting smaller though, as my eyes deteriorate.

J. Clarke wrote:
Malcolm Stewart wrote:


"mj" wrote in message
groups.com...

Hey Tom,
I've been getting all of my brass screws from www.micromart.com. They
don't seem to be any cheaper than anywhere else. But they have screws
down to 00-90 (and the taps and dies). They don't have assortments
though.
Mike

Are you sure? The url got me to a site selling greetings cards.


Perhaps me meant http://www.micromark.com.



I find a place called Micro Fasteners cheaper than Micro Mark.

Tom -
Are the #4's Wood or Machine ?
Hope you find what you are looking for.

Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH & Endowment Member
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



Tom Gardner wrote:
"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
...

http://www.micromark.com/ -


You looking for 4-40 ? kinda standard to me.


#4's are the smallest I stock, it's the real "itty-bittys" that I'm talking
about. #4's ARE getting smaller though, as my eyes deteriorate.



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