Hello does anyone know where I might be able to purchase some of the above?

I do so miss my local ironmonger. He would have listened to my requirements,
taken a few minutes thinking, then got his ladder climbed up and located the
said bar or threaded bolts of the aforementioned size. And only charged me a
few pence.

Unlike B+Q and Wickes. Threaded what mate? What size is that in mm's? What's
BSF, never heard of that?

I'm not that old but I was taught BSF and Whitworth and had the various
spanners to match.....maybe I am getting old...

"Mark F" wrote in message
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Hello does anyone know where I might be able to purchase some of the
above?

I do so miss my local ironmonger. He would have listened to my
requirements,
taken a few minutes thinking, then got his ladder climbed up and
located the
said bar or threaded bolts of the aforementioned size. And only
charged me a
few pence.

Unlike B+Q and Wickes. Threaded what mate? What size is that in
mm's? What's
BSF, never heard of that?

I'm not that old but I was taught BSF and Whitworth and had the
various
spanners to match.....maybe I am getting old...



Try:

http://www.ekp.supplies.btinternet.co.uk/

AWEM

In article ,
Mark F wrote:
I do so miss my local ironmonger. He would have listened to my
requirements, taken a few minutes thinking, then got his ladder climbed
up and located the said bar or threaded bolts of the aforementioned
size. And only charged me a few pence.

Unlike B+Q and Wickes. Threaded what mate? What size is that in mm's?
What's BSF, never heard of that?

Well, DIY sheds are self service. So you can't really expect a shelf
filler to have the same sort of knowledge. But B&Q certainly stocks
threaded rod.

I'm not that old but I was taught BSF and Whitworth and had the various
spanners to match.....maybe I am getting old...

Well, most UK car makers changed to unified after WW2, and then to metric
in the '80s. Many things were standardised either across the world or EU.
But you can still get BSF and Whitworth from specialists. However for most
applications (except obviously as replacements) metric can be substituted.

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On Tue, 15 May 2007 19:48:39 +0100, "Mark F"
wrote:

Hello does anyone know where I might be able to purchase some of the above?

I do so miss my local ironmonger. He would have listened to my requirements,
taken a few minutes thinking, then got his ladder climbed up and located the
said bar or threaded bolts of the aforementioned size. And only charged me a
few pence.

That reminds me of a few years ago when I wanted an 8mm pipe-bending
spring. I tried all the usual suspects - national plumbing suppliers,
the sheds... nothing.
Just for a laugh more than anything I called at my nearest "real"
ironmonger's shop... On the way in I glanced upwards to some cardboard
drawer/boxes above the counter and saw one marked "8mm bending
springs" (or similar). It only cost a few coppers - much less than I'd
spent in fuel driving around all over (although the firm was paying
for that...!).
The same ironmonger will still sell me real creosote, AND
imperial-size twist drills (in 64ths from 1/16" to 1/2")(he does have
metric ones as well!). His only problem is that he closes on Wednesday
afternoons, which seems to be exactly when I want stuff...

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Frank Erskine

In message , Frank Erskine
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The same ironmonger will still sell me real creosote, AND
imperial-size twist drills (in 64ths from 1/16" to 1/2")(he does have
metric ones as well!).

I needed some 3" No10 brass screws, went round all the town's sheds then
the specialist trade hardware suppliers one by one, with no luck, was
eventually pointed to a small independent hardware shop I'd never heard
of before; so drove over, it was "Patel's" next door to their Indian
restaurant, went in and there was an 80 or so year old lady in full
Indian dress sitting in the doorway rocking on a rocking chair, like
something out of Kumars from no 42, "I'm looking for 3" no10 screws" I
say "ah so you are fixing the toilet eh?" says she, with 100% accuracy,
"Mahindra! No10 brass screws!" she shouts to the back of the shop and
the equally old grey haired husband shuffles off in the rear of the shop
to a large rotating Raaco and gets me the screws, brilliant.

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bof at bof dot me dot uk