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Offline zebidee

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Imperial Screws
« on: February 18, 2008, 14:53:04 »
Live in an old house with old-fashioned style door handles - as in the ones which you screw onto the bar which goes through the door, rather than the crummy modern ones which you screw the handles directly onto the door which look really ****.

Anyway - the screw on the front-door handle has rusted through so the handle has come off - I've replaced it with one of the screws from an internal cupboard door so no problem there.

Looking to replace the original screws though (and have a bundle of spares in case it happens again) - turns out they are 3/16 whitworths.

Visited various small hardware & components shops - more likely to have them than Halfrauds or B&Q - but no joy.

Anyone got any ideas where I'll be able to source these from?

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Re: Imperial Screws
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2008, 16:30:27 »
Any engineers suppliers, or good old fleabay.
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Re: Imperial Screws
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2008, 17:11:30 »
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Re: Imperial Screws
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2008, 21:19:24 »
Thanks for that ... looks positive.

Will give them a buzz tomorrow.

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Re: Imperial Screws
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 22:07:43 »
failing those let me know. I have a mate who his hobby is anything old and mechanical and the things holding it together. He can tell the size of a screw thread from just looking at it, he is that sad! :lol: If no joy, let me know and I will ask for you.
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Re: Imperial Screws
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 22:28:44 »
Imperial screws. Didn't that happen a lot in Roman times?

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Re: Imperial Screws
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2008, 22:34:16 »
Infast everbright or Anixster both are the same company (they work under both names)and do every thread known to man :D
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