Manky Monkey Motors

 ;D

I'm in dire need of some socket head cap screws to put back together my motorbike's air filter cover.

The unit came from the US, so they're US size screws, but i'm sure I must be able to get them from somewhere over here!  ???

I was kinda hoping you lot would be able to help as i figure you must source a lot of hardware for your projects so would know the best places to look.

The US size of the screw is:
6-32 x 3/8"

finding an online conversion chart, i think that equates to a UK:
M3.5 x 9.5mm

I can't seem to find them anywhere online though. there seems to be an abundance of M4 screws, but can't find any M3.5...

any chance you can be of assistance?

ta.

(i attach a crappy blurry pic so you can see roughly what it should look like...)

no no no no no........the yanks are a funny lot be very careful here or you will bugger the threads up.
Your screw is 6 gauge with 32 threads per inch and 3/8" long. This makes it UNC or unified course thread.
Do not attempt to use a metric one!

Cant find a uk supplier, so it`ll have to be the us....http://www.boltdepot.com/dimension.aspx?cc=13&cs=71&cm=6

Ooh, thanks for that tbone.

much obliged.

i can't find anywhere that ships to the UK though :(

guess i'll have to seek help from an American friend :o

Beat me again TB ;D

Sorry Doc  ;D.
Insolent, How many are you after? i have 6, but they are black not zinc.

Oh, i only need 3. (there was 4, but one that snapped off left the rest of it still in the hole and i can't get it out they're so small)

Zinc would be prefered though. as it's to gonne be surrounded by chrome.

I have a friend in the US who i'm exchanging emails with this second actually about him sending me some.

thank you kindly though

:)

See if he can get you stainless ones then, far Superior to zinc plate or black.

Where abouts are you based Minx?

https://www.jespares.com/radio-controlled-models/fixings/screws/imperial-screws/button/6-32-x-3-8-socket-button-screws.html

These guys have them in stock, I was looking for a place I have used before, "Model Engineer's Emporium" maybe, but can't find it at the moment, titchy Imperial fixings are the province of the model steam engine boys

Not again  !!!!!!!!  these thread titles are confusing  .........  not what I expected at all  .....  and there was pictures too !!!!!

  ..  Hagar  ..   ;D 

Have you tried Custom Fasteners ltd?

Custom Fasteners (http://www.custom-fasteners.co.uk/)

Or NAMRICK?

I'm in London.

can't seem to find them anywhere, or i have found them, but not seen them becuase they're using another name/measurement.
I'm a little clueless about stuff like this.
Learning as i go....


I saw that thanks Brock. They don't have the socket head cap ones i need, just the button head :(
thanks though :)


 ;D


Ooh, i didn't know about them... interesting site.

I can't find a 6-32 x 3/8" on there.... would probably need to call em to make sense of their dimensions.
thank you for the link though.

My mate in the US may have got me some. He said he was gonna pop to Home Depot in his lunch break yesterday.
will have to wait til morning their time to find out...


they only have metric socket head cap screws (that i can see)
thank you for the link though... :)

My american buddy has sent me a dozen stainles steel 6-32 x 3/8" socket head cap screws.

just what i was looking for :)

and he wouldn't accept any money for them either... i feel a little soppy about that.  :-\

thank you ever so much for your help tbone and others!

 ;D

(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/towardsthelight/Thanks/MonkeyThanks.gif)

I'm too late then....

http://www.ahc-camberley.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=32_43 (http://www.ahc-camberley.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=32_43)

ah, thank you BG.

But the screws from my yank friend arrived t'other night.
Gonna put the hypercharger back together this evening... :)

thank you all, and tbone especially for quickly stopping me from ruining my threads.