Stainless Automotive Fastenings are actually based in Thessalonika, Greece. They have a reputation for promising the earth, taking your money and not delivering any goods. They have been the subject of many discussions and complaints on motorcycle and car restoration sites. Their site which has more text than any other actually has a portion that says that they no longer take credit cards. They use a convenience address in the north west to receive cheques. Caveat emptor most definitely applies here IMHO.

BA screws are getting more difficult to source due to lack of demand. There is a company in Fareham in Hampshire that sells them however. I shall track them down and report back. HTH.

Ive used Silent Stainless before without problems, although that was back in 2013.

Their website doesn't have much info, and when I ordered in 2013 you had to fill in a pdf form and send it back and arrange payment manually by cheque or paypal. They had a really good selection of stainless BA fasteners when i ordered (and BSW/F UNC/F) and everything came quickly and was as described.

You can get in touch with the owner at graham@silentstainless.co.uk if you are struggling elsewhere.

Another company to try is Stig Fasteners. They have online ordering at http://www.a2stainless.co.uk/ and I have used them on multiple occasions without problems.

Graham Wharton

Edited By Graham Wharton on 01/02/2017 10:23:00

or BA-Bolts, http://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/
But as far as I'm aware they don't do stainless. Just mentioning them as an extra source of BA stuff.

Dave
The Emerald Isle

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I have used this company and the service was excellent

Steve

I think one of the problems in getting hold of BA stainless fixings is that it is getting harder for the makers to source BA hex stock. I know of a couple of modelers who prefer to use all stainless fixings and they have taken to making all theirs from round stock.

J

GWR fasteners have 6BA csk. & cheese head in SS.

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I will not use EKP because an ordered batch of 2BA reduced head screws had been so badly made, the flank clearance was such that they slopped around in a 2BA test gauge. Was told, (huffily) we use solid swiss dies, pity they were not mounted squarely then.

Hi John, It is common practice at my workplace to use A2 grade bolts with A4 grade nuts. Whilst it didn't eliminate it completely, it reduced the amount of galling experienced when compared to using the same grade of nut and bolt.

Having a large size bolt such as an M10 or an M12 gall on an its nut resulted in an interface that could only be free'd using a hacksaw. Quite often the galling would happen during the loose "winding up" stage as opposed to the "tightening" stage. It would certainly spoil your afternoon if it happened on an assembly job.

Graham