Sandblasting

[Steve]

Hi Keith, Bolts and hardware are gettting harder to find every day unless you want to use metric. It makes it hard to keep everything at a standard without drilling out and replacing every nut and bolt.. So could l suggest that you should get in touch with the following.

CLASSIC FASTENERS. PO Box 187. Welland SA 5007. Australia. Tel: +61 8 8346 9838 ...
www.classicfasteners.com.au

They have helped me out to no end with 2&4 BA bolts and nuts for my project and they have a good catalogue that you can download.

Rgds
Steve

[Grant Bowker]

I know this isn't a lot of help to those of you outside North America due to the cost of postage, but the United States stubbornly refuses to go metric like the rest of the world. As a result SAE/Imperial hardware is still available from US and Canadian suppliers if you are willing to pay the costs. In fact, although Canada is officially metric the SAE fasteners are usually cheaper and more available than metric here.
On a parallel line of reasoning, does anyone have good suppliers for larger sizes of Whitworth fine thread nuts such as used for joining wheel halfs?

[gjamo]

Hi Jeff,
I use my blaster for a bit of a specialized application on stainless steel. The abrasive I use is iron free so it doesn't contaminate the surface. Garfield sands supply a wide range of abrasives. http://www.garfieldsands.com.au/.
You are rightly concerned about silicosis and need to take appropriate precautions but you can use all sorts of non sand alternatives like soda, although I have not tried it personally.
Graeme

[Jeff Gordon]

Thanks Graeme I will look into it.

Keith, I found a mob that make them, I did some research because I need some for when we build a C15A rear body.
RAGEEM Fasteners, weld on cage nuts
3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8 or 5, 6, 8, & 10mm
the cage is slightly different the way it is made but it still has the weld on tags the same length, there is a little picture of them on there web site.

http://www.rageem.com.au/Products/Sp...peed_nuts.html

$55inc for a box of 100 they make to order so allow 2 days,
(02) 9599 3132
I got a stack of them I "borrowed" from the oil refinery when I was working there, I drill a hole in the tag and weld it on through the hole so it looks like a spot weld.
Jeff

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Jeff Gordon

Thanks Graeme I will look into it.

Keith, I found a mob that make them, I did some research because I need some for when we build a C15A rear body.
RAGEEM Fasteners, weld on cage nuts
3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8 or 5, 6, 8, & 10mm
the cage is slightly different the way it is made but it still has the weld on tags the same length, there is a little picture of them on there web site.

http://www.rageem.com.au/Products/Sp...peed_nuts.html

$55inc for a box of 100 they make to order so allow 2 days,
(02) 9599 3132
I got a stack of them I "borrowed" from the oil refinery when I was working there, I drill a hole in the tag and weld it on through the hole so it looks like a spot weld.
Jeff

Thanks Jeff (and others). This is just what I need.

I also like the idea of water blasting - I have a Bosch high pressure cleaner but the blasting attachment isn't available here in Australia. I do however have a friend with a Honda petrol powered pressure cleaner so I'll look into getting an attachment for that.