Grub screws in Europe

[bernard_L]

I just now have to procure grub screws for the focus ring of a camera under refurbishment. I reside in EU. Thought I'd pass the information I gathered.
I was about to write "of course the USA camera restorers have no problem, just go to McMaster Carr"; actually not true: looking for M1.4, found just one model, flat-tipped, hex drive, and too long (5mm).
Back to the title topic. I found:

• https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/polarbearcamera/Grub-Screws/_i.html?store_cat=77800561013
  A fairly good choice of sizes. But the hassle of importing from UK to EU: customs, VAT, and the "fee" paid to the carrier for customs paperwork (extortion, if you ask me)
• https://micro-modele.fr/en/30-screws-without-heads. M1.4, 1.6; 2.0... Flat or pointed. Slotted or hex drive; Choice of lengths.
• And... aliexpress. But for grub screws, I prefer not to buy cheap. You takes yer chances.

Interestingly, the supplier I found, conveniently in France, caters primarily for model railway enthusiasts. hat is the second time I found small screws from model railway supplier, the other being North West Short Line,

NorthWest Short Line

NorthWest Short Line

nwsl.com

Anyone else has a supplier of grub screws in, EU?

 

[Xylo]

Check out Aliexpress. I get a lot of hardware from there.
And if you select "choice" shipping, once you reach the threshold, it comes to your door free of charge in about 2 weeks.

 

[bernard_L]

Check out Aliexpress. I get a lot of hardware from there.
And if you select "choice" shipping, once you reach the threshold, it comes to your door free of charge in about 2 weeks.

I did. See my original post.

I had a heightened concern about quality (aliexpress: hit and miss) after seeing how the original grub screws were defective: undersized outer diameter, broken head.

On second looks I noted two positives for the aliexpress offering. (1) stainless steel. (2) slot not to deep, making head less susceptible to breakage.

Please share your experience with aliexpress grub screws.

 

[Laurent]

My favourite is micro modèle. Could be l'octant but they do not seem to go below 1.6mm, not sure it this happened after they merged with Methivier.

OctantEnLigne.com or https://www.metivier-modelisme.com/

 

[bernard_L]

So, nothing else in EU ?? There used to be:

MicroScrews-Shop.nl - Precisie Microschroeven

Bestel de hoogste kwaliteit microschroeven voor jouw bouwprojecten op MicroScrews-Shop.nl. Voor precisie en duurzaamheid.

microscrews-shop.nl

but that URL seems to be abandoned and up for sale.

Nothing in Germany? the land of precision mechanics?

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Nothing in Germany? the land of precision mechanics?

Hasn't Germany long since been replaced by Japan in this respect?

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Austria chimes in:

Schraubenking - ihr Onlineshop für Schrauben, Muttern, Normteile

Hier finden Sie Schrauben, Muttern, Scheiben, Normteile, Nägel, Klammern, Dübel, Bolzenanker, Nieten, Holzverbinder, Winkel, Werkzeuge

www.schraubenking.at

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Austria chimes in:

Schraubenking - ihr Onlineshop für Schrauben, Muttern, Normteile

Hier finden Sie Schrauben, Muttern, Scheiben, Normteile, Nägel, Klammern, Dübel, Bolzenanker, Nieten, Holzverbinder, Winkel, Werkzeuge

www.schraubenking.at

For example

Linsenflachkopfschrauben, Linsenschrauben Edelstahl

Linsenflachkopfschrauben, Zierschrauben Linsenkopf, Flachkopfschrauben

www.schraubenking.at

 

[bernard_L]

Austria chimes in:

They start at M2. Plus I don't understand German, and, worse, they have that Austrian accent

 

[Andreas Thaler]

They start at M2. Plus I don't understand German, and, worse, they have that Austrian accent

With my school French, I hardly understand my relatives in Brittany and Provence

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Minischrauben und Zubehör online kaufen

Großes Sortiment an Schrauben - von Minischrauben bis hin zu Schwerlastanwendungen. Jetzt online bestellen.

minischrauben.com

Durchmesser 1,6

minischrauben.com

?

I don't know much about screws (yet)

 

[bernard_L]

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With my school French, I hardly understand my relatives in Brittany and Provence

Don't worry. I know as a fact that in Brittany, sometimes people don't understand those from a village 20 miles away.
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[bernard_L]

Minischrauben und Zubehör online kaufen

Großes Sortiment an Schrauben - von Minischrauben bis hin zu Schwerlastanwendungen. Jetzt online bestellen.

minischrauben.com

Durchmesser 1,6

minischrauben.com

?

I don't know much about screws (yet)

Looks good. Thank you. They even start at M1 (!!).

IMO, if a (say) M1.4 threaded hole is stripped, just tap it to M2. Sure this might break the "rule" that thread length should be at least 2x diameter, but if length is fixed, larger diameter should be stronger.