Section : Gearbox

Argh! Part No DS1315 roll pin

Posted By : Yan Holland, 18-May-2003, 04:35pm

• Argh! Part No DS1315 roll pin

  Posted By : John Davies, 18-May-2003, 09:26pm

  Yan,
  You might try Halfords. Yes, Halfords! (H-A-L....... Shades of Horace Bachelor!) My local branch is large and on a 'Mall', so smaller branches may not sell them, and I don't know if they will have the right size.
  
  But roll pins are still a standard engineering fastener. An engineering workshop near you will have some. The workshop guys will probably GIVE you one, or else suggest where else you might look. Wander in and ask someone.
  
  Otherwise, try looking in the Yellow Pages, under "Fixings & fastners" or "Nut & Bolt stockists". These are generally not 'retail outlets' but specialist stores for the engineering trade. Don't be shy, but do try and visit when they are not busy with their normal customers. Be as speciific as you can. Take an example of the part you need if possible and ask them to match it. The guys there are usualy sympathetic and helpful, They may be more used to an order for one thousand roll pins, but they will just as gladly sell you one, though not at the same price!
  John
  
  

  • Argh! Part No DS1315 roll pin

    Posted By : Yan Holland, 18-May-2003, 09:33pm

    Thanks John lots of options there, have quite a large Halfords near by so will try there first, if not there are plenty of engineering companies etc around so it should be easy to find now I have an idea where to look.
    
    On another tack it would be useful to have a record of fastner sizes for equivelant and slightly obscure part numbers - especially for things like this.
    
    
    ***UPDATE***
    For those of you that are interested Halfords no longer carry small parts like roll pins, the selection of items that are on display, the bolts, split pins and washers etc are all they have. However, I have found a web site that will provide a selection of 420ish imperial roll pins for about £12.00 inc P&P address below for those that are interested..
    
    http://www.justoffbase-tools.co.uk
    
    Cheers,
    Yan