Thread: 9/32 hex rod

I have been trying to find 9/32 hex steel rod for a batch of 3000 nuts I have to make. Does anyone know of a source that can supply free machining stock in lengths 1 metre or above, prefer a local supplier but am willing to import if necessary.
Mal

Have you tried Miniature Bearings Australia, https://www.minibearings.com.au/stor...gonalbarbrass/

Voestalpine claim to sell 1214 hex in sizes from 1/4" to 4"

Try these guys too -
https://www.milltechmartinbright.com/products/
They produce a lot of this sort of stuff, so there is a chance that your local steel supplier buys from them.

Michael

Originally Posted by Michael G

Try these guys too -
https://www.milltechmartinbright.com/products/
They produce a lot of this sort of stuff, so there is a chance that your local steel supplier buys from them.

Michael

Tried them already, they won't go that small anymore and we are talking about 400kg min, when they used to do it. I only need about 30 metres to make 3000 nuts.

Originally Posted by China

Have you tried Miniature Bearings Australia, https://www.minibearings.com.au/stor...gonalbarbrass/

They seem to deal mainly in brass. Couldn't find a listing for 9/32 hex on their site.

Originally Posted by bob ward

Voestalpine claim to sell 1214 hex in sizes from 1/4" to 4"

emailed them, we'll see what they say.

9/32 appears to be the tricky part of the equation.... 5/16 would be easy it seems. Interestingly even many of the American suppliers of hex bar seem to jump from 1/4 straight to 5/16, seems 9/32 is an irregular size (story of my life, needing sizes that don't exist).

I make 9/32 to be 7.14mm, and Bright Steels in Braeside (Melbourne) list 7mm hex bar as a stock size. Not perfect, but might be workable to use a 9/32 spanner on depending on required tension? Just a thought.

https://www.brightsteel.com.au/files...t%20010118.pdf

Originally Posted by Jekyll and Hyde

9/32 appears to be the tricky part of the equation.... 5/16 would be easy it seems. Interestingly even many of the American suppliers of hex bar seem to jump from 1/4 straight to 5/16, seems 9/32 is an irregular size (story of my life, needing sizes that don't exist).

I make 9/32 to be 7.14mm, and Bright Steels in Braeside (Melbourne) list 7mm hex bar as a stock size. Not perfect, but might be workable to use a 9/32 spanner on depending on required tension? Just a thought.

https://www.brightsteel.com.au/files...t%20010118.pdf

unfortunately I have to stick with that size, that's what the original nut was and people like to keep their machines original. 5/16 hex would be easy, but we can't do it the easy way can we.

I actually got a quote from a mob in Victoria, to make 3000. Trouble is, if I take that, it would cost $3500 for something that doesn't sell that well(probably represents 30 years of stock). If I do less quantity the price goes up like a rocket and I'd have to sell them for about $5 each(be buggered if I'd pay that much for a tiny little lock nut). If I do it myself on my Index cam autos(excluding my labour) it's only a few Hundred, which I can live with.
Mal

smallest Voestalpine have is 1/2"

Originally Posted by Jekyll and Hyde

I make 9/32 to be 7.14mm, and Bright Steels in Braeside (Melbourne) list 7mm hex bar as a stock size.

There's a good chance it actually is 9/32 and they've rounded it to 7mm. Worth asking.

Hi Guys,

Will 4 and a bit thou make that much difference to a hex nut ?

Originally Posted by allterrain50

I actually got a quote from a mob in Victoria, to make 3000. Trouble is, if I take that, it would cost $3500 for something that doesn't sell that well(probably represents 30 years of stock). If I do less quantity the price goes up like a rocket and I'd have to sell them for about $5 each(be buggered if I'd pay that much for a tiny little lock nut).

Yep. Might be a 20-30 second (or maybe even less) part to make, but the setup time/cost is the same if it's 10 or 10,000

Perhaps try Classic fasteners (https://www.classicfasteners.com.au/) they might even have a reasonable price for your 3000 nuts.

Michael