Metric fastener source?

[scirocco at powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

And, Iffn' I do mind Ron?  Just kidding.  The rotating portion of the car 
rotiserrie
I am nearly done with is using a VW drum setup.  I need to bolt my mounting 
plate
to the drum(this will all make sense when it is done and pics 
posted).  Well since
I can't weld to the cast drum I need to use the bolt holes, but as you know 
and I have
found out there pretty much isn't a 12mm 1.5 pitch bolt in the are of 2" or 
so long. And
to answer the threaded rod part- I don't care if it's bolts or threaded rod 
that I could
tighten nuts down on.  So today I am going to drill and tap the holes today 
to something more
common, such as a standard US thread(Gasp!  on a VW part some of you are 
shocked)
because it will be easiest to get grade 8 bolts.
  Does that answer everyone's questions?


John C. Worden
Bucksport, Maine

'98 Dakota 4x4-
'86 Scirocco 8V-
'81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
'78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.
'89 Polaris Indy Deluxe



At 01:47 AM 4/2/04 -0800, Ron Pieper wrote:

>Aye, there's plenty of M12-1.75s but the 1.5 pitch is a bugger to 
>find.  Oddly, my Sears tap & die
>set has both a tap and a die in that pitch.  Another application that I 
>found besides lug bolts is
>the shift knob, so if you're in a real pinch you could saw off an old 
>Rabbit shifter!
>
>Iffn' you don't mind, what's the intended use?
>
>Ron
>
>--- "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
> > I'm looking for some metric bolts in the M12 1.5 pitch, which it seems is
> > an odd size.
> > Anyone have any ideas of an online source?  I had no luck today with my
> > local industrial
> > supply house and will try the local fastener supply shops tomorrow but 
> I am
> > not expecting
> > good luck there as even McMaster Carr doesn't list that size.  Threaded 
> rod
> > is acceptable
> > too.  I wish VW had chosen a different thread pitch for the wheels!
> >
> > John