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Dee · Joined: 25 Aug 2010 Posts: 1

Hi everyone,
New to the forum and recently taken ownership of a ropey '57 Sunbeam 90 Mk III that I saved from being banger raced and am trying to keep it on the road with my budget of half a shoestring !

I am looking for for various BSF spanners and sockets for general/light maintenance so if anyone is having a clearout then do get in touch !

Regards,

Dee

Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

Try a few Autojumbles, if you don't find anything before.

Mind you Autojumbles can be a good source for all sorts of tools/spares to do with our hobby.

There's a big autojumble at the end of the month in Battlebridge in Essex.

And welcome to the Forum.

Roger

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22834 Location: UK

Even car boot sales are worth a try

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P3steve · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:46 am Post subject:

Your right there Rick I've had loads of tools for as little as 10p a spanner off car boot sales and just recently brought a range of Ten high grade engineering files ranging from a needle file up to a coarse ("B<@%$&d file" I think its called) file for just a quid you often see taps and die in old sizes too

michael1703 · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk

are you sure you want bsf and not a/f ?

Mog · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Sydney

Most cars of that era used UNF threads, there fore you need a/f spanners. Landrovers did use BSF threads on some parts.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh

I believe the Sunbeam Talbot 90 does use BSF throughout except for the steering gear where Whitworth threads are used. (i.e. All BSF spanners)

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Jim.Walker · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield

You are right Peter, but I think Dee is going to have a hard time finding spanners marked BSF. Very few are dual marked most bearing only Whitworth markings.
For Dee :- All spanners marked Whitworth or W fit BSF nuts 1/16in larger in thread size. i.e. 1/4 W is the same spanner as 5/16 BSF etc. The same with sockets.
I think that in 1957 A/F (unified) fasteners were virtually only found on Fords and American cars.
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baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

There are no modern,and very few older spanners marked with just their BSF sizes.Most are either dual marked with their Whit/BSF sizes or just marked W,BSW,Whit or Whitworth.I sell whitworth sockets and spanners from the cheap imports suitable for DIY use to the professional stuff .I've also published some conversion charts on my web site for those unsure of exactly what they need.
Google 'baconsdozen' or simply 'Whitworth tools'.
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bluto · Joined: 24 Jan 2011 Posts: 10

Over the years I have found full sets of Snapon the quality is wonderful and there are a full range of useful sockets and end wrenches Ebay is good

I got a full set of ring spaners of a Proto tool display .... they had been in this tool shop since th 1950's an the owner was very happy to take one dollar each... As he took them down the color of the bord behing each was far darker than the surrounding backround ..... always look up!

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2154 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

I'm with Rick on this one, I get virtually all my tools from boot sales. I've found loads of lovely Austin and FoMoCo spanners in the past as well Smile

baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

I am clearing out a load of secondhand whitworth tools. Some I put on ebay but I've a load of single ones open end and ring to get rid of and if anyone needs a single one and I've got it they can have it for the cost of posting.
I need some of the old Williams superslim open end in AF if anyone has any,I want to replenish the tool kit in my P5
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bluto · Joined: 24 Jan 2011 Posts: 10

Snapon made a range of 'superthins' in long, standard and short

I've a full set but sadly no extras

Jim.Walker · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield

bluto · Joined: 24 Jan 2011 Posts: 10

I don't use them to take anything apart ...broke one and Snapon has no replacements

They do work very well in tight spots.

Like I said I've a full range of most style wrenches. The very short combinations can be well worked with a couple fingers like flicking the ash of a nickel cigar