Greenweld - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

vosperd · 28th Apr 2025, 8:53 am

I used to find this company good for BA screws and nuts amongst other things. Have they stopped trading?
Don m5aky

G6Tanuki · 28th Apr 2025, 9:17 am

Seems they went bust a couple of decades ago but were bought by an outfit called Permex and continued trading, searching for "Greenweld permex" yields results.

David G4EBT · 28th Apr 2025, 9:51 am

I always us the aptly name company 'BA Bolts':

https://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/index.html

They sell a wide range of steel, stainless steel and brass nuts and bolts - not just BA, but other imperial and metric nuts and bolts.

Also, grub screws for knobs:

https://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/bagrubs.html

(Nice website to navigate to find what you need).

Hope that helps.

Vintage Engr · 28th Apr 2025, 5:44 pm

What an absolute mine of information you are David!

I also found this information useful, so thanks from me.

David.

vosperd · 30th Apr 2025, 8:42 am

Thanks for the info and links to the sites.
Don m5aky

Craig Sawyers · 30th Apr 2025, 10:24 am

I've used BA Bolts a number of times, and they are first rate.

The other one that I use from time to time is https://www.accu.co.uk/ . They have a good range of stainless slotted cheesehead in 2, 4 and 6BA - even blackened.

And a nice range of UNC too. And Metric of course. Coarse and fine thread in multiple choice of materials and heads.

Craig

Philco-Pete · 1st May 2025, 7:06 am

A bit weird; only yesterday I unearthed a small switch PCB that I got from Greenweld’s “junk shop” in Southampton sometime in the mid eighties; this was the only time I managed to visit - I think the junk bit was separate from the general components shop and was only open one day a week. Following on from this thread I find that the new outfit is based in Hoddesdon, where I grew up and lived for thirty years.
If only they had been there then

?
Like most other erstwhile firms of that ilk there is precious little surplus stuff now but an interesting website nonetheless.

28th Apr 2025, 8:53 am	#1
vosperd Hexode Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 471	Greenweld I used to find this company good for BA screws and nuts amongst other things. Have they stopped trading? Don m5aky

28th Apr 2025, 9:17 am	#2
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 15,674	Re: Greenweld Seems they went bust a couple of decades ago but were bought by an outfit called Permex and continued trading, searching for "Greenweld permex" yields results. __________________ "It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on!" -Marilyn Monroe .

28th Apr 2025, 9:51 am	#3
David G4EBT Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 6,161	Re: Greenweld I always us the aptly name company 'BA Bolts': https://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/index.html They sell a wide range of steel, stainless steel and brass nuts and bolts - not just BA, but other imperial and metric nuts and bolts. Also, grub screws for knobs: https://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/bagrubs.html (Nice website to navigate to find what you need). Hope that helps. __________________ David. BVWS Member. G-QRP Club member 1339.

28th Apr 2025, 5:44 pm	#4
Vintage Engr Octode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. Posts: 1,111	Re: Greenweld What an absolute mine of information you are David! I also found this information useful, so thanks from me. David.

30th Apr 2025, 8:42 am	#5
vosperd Hexode Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 471	Re: Greenweld Thanks for the info and links to the sites. Don m5aky

30th Apr 2025, 10:24 am	#6
Craig Sawyers Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 5,828	Re: Greenweld I've used BA Bolts a number of times, and they are first rate. The other one that I use from time to time is https://www.accu.co.uk/ . They have a good range of stainless slotted cheesehead in 2, 4 and 6BA - even blackened. And a nice range of UNC too. And Metric of course. Coarse and fine thread in multiple choice of materials and heads. Craig __________________ Doomed for a certain term to walk the night

1st May 2025, 7:06 am	#7
Philco-Pete Tetrode Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chesham, Bucks. UK. Posts: 99	Re: Greenweld A bit weird; only yesterday I unearthed a small switch PCB that I got from Greenweld’s “junk shop” in Southampton sometime in the mid eighties; this was the only time I managed to visit - I think the junk bit was separate from the general components shop and was only open one day a week. Following on from this thread I find that the new outfit is based in Hoddesdon, where I grew up and lived for thirty years. If only they had been there then? Like most other erstwhile firms of that ilk there is precious little surplus stuff now but an interesting website nonetheless.