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Roy Turnbull Fasteners Ltd are an ISO 9001:2015 certified supplier of standard and non-standard threaded fasteners and specialists across the full range of standard stainless steel fasteners.

31/08/2026

Customer requirements: 👇

☐ Socket Cap Screws
☐ A4 Stainless Steel
☐ Titanium Nitride Coating
☐ Vented
☐ Gold Finish

Us:

☑ Yep.
☑ Yep.
☑ Yep.
☑ Yep.
☑ Yep.

PASS. 🏆😂

It's basically a school report, except instead of getting a gold star, you get a very fancy-looking screw. 😍

We love a specification with a challenge.

📞 0161 331 9400
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27/08/2026

This nut is looking for the Goldilocks zone. 🐻😂

Not too far.

Not too close.

Just right.

This specially manufactured steel adjusting nut is designed for precise adjustment.

Because sometimes engineering comes down to getting something exactly where it needs to be.

And apparently, this nut is in charge of making that happen. 💪

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25/08/2026

Ctrl+C. Ctrl+V. Ctrl+C. Ctrl+V. 😂

That's basically what's happened here.

Hundreds of washers.

Exactly the same size.

No variety. No drama. No arguments.

Just washer after washer after washer after washer...

It's oddly satisfying.

And yes, we can supply them by the handful, the box, the pallet or, apparently, the small mountain. 🔩

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24/08/2026

We have absolutely no idea what this is for. 😂

And that's not even a joke.

It's a special engineer's key, manufactured to our customer's own drawing.

They knew exactly what they wanted.

They knew exactly what dimensions they needed.

They presumably know exactly what it does. 😉 🤞

We just make sure they get it. 😎

One of the best things about engineering is that you can spend your day looking at the strangest components imaginable and still think:

"Yep. That's someone's solution to a very specific problem."

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21/08/2026

Spring washers are basically the therapist of the fastener world.

Everything's fine...

Until there's a bit of vibration.

Then they step in and say:

"Let's talk about why we're coming loose." 😂

Small, simple and designed to help resist loosening in the right applications.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some are slightly bent bits of metal.

📞 0161 331 9400
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19/08/2026

"It's 50mm long."

Great.

But... 50mm of what? 😂

When measuring a socket shoulder screw, the overall length isn't the whole story.

You need to measure:

📏 Shoulder diameter – across the smooth shoulder

📏 Shoulder length – the smooth section only

🔩 Thread size – the threaded section

🔩 Thread length – how much of it is threaded

Because when it comes to shoulder screws, where you measure from matters.

Small detail. Big difference. 👌

📞 0161 331 9400
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17/08/2026

Some socket cap screws just refuse to be ordinary.

Meet the Titanium Nitride coated socket cap screw.

Gold finish? ✅
Socket cap? ✅
Serious engineering credentials? ✅

They look like they've been dipped in gold...
..and frankly, they know it.

While ordinary socket caps are quietly getting on with their day, these ones are turning up looking like they own the place. 😎

Functional? Absolutely.
Fancy? Also absolutely.

📞 0161 331 9400
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13/08/2026

You know you've been in engineering a while when...

Someone asks for 2BA nuts and you don't immediately reach for Google. 😂

BA threads are a little bit old-school, but that's the thing about engineering:

Just because something isn't the latest and greatest doesn't mean it's disappeared.

There are still plenty of machines, instruments and assemblies out there that need the right old-school fastener.

And we're happy to keep supplying them.

2BA? No problem.

📞 0161 331 9400
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12/08/2026

Phosphor bronze barrel ni**le.

Go on - Try saying it three times quickly.

Now try explaining to someone outside engineering what you've just said. 😂

It's one of those wonderfully niche components that makes perfect sense to an engineer...
..and sounds completely made up to everyone else.

But behind the slightly ridiculous name is a very real, very useful engineering component.

And yes, we can supply them.

📞 0161 331 9400
📧 mailto:[email protected]

11/08/2026

We asked for a washer - Someone clearly misunderstood and ordered a giant copper Polo mint!

🍩 No mint flavour
🔩 Definitely a washer
📐 Manufactured to a customer's drawing
🟠 Made from copper

At this size, we're not sure whether to put it on a bolt or hang it on the wall.

Standard washers are all well and good...

…but sometimes you need to go BIG. 💪

📞 0161 331 9400
📧 mailto:[email protected]

Address

Unit 8 Ravensfield Ind Estate, Charles Street
Manchester
SK164SD

Telephone

+441613319400

Website

http://www.royturnbullfasteners.co.uk/

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