Minor, somewhat annoying problem (I searched but didn't find anything). I'm trying to get oriented in hobbyist CNC, and bought a decent low-end minimill kit knowing I'd likely replace bits after getting the hang of things. So the leadscrews are not "proper" leadscrews but just 1/4" 20tpi threaded rod--and frankly that's perfectly OK for my learning needs at the moment.

Only problem is, it's a US-based kit (from the last place I lived; felt like I should support the home team and I'm moving back to the colonies, as it were, in September). And one 13.5" section of threaded rod was bent in shipping, and I'm missing about 15-20 "#10/24" ANSI standard machine screws.

No problem except everything over here is metric, as one would suspect, and proper local CNC merchants like Zapp and Marchant Dice have no truck with cheap threaded rod (I asked); I also can't find ANSI-standard machine screws here, which makes sense.

But I'm sure there's a way. I know the "proper" thing to do is get good ballscrews etc, and I'm sure I'll do that eventually, but I want to play around a bit first and get a better idea of what I really need and how things work. I could also get things shipped from the US, but I'm worried about another bent screw. Are there any merchants in the UK that would stock US/ANSI threaded rod and machine screws?

Thanks,
V. Putz