Thread: brass screws

G'day Smurfn8r,

If you are looking for slotted brass screws for woodwork, you would be best to go for square head/positive drive screws. You can put better torque on the screw with no chance of stripping the head out. Not that you need much torque to drive the screw home, but you can do it much finer.

http://sachys-robertson.com.au/screw_head.html

I can recommend them highly, as can many others.

Pretty well any brass screws you can get in Australia, apart from those Waldo mentioned, are poor quality. I prefer the SR square drive.

Originally Posted by smurfn8r

hi,

i'm having trouble finding quality slotted brass screws in australia can any one help?

thanks

Any yacht chandlery should have brass screws, but if you want quality then you might have to go to bronze and think $$$$$$$$$$'s.

Cheers

Graeme

Robertson screw in Brass .... OMG, how Canadian! Slotted screws are traditional for Woodworking Best source is Fastenal, www.Fastenal.com but the closest to Aussie is in Singapore. But they do have internet sales.

Hi smurfn8r,

I have purchased slotted brass screws in small sizes that are quite acceptable from Boxmakers Brassware in Sydney. I always buy screws at the Melbourne Wood Show. See their web site at http://www.boxmakersbrassware.com.au.

I also purchase brass screws from engineering supply places that sell nuts, bolts and fasteners etc. These are more often available in phillips head and not always in slotted.

Peter

Originally Posted by smurfn8r

hi,

i'm having trouble finding quality slotted brass screws in australia can any one help?

thanks

Try this U.S.A. Company. By the way.If your after Nicholson #49 and #50 Cabinet Maker Files they have a great discount going.Have a look under Hand Tools. Use 1st Class International Airmail as its the cheapest airmail to Australia. The aussie exchange rate makes this a really good deal. I just put an order in.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...lue0%7ENewUser

thanks graeme,
searching this forum for silicon bronze screws i was able to find an australian website that sells SB and brass slot headed screws.
thanks everyone else,but i had checked out the other websites and they didn't have what i was after.
regards
smurfn8r