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pommyphil
24th August 2009, 07:01 PM
I wasted nearly an hour today, trawling through the shavings with a magnet for a 30c screw, because I dont have spares:-

Bolt and Industrial have them $26+postage per 100. Even I couldn't lose that many.

Maybe split them up and post them out at cost if anyone else has had the problem.

Theyr'e 6mm countersunk with a 4mm hex socket,10mm long same as Nova.

Jim Carroll
24th August 2009, 07:44 PM
You may find that they are not the same as the nova screws.

The size of the countersink on nova is 10mm where the aus sizes are 12mm so may not fit into the countersink properly.

pommyphil
25th August 2009, 07:48 AM
thanks Jim, that saves a drama.:-

Gil Jones
25th August 2009, 04:03 PM
Jim is correct!!
I ran into the same problem here in the USA where our 6mm flathead screws have a 12mm diameter head vs the 10mm Nova head. I ordered 100 of the "genuine Nova" screws so no problem in my lifetime.
I first tried grinding the 12mm head down to 10mm, and while it seems to work, the screw countersink angle is a bit off from the Nova screws (and jaws), so the non-OEM screws do not seat in the jaw countersink properly.
Luck with yours...

pommyphil
25th August 2009, 06:03 PM
I love this forum:2tsup:

TTIT
25th August 2009, 06:27 PM
Yet another plus for Vicmarc then - off-the-shelf screws work just fine :U:U:U