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7th August 2020, 04:43 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Slotted stainless steel 3G screws for hinges
Hi All,
I've been following Ian Hawthorne's videos. He said he was using 2.5mm x 16mm slotted head stainless steel screws on his box. I assume these are actually 3G x ⅝" I haven't been able to source them. Ian polishes the heads of his screws by spinning them in a drill press against 400 grit sandpaper. I'd like to do the same, so chrome plated steel or brass screws won't work.
Does anyone know where I might get them in Oz? I don't want to wait forever for OS postage. Although if OS is the only option I'll wait.
Cheers,
Chris
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8th August 2020, 05:21 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Try Mr Stainless in Drummoyne, apparently before they close down... yikes. or you can try a boating shop, Bias Boating, or Whitworths
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8th August 2020, 09:38 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks for those leads. Mr Stainless has a M2.5x16 screw with a cross head. There are no pictures so I assume that's a Phillips head. I suspect it's also a machine screw not a wood screw. Annoyingly they don't have a phone number to call.
I found 4G x 16 screws in Melbourne. Unfortunately it's a Phillips head and 4G is getting a bit big. The diameter of the head is almost the width of the hinge. I suppose I could turn the heads down a fraction on my lathe. But I really prefer the look of slotted heads, so I'll keep searching.
https://www.thefastenerfactory.com.a...16-4gx16-100pc
Given the number of views of this thread with only one reply, is it safe to assume almost everyone here uses brass screws on their boxes?
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8th August 2020, 09:52 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Found them. OS unfortunately, but beggars can't be choosers.
2.5mm / No 3 A2 STAINLESS STEEL SLOTTED COUNTERSUNK FLAT HEAD WOOD SCREWS DIN 97 | eBay
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8th August 2020, 12:29 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Not necessarily, i just use the screws that come with the hinges. I believe there was a good reason philips head screws were designed and have become the norm and for good or bad i'm not purist enough to think that fixing box hinges with anything but slotted screws is sacrilege.
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8th August 2020, 04:07 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Fair enough, but my question related to material the screws were made of, not the type of head.
Rightly or wrongly I tend to associate Phillips head screws with electrical equipment and slotted head screws with woodwork. Particularly when it comes to cabinetry and box making.
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8th August 2020, 04:26 PM #7China
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Cabinet Makers stopped using slotted head screws 45 years ago.
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8th August 2020, 05:30 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Is that right? Certainly those that make kitchen cabinets out of melamine MDF. I've used hundreds of Philips head screws myself on such cabinets. But what about bespoke cabinet makers? Who's using all the slotted head wood screws that are being sold? Brass, bare steel, zinc plated steel, chrome plated steel, stainless steel - all available in a huge range of sizes.
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8th August 2020, 07:01 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Interesting point Jack, i would also like to know. I remember ........ vaguely during my apprenticeship i used to refurb old doors and joinery and the slotted head screws (usually always Brass) were as soft as chewing gum and never a good fit for blade screw drivers we used. I was always at the grinder reshaping a screw driver to get that perfect fit to remove a screw.
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8th August 2020, 07:26 PM #10
Another place you could try is Metro Bolts, Richmond, Victoria. They have a pretty wide range of nit, screws, washers and bolts (as the old joke goes.)
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8th August 2020, 07:40 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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Bunnings sell a range of stainless steel screws. I bought some just yesterday they were ph not slotted though.
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9th August 2020, 01:20 AM #13GOLD MEMBER
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Jack,
The screws I’ve had from Ian H with his hinges in the past have been machine screws not wood screws.
+1 for Metro Bolts in Swan Street Richmond Vic.
For fine boxes, where the hinges are very noticeable and arguably part of the presentation I still like slot headed screws, clocked so they point in the same direction. Everything else I use Philips head or (preferably) Robertsons.
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Brian
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9th August 2020, 02:01 AM #14China
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Many top of the range Furniture where screws are used, use Philips, Pozi drive or similar, slot headed screws are only used in antique repair, or by those who for some unknown reason believe they are "classier"
Back in the day if they had alternatives slotted screws would never have been used. Henry Phillips is a hero
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9th August 2020, 08:55 AM #15GOLD MEMBER
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Anyone who uses Pozi drive screws on top of the range furniture ought to be shot. There must be a HUGE number of people who are either doing antique furniture repair or are fussy about their screws, given the enormous range of slotted head screws on the market.
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