Anyone in fastners/fixings?

[Plotloss]

Looking for pan head patress screws i.e non raised/countersunk ones.

I can find M3.5 x 25mm machine screws but nothing longer.

Any ideas?

[mechsympathy]

At risk of sounding thick*, how are they different from normal pattress screws, apart from the length.

Which, let's face it, is always a risk.

[Mission Drift]

I am... but it's all aerospace parts where I work.

[bitwrx]

At the risk of sounding thick, what's a patress screw?

[LordGrover]

click?

[PH5121]

If they are for electrical accessories try an electrical wholesaler, where they are readily available up to 75mm long.

Edited by PH5121 on Monday 9th February 16:54

[bitwrx]

At the risk of sounding thick, what's a patress screw?

[Plotloss]

mechsympathy said:

At risk of sounding thick*, how are they different from normal pattress screws, apart from the length.

Which, let's face it, is always a risk.

Normal patress screws are countersunk to fit into a bevel on the faceplate.

These particular faceplates dont have a bevel so raised head screws dont look right, if you see what I mean.

[Wings]

bitwrx said:

At the risk of sounding thick, what's a patress screw?

Electrical light switch, sockets etc. etc. screws, athough I thought the OP wanted pan head screws, which would be a different head type screw to a patress screw.

[mechsympathy]

LordGrover said:

click?

Those are countersunk. IIRC my local hardware store (run by men in brown coats) has what Plotloss wants.

[mechsympathy]

Plotloss said:

These particular faceplates dont have a bevel so raised head screws dont look right, if you see what I mean.

I guess taking a dremel to the faceplates is out of the question

[Wings]

mechsympathy said:

LordGrover said:

click?

Those are countersunk. IIRC my local hardware store (run by men in brown coats) has what Plotloss wants.

Wrong, they are Raised Countersunk screws, being slightly different to plain old countersunk screws.

[mechsympathy]

Wings said:

Wrong, they are Raised Countersunk screws, being slightly different to plain old countersunk screws.

I've been out-pedanted. The shame!

[mechsympathy]

Any good?

[mechsympathy]

mechsympathy said:

IIRC my local hardware store (run by men in brown coats) has what Plotloss wants.

Well, they don't but they do do extenders (ie an M3.5 bolt with a long head that's threaded to take the pattress screw). They're a quid a pop though

[john_p]

Orbital Fasteners in Rickmansworth might well have it.