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  screws with coloured heads…. anyone?

  Posted by Lorraine Clinch on 30 March 2007 at 12:25

  Does anyone know who supplies these?
  I had a sample sent ages ago, but I never kept supplier details 😳

  They are a flat head, come in various colours, I believe specifically to match with Di-bond/Alupanel colours.

  Any ideas anyone?

  Lorraine Clinch replied 18 years, 9 months ago 6 Members · 9 Replies
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  Gavin MacMillan

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 12:31

  Ashby do some, but only in 1 length and if I remember they are self tappers.

  I’ll be watching this thread cause it’d be nice to have a full range – pozi though, none of this straight head stuff!

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  Tim Painter

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 12:34

  http://www.seac.uk.com

  Polytop screws rivets etc etc

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  Lorraine Clinch

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 12:44

  Hi Gavin, thanks for that, I have Ashby sending out samples. They are not the same however, the ones I am after have a very flat head (posi-drive), which will sit almost flush with the board.

  Anyone else with any idea of supplier?

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  Lorraine Clinch

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 12:50

  Actually, I’ve just noticed, they are not X-headed, more like a star shaped centre.

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  Steve Morgan

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 13:59

  Lorraine,
  I’ve just found a sample pack of the Ashby screws and they are Polytop screws just rebagged

  Steve

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  Fred McLean

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 14:01

  Lorraine,

  the star shaped heads are called TORX as opoosed to POZI-DRIVE

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  Lorraine Clinch

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 14:17

  quote Fred Mc:

  Lorraine,

  the star shaped heads are called TORX as opoosed to POZI-DRIVE

  Thanks for that Fred!

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  David Rogers

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 14:18

  quote Fred Mc:

  Lorraine,

  the star shaped heads are called TORX as opoosed to POZI-DRIVE

  Normally you’d get.

  FLAT – just a slot
  Philips – just a cross
  Pozi-Drive – cross with a mini cross between the main one.
  Torx – 6 pointed ‘fluted hexagon’, mainly used in the motor industry.
  Allen – hexagonal – used an ‘allen key’.

  then various ‘security’ screws – like Torx with a centre stud, ‘Y’ keys….

  All with the different shaped heads…countersunk, pan, domed….

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  Lorraine Clinch

  Member

  30 March 2007 at 14:22

  quote David Rogers:

  quote Fred Mc:

  Lorraine,

  the star shaped heads are called TORX as opoosed to POZI-DRIVE

  Normally you’d get.

  FLAT – just a slot
  Philips – just a cross
  Pozi-Drive – cross with a mini cross between the main one.
  Torx – 6 pointed ‘fluted hexagon’, mainly used in the motor industry.
  Allen – hexagonal – used an ‘allen key’.

  then various ‘security’ screws – like Torx with a centre stud, ‘Y’ keys….

  All with the different shaped heads…countersunk, pan, domed….

  Hmm, thanks Dave….I’ll have to get my glasses on to see if my ‘star’ has 5 or six points!!!!

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