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  Screw recomendations

  Posted by John McCormick on 9 June 2014 at 11:09

  Morning all,

  Can any of you good people recommend a trade box box of Stainless steel screws for general sign installation? wanted a good selection box to leave in the van.

  Thanks 😀

  John McCormick replied 11 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  John Dorling

  Member

  9 June 2014 at 11:23

  I got a box with compartments in and filled it with tek screws, various self tappers, rawl plugs, plasterboard/hollow wall fixings, rivets, white torx screws etc etc. I’ve never seen a trade pack with all the screws in it that I use. With all those packs you will run out of some very quickly, but be stuck with some for ever!

  John

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  David Rogers

  Member

  9 June 2014 at 12:54

  Why stainless?

  I find that so long as the screws are of good quality & coated (zinc, japaned, ‘gold’) then they don’t rust unless immersed in salty water! And even better when capped off in coloured caps that seal them in. (Pro-Dec)

  Favour Hilti for most of our fixings (hammer-ins, tec-bolts, some self tapping / self drilling screws) and B&Q trade for the rest of the assortment…and any special stuff such as ‘thunderbolts’ ordered online (you’ll probably never use expanding bolts again!!)

  Dave

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  John McCormick

  Member

  9 June 2014 at 17:16

  Thanks guys

  John: That make sense hadn’t thought of the ones you get stuck with!

  Dave: I thought stainless was what everyone was using, over kill I will have a look at the others.

  Thanks again

  John

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