screws with coloured heads…. anyone?

[Gavin MacMillan]

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!

[Tim Painter]

http://www.seac.uk.com

Polytop screws rivets etc etc

[Lorraine Clinch]

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?

[Lorraine Clinch]

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

[Steve Morgan]

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

Steve

[Fred McLean]

Lorraine,

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

[Lorraine Clinch]

quote Fred Mc:

Lorraine,

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

Thanks for that Fred!

[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….

[Lorraine Clinch]

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!!!!