Andrew Pitonyak
07-26-2012, 9:00 PM
I purchased some cheap brass hinges from Lee Valley that use size 0, 1, or 2 screws. I neglected to purchase accompanying screws. I noted that Lee Valley seems to have a decent price on brass screws of this sort:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?cat=3,41306,41334&p=40960
I have not installed many hinges, but the usual advice seems to be that I first finish the pilot hole using a "not brass" screw. Sadly, Lee Valley does not sell screws in this size that are not brass. So, today I wandered by Lowes and Andersons. Neither carried screws of this size either.
So, where can I buy steel screws of this size?
I found these screws at microfasteners, but the non-brass screws are for metal, so the configuration is different for the threads.... If I don't care about brass, would these be a problem since they are threaded all the way to the head and it looks like the head may have a slightly different angle?
http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/TWSFHWB.cfm
http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/TWSSMFP.cfm
The smallest scews here are #2
http://www.mcmaster.com/#pull-out-resistant-wood-screws/=ikwlr0
Then again, perhaps for the smaller screws, first using a non-brass screw does not matter....
http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?cat=3,41306,41334&p=40960
I have not installed many hinges, but the usual advice seems to be that I first finish the pilot hole using a "not brass" screw. Sadly, Lee Valley does not sell screws in this size that are not brass. So, today I wandered by Lowes and Andersons. Neither carried screws of this size either.
So, where can I buy steel screws of this size?
I found these screws at microfasteners, but the non-brass screws are for metal, so the configuration is different for the threads.... If I don't care about brass, would these be a problem since they are threaded all the way to the head and it looks like the head may have a slightly different angle?
http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/TWSFHWB.cfm
http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/TWSSMFP.cfm
The smallest scews here are #2
http://www.mcmaster.com/#pull-out-resistant-wood-screws/=ikwlr0
Then again, perhaps for the smaller screws, first using a non-brass screw does not matter....