Screws

[Jon Connell]

I've drawn a blank in getting some short, fat, round/cross-head screws to replace some corroded ones from some church doors. The originals make a difference to the appearance, so I'd like to get something very similar.

They look like this:

and the screws are around 35x9mm or, more likely, 1 1/2" x 20ga given the age of the doors.

Am I likely to find something like this or is this something that can be made by a blacksmith or anyone with a lathe? I only need 4.

Jon

[harryagain]

If it's going in an existing hole, get a longer screw and cut it off. Even if not, you can cut an existing screw off and file/grind the thread to form a new point and "deepen" the thread. Simple job if laborious.

Or let a longer screw go right through the job and cut the projecting point off with an angle grinder.

[DerbyBorn]

Jon Connell wrote in news: [e-mail]:

"Slot Head"

[stuart noble]

These any good?

They all come in packs of 10

[Syd Rumpo]

'Mushroom head wood screw'

This looks close..

If not, I imagine a hex headed coach screw could easily be turned and slotted to be a fairly good match.

Cheers

[Syd Rumpo]

or this, too short maybe...

Cheers

[Jon Connell]

inc-plated-1884-p.asp

That looks pretty decent. The brackets on the doors are secured firmly enou gh with 1 1/2" x 8 screws and this final screw is mostly cosmetic so I don' t think the difference between 16 and 20 gauge will make that much differen ce. And I can always pad the existing hole anyway.

And they're not in boxes of 200, which is great.

Many thanks and a happy New Year.

[Jon Connell]

I think the gutter screws will look better, but I will need some largish ro undhead screws as the countersunk ones I've used for the smaller holes on t he bracket look a bit pants. I suppose I could fill the slots to obscure th em, but I'll only hate myself in the future.

[Jon Connell]

Aye.

[The Natural Philosopher]

is that the gender opposite of 'd*****ad'?

[DerbyBorn]

The Natural Philosopher wrote in news:m80oh0$n8l$1 @news.albasani.net:

Maybe - and what is the (attractive only) female equivilant of a Builders Bum?

[Fredxxx]

Cleavage??