Brass security screws?

[Bob Eager]

That's a good idea.

[GMM]

You could always just paint over them a lot. Just like the hinge screws on most of my doors, and they take forever to unscrew.....

[dennis]

If someone came and parked a van saying doors and windows outside your house and then started to work on your front door do you really think anyone would take any notice?

[Dave Liquorice]

Hum, if you live in area where a small brass plate is going to go walkies, you probably have other problems to worry about. That's assuming the brass plate isn't "collectable" for a reason other than scrap value.

[John Rumm]

That seems like a lot of effort to go to to pinch a brass plate!

[Brian Gaff]

chuckle. Well if the locals want to nick brass plates do you have an alarm system? I wince made one to protect a key switch holder blocking up an internal door letter box with a plate, but behind the plate was a spring contact for the alarm so removing the plate screws and pulling the plate set the alarm off.

Brian

[Huge]

I suspect the intent isn't so much to prevent the plate's theft as to prevent its easy removal, on account of what it says?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

*Any* 3.5mm nuts may take some finding. ;-)

[Dave Liquorice]

Full nut, steel, BZP, M3.5 Farnell: 1419448

[dennis]

Just an example, people really don't take much notice of "workmen".

[dennis]

[Bob Eager]

[John Rumm]

Indeed, one of the ironies of HiVis clothing - it makes you invisible.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Oh - indeed. I meant in terms of popping down your local shed to get them. Last time I looked, Screwfix didn't have them.

[tabbypurr]

if you do electrical diy you'll have plenty sitting about.

[charles]

Screws of various lengths, yes; a tap for opening out old 4BA holes, but screws? I've never found the need.

[charles]

sory, I meant "nuts".

[spuorgelgoog]

I've quite enjoyed having mine :-)

Owain

[tabbypurr]

I'm sorry to hear you've never found the need for your nuts. Nearly every electrical backbox contains a pair.

NT

[Dave Liquorice]

You missed "Nuts, I meant "nuts"".

Only if you define a pressed out tab of metal with a punched and tapped hole a "nut".