Where to buy old fashioned light switch screws.

[Chris Holmes]

Have kust decorated a bedroom (well, I did first and second fix on the

13A sockets, and SWMBO did the painting).

And I am now wishing i'd replaced the backbox for the light switch as it takes the olde fashioned type of screws, and I don't have any.

Does anyone lknow where I could buy a pair or two?

CEF?

Screwfix?

Any other suggestions?

Also,

What should I ask for?

TIA

Chris

[Brian Gaff]

Old fashioned? I thought they had been metric for many years. Brian

[Andy Burns]

to suggest 5BA, I thought there used to be a die available that would re-cut an M3.5 accessory screw to fit the old type?

[harry]

The old ones were 4BA if that's any help. If you are stuck, use self tapping screws.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

They are 4 BA - but the chances of finding raised head chrome or whatever might be slim. Why not simply re-tap the threads in the back box to take the current 3.5mm metric types? Think I've seen a tool (somewhat like a screwdriver) designed for just this purpose, if you don't have a tap and die set.

[crb]

Think I've seen a tool (somewhat like a

Sold by TLC:

[meow2222]

As harry said you can also use self tappers, but it always looks wrong as t= he heads dont match, and typically aren't quite the right width.

NT

[Bill Wright]

heads dont match, and typically aren't quite the right width.

It's a No6 x 1" or 1.5" countersunk self tapper wot does it.

Bill

[John Rumm]

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More commonly done the other way round - there is a tap available from most electrical wholesalers for retapping old backboxes etc for m3.5 screws.

e.g.