8-32 x ½" truss head steel Torx screws

[b432291]

I have looked everywhere for 8/32x1/2" Truss head Torx/Sixpoint machine screws.

Found some at: http://www.mutualscrew.com/Torx-Alte...ews-34367.html

These are not Stainless, but zinc plated steel.

The guy there was nice and let me buy a half-order of 4500 screws. If folks show interest I am willing to sell most of the 4500 at cost + some sort of shipping and handling fee. When the screws arrive I will take hi-res photos and maybe even take a few to ASU and let students do actual destructive testing to see real limits.

Ted

[b432291]

sorry, not so fast, seems these are on backorder till april.

[FresnoR]

I would be interested in purchasing some.

Will the Zinc plating be less desirable than the standard Cadmium plating that is on the current screws?

[Dbro172]

Have you looked at www.microfasteners.com. ?

I purchased some Stainless Steel torx head 100 degree countersunk there (50ea. I think). Not certain about truss head, but worth a look.

[pmccoy]

Not sure what you would do with 4,500 of these round head screws. I bought a much smaller batch of Stainless Steel ones from McMaster Carr.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#90910A771

[hardinlw]

The different platings are to prevent corrosion when used with certain materials. Stainless steel will cause corrosion in aluminum but cadmium plated screws don't. I don't know where zinc plated ends up. I believe there was a mention of this effect in a thread not too long ago. Ask Vans before substituting screws with a different material/plating.

[Snowflake]

I swapped a bunch of my floor pan screws for stainless hex-head (or allan-head) screws but swapped them all back at the next annual... When I dropped one of the screws and it fell under the floor and back to the rear of the cavity, and I found that I couldn't retrieve it with a magnet on a stick.

Ferrous screws make a lot more sense to me. I'll have to check my corrosion tables and see where zinc falls relative to cadmium.

[b432291]

Well the box of 4,500 Zinc Plated 8-32 by 1/2 inch Truss Head screws arrived this week. I will try to post a pic here. They look nice.

[b432291]

[b432291]

It was ~$275 for the 1/2 order of 4,500 screws. I'm asking $20 for 200 screws which will include USPS. Contact me at six zero two 318-five five six five. Ted in Phoenix.