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Where do you men buy your brass screws? If I ever progress to the point where I make an actual nice piece of furniture, I would like to use slotted brass screws instead of the standard drywall screws I use otherwise.
Is there a standard size I should look at getting a stash of to start a set? I assume they are cheaper in small bulks.
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Try one of the boat-building supply houses. Jamestown Distributors is a good one. They have quality you can't get at a hardware store today.
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+1 Jamestown Distributors. Pre install the hardware with steel screws to cut the threads or you risk breaking the brass screws especially in hard woods.
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Brass screws are nice where the screw will show; otherwise, there is no reason to use them for furniture applications. Square or torx drive steel screws are superior in every way, stainless steel if corrosion is a concern. GRK torx drive are my favorite these days.
You can buy nearly anything you want at McMaster Carr. McFeely's has an extensive selection of screws, too.
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I've been happy with the ones I've gotten from
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I get mine at Ace Hardware. Use a steel screw to cut the threads, then install the brass screw. It doesn't take much to cam the heads or worse yet, shear the screw.
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McFeeleys, LV, a few from local ACE or Tractor Supply.
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I've switched to silicon bronze screws. Almost the same look and less problems.
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Strokes77 said:
Where do you men buy your brass screws? If I ever progress to the point where I make an actual nice piece of furniture, I would like to use slotted brass screws instead of the standard drywall screws I use otherwise.
I'm a bit curious. The only place I would ever use brass screws is for the installation of hardware, which is obviously
not a place where one would typically use drywall screws. For things like, say, pocket screws to hold tabletops in place, I would simply use slotted steel screws. What exactly are you planning to do with the brass screws?
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