M3 bolts

fire_munki · 28 Apr 2015 at 16:36

The bolts that hold the back plate for the stand/wall bracket on a dell AIO have been misplaced at work.

I know they're M3 and have measured them to be 10mm long but can't find any for sale anywhere. Every shop either has ones for counter sunk holes or deep heads. These are flat and amount a 1mm deep at the head end.

I've hit google and must be missing something as I can't find them anywhere. Only need 8, but can't find them anywhere. Help!

stulid · 28 Apr 2015 at 16:41

Start from the beginning.

Dell AIO, dell dont make water coolers so im guessing its a all in one PC? that can be wall mounted as it is small?

Borealis · 28 Apr 2015 at 17:41

Are these for attaching the bracket to the AIO PC, or for attaching the bracket to the wall?

I take it by 'flat', you mean flat head screw drive?

Would these be of any use:

M3x10mm Truss Head Machine Screws
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/machine-screws/6644962/ (if the link isn't allowed I'll delete it)

They're cross-head rather than flat, but low profile. Yes, you get a bag of 100 for £5, but TBH unless you go to an independent hardware store, you're unlikely to get them singly.

fire_munki · 29 Apr 2015 at 08:37

Yes Dell all in one, Its 23 inch screen with Vesa mount. To put the VESA mount on you have to remove a back panel. Someone has removed the panel to take it to an event and come back without the screws. Those M3 look pretty close, I might have mis-described the flat head part, cross head is fine but most of the ones online either are counter sunk or have a tall head.
Here are a couple pictures:

spoffle · 29 Apr 2015 at 08:41

You can readily get M3 screws from eBay, look up a seller called Kay's Fasteners. They'll have just what you need.

OLDPHART · 29 Apr 2015 at 09:28

spoffle said:
You can readily get M3 screws from eBay, look up a seller called Kay's Fasteners. They'll have just what you need.

+1 and some even give you a alan key depending on the screwhead.

Borealis · 29 Apr 2015 at 12:08

Your pictures look pretty similar to what I found on RS. Obviously you don't need/want 100, so that bay seller is a much better bet.

Having looked at it, that's a seriously good fasteners shop, good to know if I ever need something unusual!

spoffle · 29 Apr 2015 at 12:37

OLDPHART said:
+1 and some even give you a alan key depending on the screwhead.

Yeah, they're pretty good.

Borealis said:
Your pictures look pretty similar to what I found on RS. Obviously you don't need/want 100, so that bay seller is a much better bet.

Having looked at it, that's a seriously good fasteners shop, good to know if I ever need something unusual!

They're great to deal with too. All my orders have arrived the next day, except for one that didn't at all, but they resent it no problem.

I use them for all my bolts and screw needs, I got all my watercooling bolts from them for a good price.

fire_munki · 29 Apr 2015 at 13:50

Ace, cheers y'all. Hundred might have been over kill units the boss puts the rest of them somewhere "safe".