Need a screw, where can I get it?

hamesy · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:55

Is that the total length of the screw or is the broken bit missing?

Gepetto · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:59

Try a builders merchant. Hilti woodscrews have that double helix.

Failing that....a brothel. Sorry, couldn't resist

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PiKe · 23 Mar 2009 at 16:03

Can't of been a very good screw.

ElectroBlaster · 23 Mar 2009 at 16:10

I get around said:
if it's wood, do what i do, just fill the hole with matchsticks and screw in the closest replacement you find in your toolshed.

I was going to suggest that, or one of them rawlplug things will work aswell.

Fourstar · 23 Mar 2009 at 16:59

Mikehunt needing a screw. Almost worthy of Austin Powers

I would have thought that if you match the length and girth a different thread pattern shouldn't matter. The plastic will be forced to conform to the new profile.

MikeHunt79 · 23 Mar 2009 at 18:09

AcidHell2 said:
Email them the pic.
and sizes.

Good idea, done.

I get around said:
if it's wood, do what i do, just fill the hole with matchsticks and screw in the closest replacement you find in your toolshed.

Yep I would if it's wood, but this is plastic so I doubt that would work...

Nitefly said:
The same old drill. Click on a thread expecting to hear about a guy waiting to nail a girl, but instead it's just a bore. I wish I saw it coming

Bigpops said:
If you can't find an exact match, you can do two things.

1: Use a slightly bigger screw (as in diameter)
2: Fill the hole with epoxy, drill when set, use a similar new screw.

Cheers, I'll give this a go if I can't get an exact replacement...

hamesy said:
Is that the total length of the screw or is the broken bit missing?

The total length of screw including the head is around 60mm... Around 55mm headless... The screw snapped at the head.

Gepetto said:
Try a builders merchant. Hilti woodscrews have that double helix.

Ah, it seems I'm a screw noob... Double helix sounds like the jargon I need!

I'll search for double helix and hilti screws and see what comes up...

Gepetto said:
Failing that....a brothel. Sorry, couldn't resist.

They'll probably be very confused if I mention double helix tho...

Fourstar said:
Mikehunt needing a screw. Almost worthy of Austin Powers

I would have thought that if you match the length and girth a different thread pattern shouldn't matter. The plastic will be forced to conform to the new profile.

If I can't match the thread and girth then I may have to do this, but if I round out the thread in the plastic I'm screwed!

aix0 · 23 Mar 2009 at 18:16

Try FWB.

hamesy · 23 Mar 2009 at 19:17

MikeHunt79 said:
The total length of screw including the head is around 60mm... Around 55mm headless... The screw snapped at the head.

Whats the screw head look like?

I work at a screw company so we may have one in stock.

LoadsaMoney · 23 Mar 2009 at 19:44

Brothel

TheRedZealot · 23 Mar 2009 at 19:57

MikeHunt79 said:
The total length of screw including the head is around 60mm... Around 55mm headless...

no wonder you cant get a screw

danielmp007 · 23 Mar 2009 at 20:18

Lol not sure if any1 else noticed this but mikehunt needs a screw

hahaha lol,

I spat my noodles all over the keyboard

MikeHunt79 · 23 Mar 2009 at 22:39

aix0 said:
Try FWB.

Cheers, found them.

hamesy said:
Whats the screw head look like?

I work at a screw company so we may have one in stock.

It's like a panhead with an extra wide washer thing which is a part of the head.

Hopefully another piccy should be more clear:

I actually need 2 now as I've managed to decapitate one and bend another!