At 04:18 AM 12/7/05, Serge wrote: >Obviously, to order that, I needed to identify the screw size correctly >(remember, I live in Europe, so non-Metric things must be ordered from the >US by mail order, and the order must be right first time, otherwise...I'm >screwed!).
One resource for technical details for US screws (mostly not _Aircraft_ screws) is http://www.mcmaster.com/ If you do a search for "screws", the first item to come up will be the selection list, with an astonishing array of types. Once you get down to a specific type, the catalog pages will usually have technical details for them. For an example of mind-numbing detail, here is what comes up for a drilled fillister head machine screw, 8/32: Part Number: 90350A265 $12.38 per Pack of 10 FED Specification Fed. Spec. FF-S-92 MIL Specification MIL 35275 Head Style Drilled Fillister Material Type Stainless Steel Finish Plain Stainless Steel Type 18-8 Stainless Steel MIL 35275 Dash # 243 Drive Style Slotted System of Measurement Inch Thread Size #8-32 Length 3/8" Decimal Size .164" Head Diameter .270" Head Height .156" Hole Size .048" Thread Point Style Machine Specifications Met Federal Specifications (FED) and Military Specifications (MIL) Rockwell Hardness B85-B95 Minimum Tensile Strength 80,000 psi along with a technical drawing. Regards, RonB
