Stainless steel screws
I'd like to get a bunch of square drive stainless steel screws to have on hand for my Lance 992 camper. I would like enough variety to be able to replace any screw that I find needs to be replaced. ...
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Square drive screws are the best way to go. You can easily put them in very tight and also get them back out again. Phillips head screws tend to strip. A bit of history, Henry Ford apparently wanted to use the square drive screws for his Model T but did not want to pay the patent holder. Robertson would not give them away free to Ford. So Ford came up with the Phillips head - a plague on all builders.
As for stainless and strength, I have a 38 foot 54 year old 38 foot wooden sailboat. Over the years I have used many hundreds of stainless screws from small #6 to # 14. They get tightened very tight and do not break.
As for corrosion - most sailboats have many SS screws in aluminum masts and do not have problems.
For any screw application if a store does not have square socket screws I go elsewhere - whether SS or normal household mild metal.
As for stainless and strength, I have a 38 foot 54 year old 38 foot wooden sailboat. Over the years I have used many hundreds of stainless screws from small #6 to # 14. They get tightened very tight and do not break.
As for corrosion - most sailboats have many SS screws in aluminum masts and do not have problems.
For any screw application if a store does not have square socket screws I go elsewhere - whether SS or normal household mild metal.
