Stainless Steel Screw Standards
I purchased a large quantity of #8 stainless steel screws from BOLT DEPOT, to replace screws in my 14 year old 5th wheel. Most of the original screws had severe rust problems. Even screws that were c...
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Pull one of the good screws and locate a good wholesale parts shop that sells stainless fasteners.
They lost the philips head cap screws to the panels in my water bay and substituted smaller self tapping sheet metal screws.
panels were fall out into the bay.
In Ft Smith after half a day found a wholeseller. He didn't have thephillips head but had hex head self tapping screws. They were not real shiny like chrome but they fit perfectly in the holes the others came out of.
In the wet bay they do occasionally get wet but no rust. I had to buy a hex head bit to fit my 1/4 in socket or screwdriver. It has a magnet in it and it held them. There is stainless steel and stainless metal of varying grades. Someone here more familiar with the various alloys, without consulting a book or the net can shed better light on the subject. Some stainless steel alloys do not rust very easily at all.
I paid, I think 14.00+- for a dozen screws and the bit.
They lost the philips head cap screws to the panels in my water bay and substituted smaller self tapping sheet metal screws.
panels were fall out into the bay.
In Ft Smith after half a day found a wholeseller. He didn't have thephillips head but had hex head self tapping screws. They were not real shiny like chrome but they fit perfectly in the holes the others came out of.
In the wet bay they do occasionally get wet but no rust. I had to buy a hex head bit to fit my 1/4 in socket or screwdriver. It has a magnet in it and it held them. There is stainless steel and stainless metal of varying grades. Someone here more familiar with the various alloys, without consulting a book or the net can shed better light on the subject. Some stainless steel alloys do not rust very easily at all.
I paid, I think 14.00+- for a dozen screws and the bit.
