Screws

[rmatt]

So I'm new to this building game and well hooked.
Had been looking for a place to buy steel screws at a some what reasonable price. Maybe everyone knows this or someplace better. I thought I would share for those that, like me that may be looking. www.donsfurnitureclinic.com
Bob

 

[JohnN]

Track of the Wolf has some already threaded and some blank. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/

 

[Rusty Spur 82]

muzzleloadersbuilderssupply.com also sells screws that you may need.

 

[JohnN]

Dixie Gun Works.

 

[tg]

I found a few pint/quart jars of old but new steel screws nearly 20 years ago for 50 cents a jar at a yard sale and supplied most everyone who I knew who built guns with lifetime supply in a wide variety, I still see them at yard sales/flea markets from time to time.

 

[flashpanner]

Ditto. I ask around. Alot of people do not like or want slotted steel screws and are willing to part with them for free or cheap. Garage sales, flea markets, old hardware stores and farm/ranch auctions are also great resources.

 

[Zonie]

I tried your link and found a whole bunch of wood screws but with muzzleloader building wood screws aren't the problem. My local Ace has more of them than I'll ever need.

Metal screws with the correct head form on the other hand are a bit harder to find.

The muzzleloading venders like TOTW and Muzzleloader Builders Supply http://muzzleloaderbuilderssupply....073.22444*Nq6s21&product=Screws-Bolts&Swivels carry nice assortments.

On occasion I have been known to buy fillister head screws and chuck them in my electric drill. Using a flat file they can be shaped to match some of the screws used for holding in locks.

 

[longcruise]

I have been taking hex head bolts and filing and grinding them to a flat slotted for screwdriver head for lock bolts. I could buy them but whenever I need one I'm too impatient to wait for the shipping. Also comes in handy for the need for a very small lock bolt such as one I just installed with a 6/32. You can make a pretty good tang bolt from a flat headed screw type of bolt by grinding the circumference of the head smaller and the doming it off.

 

[Razor62]

Try this link. I think that you'll find what you're looking for. Paying .50 cents per screw is kind of insane when you know what they're worth. http://blacksmithbolt.com/

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Thank you for that information friend. I have that site saved.

 

[radioread]

Fastenal. Ever kind :hmm: of pin, screw, bolt you may ever need. Good luck.

Frank, Jr.