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Small brass screws

Post by patawauke » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:55 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I'm looking for a source of small brass screws to mount an old brass lens to a wooden lensboard. Or more precisely to screw the countersunk flange to the board. Could anyone suggest a source please? Most of the old hardware stores have gone, and it's no use looking in places like Homebase etc.

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Re: Small brass screws

Post by Thingy » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:16 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Love is an Ebony mounted with a Cooke PS945.......

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Re: Small brass screws

Post by vanman » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:08 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Try screwsline.co.uk fantastic choice of screws.
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Re: Small brass screws

Post by Fourtoes » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:28 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

You local picture frame supplier, honestly I was surprised by all the little bits and pieces they sell.

This is after buying a load of brass micro screws from the US.

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Re: Small brass screws

Post by Charles Twist » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:15 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Another vote for the local framer. He admitted he got his from Screwfix, but I haven't checked them.
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Re: Small brass screws

Post by IanG » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:22 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

These are quite easy to find it's smaller ones that are a problem, thanks for the links :D

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Re: Small brass screws

Post by Fourtoes » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:32 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Too small and they fall through the mount holes. Too long they stick out of the back of the lens board. Just file them down on the back once you've screwed them in.

How many do you need, just pm me and I'll pop some in an envelope for ya.

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Re: Small brass screws

Post by patawauke » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:59 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Thanks All, very helpful and much appreciated.

I splurged recently on a few old brassies just to try them out, so was looking for a variety of the smaller, but not too thin, wood screws to mount the flanges. There used to be a great little hardware shop in Surbiton for odd little brass screws but they're gone now, and all the others just seem to have the standard (usually much too long) sizes.

John

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