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For screws and pins: where do you all get blanks for threading, indexing and slotting? Most of what I see online doesn't seem to have enough excess on the head for the process.


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I have gotten some from Trackofthewolf.com, but that was some time ago.


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the impetus for my question is that I want to change a grip cap screw from a Philips to a slotted screw. so I really need a wood screw with a head that I can slot.

but I'm also interested in a source for pins / machine screw blanks that could be used to make pins. I figure that machine screw could be made easily enough with a piece of drill rod, but it seems like there is probably a way to bypass making them completely getting scratch.


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I have gotten machine screw blanks from Brownells in the past but Numrich Arms (do a search for Screw Assortment) sells a variety of both wood and machine screws in bulk (by weight) quite reasonably....
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Originally Posted by Woodreaux
the impetus for my question is that I want to change a grip cap screw from a Philips to a slotted screw. so I really need a wood screw with a head that I can slot.

A worthy cause, indeed. Would you not need a wood screw for this purpose?

https://connecticutshotgun.co/0-468-wood-gun-screw/

https://connecticutshotgun.co/0-748-wood-gun-screw/

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That is exactly what I need. Incredible how many ways I searched for that using Google and I could not find it.

Thank you.


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You couldn't find a slotted wood screw at Track of the Wolf? Here are a few. Would a #10 x 1", slotted, oval head not get the job done? https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/855/3

What size do you want?

Philips are, indeed the bain of modern guns. As is the ubiquity of plated screws.

You might find something here
https://www.americanfastener.com/wood-screws/

And possibly here
https://www.blacksmithbolt.com/store/c/25-Screws.aspx


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I found slotted screws but what I wanted was something with an oversized head that I could use to index and slot myself. All the ones I could find, including at Brownells, Numrich, TOTW, etc, didnt have enough head material for the process. In fact, the one from csmc doesnt have quite as much head to work with as I thought at first. But I think I can make do.
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I've only got one screw to do, but I'm thinking that to get it perfectly lined up, I'll need to cut the slot myself. I guess I would always try a slotted screw and see if I get lucky with the alignment, but the truth is that I am interested in learning the process anyway, and this seems like a low risk project to try it on.

I want the screw slot to be at least as straight as this (just the example I found online):
[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]

Another option would be a brass threaded insert into the wood with a machine screw. At least it would be easier to find a blank that way, I think.

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I do the inserts all the time. It is particularly nice on rifles that have multiple buttplates for different applications. I tend to avoid the brass threaded inserts now and just make them myself from a larger lag screw or bolt.

But now that I see where you are going, I think you could consider either buying a half dozen from Track for $0.30 each and then hope to get lucky or weld one shut and recut it as needed.


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