31 May
2006
31 May
'06
12:23 p.m.
Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake head machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Google turns up nothing.
31 May
31 May
1 p.m.
On 5/31/2006 at 12:23 PM Al Kossow wrote:
Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake head
machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Are they similar to these?
http://tinyurl.com/n382a
Cheers,
Chuck
1:12 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 5/31/2006 at 12:23 PM Al Kossow wrote:
No. They are *flat*. Imagine a flat head *nail* with a
"slot" (cross) cut in the head...
Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake
head machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Are they similar to these?
http://tinyurl.com/n382a 
4:19 p.m.
At 01:12 PM 5/31/2006 -0700, you wrote:
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Some rare drive mounting kits used to come with them. I have a limited
number (probably 20 or so) scrounged from such sources.
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On 5/31/2006 at 12:23 PM Al Kossow wrote:
No. They are *flat*. Imagine a flat head *nail* with a
"slot" (cross) cut in the head... Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake
head machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Are they similar
to these?
http://tinyurl.com/n382a
1:10 p.m.
[Grrrr... pass the pointy hat. Sorry, I clicked on the wrong icon]
Al Kossow wrote:
Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake head
machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Google turns up nothing.
You'd be amazed at the number of different types of screw
heads (flat, pan, oval, etc.), screwdriver point types
(pozidrive, reeds & prince, philips, torx, clutch, etc.)
How many are you looking for? I can dig through my
"junque hardware" bins and see what I can cull...
1:27 p.m.
See the picture here anywhere: http://tinyurl.com/o94jm ?
Al Kossow wrote:
Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake head
machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Google turns up nothing.
1:48 p.m.
Don North wrote:
See the picture here anywhere:
http://tinyurl.com/o94jm ?
No. Take the flat head screw (shown)...
remove the bevel on the back edge (so the head
is a slice of a cylinder)
Then, make the head *half* that thickness.
As I said... imagine a *nail* with a slot cut in it...
2:16 p.m.
Rumor has it that Don Y may have mentioned these words:
Don North wrote:
slot (regular) or phillips?
Some PC cases are coming with screws like that (if I understand correctly)
but I don't know what thread/pitch they are...
Maybe if you let us know what you need to use them with, we might be able
to find some kicking around...
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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See the picture here anywhere:
http://tinyurl.com/o94jm ?
No. Take the flat head screw (shown)...
remove the bevel on the back edge (so the head
is a slice of a cylinder)
Then, make the head *half* that thickness.
As I said... imagine a *nail* with a slot cut in it...
2:36 p.m.
Roger Merchberger wrote:
Rumor has it that Don Y may have mentioned these
words:
Head style and slot style are independant choices -- though
all of them that I have seen are phillips. The depth of
this "slot" is very shallow as the head is very thin.
Probably half as thick as the distance from flat to crown
on a *pan* head screw...
Don North wrote:
slot (regular) or phillips? See the picture here anywhere:
http://tinyurl.com/o94jm ?
No. Take the flat head screw (shown)...
remove the bevel on the back edge (so the head
is a slice of a cylinder)
Then, make the head *half* that thickness.
As I said... imagine a *nail* with a slot cut in it... Some PC cases are coming with screws like that (if I
understand
correctly) but I don't know what thread/pitch they are...
Maybe if you let us know what you need to use them with, we might be
able to find some kicking around...
I use them for mounting drives (tape, disk, etc.) in those
cases where you mount from below.
2:42 p.m.
On Wednesday 31 May 2006 17:36, Don Y wrote:
Roger Merchberger wrote:
FWIW, these are common in the T8 torx variety (typically stainless steel
as well) in 3.5" disk drives. The ones I have on my desk aren't a 6-32
thread though.
Pat
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Rumor has it that Don Y may have mentioned these
words:
Head style and slot style are independant choices -- though
all of them that I have seen are phillips. The depth of
this "slot" is very shallow as the head is very thin.
Probably half as thick as the distance from flat to crown
on a *pan* head screw... Don North wrote:
slot (regular) or phillips? See the picture here anywhere:
http://tinyurl.com/o94jm ?
No. Take the flat head screw (shown)...
remove the bevel on the back edge (so the head
is a slice of a cylinder)
Then, make the head *half* that thickness.
As I said... imagine a *nail* with a slot cut in it... 
4:54 p.m.
Truss Head? Try "Aircraft Spruce"
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/an526.php
(Its Ok, we buy our airplane parts at NAPA and Orchard Supply...)
On 5/31/06, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
Does anyone know of a supplier of 6-32 pancake head machine screws?
I didn't even know this head style existed until someone told be about
it this morning. It is the flattest style of pan head type screws.
Google turns up nothing.
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