Source for 2-56 brass torx screws for my folder project?

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sharpandsafe

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Hello. Does anyone know of a source for brass torx drive machine screws in small sizes? I am looking for 2-56 size for my current folder project. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!
 
Why would you want to use brass screws? With the number of times you might take the knife apart and then put back together I would worry about ruining the threads. It is also pretty likely that with one good turn you will strip the torx head. You can heat color stainless ones gold if you want them to blend in with the knife.
 
Chuck Gedraitis Knives said:
Why would you want to use brass screws? With the number of times you might take the knife apart and then put back together I would worry about ruining the threads. It is also pretty likely that with one good turn you will strip the torx head. You can heat color stainless ones gold if you want them to blend in with the knife.
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Thanks, Chuck. Your advise is well taken. I like the look of brass with the redwood burl I am using. Heat-coloring stainless is not an option for me. Perhaps I will end up going with plain stainless hardware.
 
sharpandsafe said:
Thanks, Chuck. Your advise is well taken. I like the look of brass with the redwood burl I am using. Heat-coloring stainless is not an option for me. Perhaps I will end up going with plain stainless hardware.
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Hey,

Not sure why its not an option for you to heat color stainless screws,,,, all you need is a oven, get the screws, place them on a pie plate and set the oven for 375/380 degrees and cook them for 2 hrs, nice golden color when done. pretty easy.

regards,

Velocity
 
VelocityMfg said:
Hey,

Not sure why its not an option for you to heat color stainless screws,,,, all you need is a oven, get the screws, place them on a pie plate and set the oven for 375/380 degrees and cook them for 2 hrs, nice golden color when done. pretty easy.

regards,

Velocity
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Those temps at in Celsius, I believe. My oven only goes up to 500 Fahrenheit - not hot enough.
 
Those temps look like they are in F and not in C. When I temper blades at 400 deg they come out a nice straw color which is close to gold.
For my screws I use a small propane torch available at any hardware store and a pair of pliers. Just hold the screw threads and gently heat the head and watch for the color to start to change. If you get them too hot they will turn blue. If you don't like the color just buff them and try it again.

I did the screws on these as described above with the torch.
 
I use the hard gold plated screws. I get them from knifekits.com. They have a large selection of lengths and thread sizes in a variety of head types.
 
bladsmth said:
I use the hard gold plated screws. I get them from knifekits.com. They have a large selection of lengths and thread sizes in a variety of head types.
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I need matching nuts in the same finish, and I can't find any gold plated. I have gotten comfortable with the idea of using plain stainless, so that's what I ended up ordering. Thanks, everyone for your input.
 
bladsmth said:
Nuts???? Where are you placing them?
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Wow, you guys are nosy ;) You are gonna' be so unimpressed, but I am simply trying to make a set of stabilized wood scales for my Kershaw Zing. I was going to post a photo of my first screwed up set (I f-ed us the counter-bores for the screws and nuts), but I'll wait to make that effort until it's really finished. Anyway, this knife is designed with screws that thread through one scale to nuts on the opposite scale. My scales will be thicker than stock so I need longer screws than the stock ones, and I thought that brass would look good with the redwood burl I am using.
 
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