Buying Wood Screws in Bulk?

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Greg Gomon

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We use alot of Wood Screws and wonder if
anyone out there has a good source for buying
them in bulk (wholesale).
The sizes we love are #6 Panhead 3/8", and
#4 Flathead 1/2"
Thanks...
 
Greg,
I use Art Materials Service (AMS) they're
reasonably priced, fast and well-stocked...I'll look for a number for you tomorrow

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Seth J. Bogdanove, CPF
22 years framing and still loving it
 
United Mfrs Supplies has the sizes mentioned boxed in many different lot quantities and if I am not mistaken, they will even quote larger quantities than published.

Rick
 
Thinking about screws-no we won't go there-I have using 10mm(3/8) x 6g screws since we started framing - went to order another 1000 yesterday - no longer available and this is from 3 different suppliers - anyone in aus who can give me the name of a supplier would be welcome Hooroo Alan

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Old age comes to everyone - Immaturity can last forever
 
Hi Alan, do you have an EDL over there? EDL is a really great supplier over here and I'm sure they do have 6g (PZ2 or R2) 10mm brass screws, I'll check on Monday for you.
 
We stock a wide variety of screws for picture framing. We sell them in any quantity you want and some screws come in bulk boxes of 50,000 per box. We have a special piece count scale so we can package to whatever quantity you want. We only sell ROBERTSTON head screws or what is known outside of Canada SQUARE HEAD screws. Ask any Canadian picture framer and they all use the ROBERSTON head. The screw holds on the screw driver much better than phillips, star, slotted or other types of heads. If you want a sample of the screw e-mail me and I will send you some samples.

I will guarantee if you try the ROBERSTON screw in your frame shop you will never go back to the slotted or the Phillips head.

A book has recently been published by Witold Rybczynski called "One Good Turn." It is subtitled - A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw. For all the tool nut and tool collectors out there it is a great read. The following excerpt from the book gives an interesting comparison between the Phillips/Star headed screw and the Robertston.

"A few years ago Consumer Reports tested Roberston and Phillips screwdrivers. After driving hundreds of screws by hand and with a cordless drill fitted with a Robertson tip, we're convinced. Compared with slotted and Phillips-head screw drivers, the Robertson worked faster, with less cam-out"

Alan Sturgess


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Accent Art Distributors Ltd
40 East 60th Avenue, Vancouver Canada, eh!

"The Retailer's Wholesaler, Not the Retailing Wholesaler."

Distributor Member of National Distributor Network
Check NDN Web site for a NDN Distributor in your area.
http://www.ndnframing.com/

[This message has been edited by Alan Sturgess (edited June 30, 2001).]
 
Or ask any non-Canadian framer that's had to unfit a job produced in Canada. . .

I didn't know it was nationwide, I just had the one job. Fortunately the screws that hold the frames around my headlights are that type.

I'll be looking for the book Alan mentioned in the local library. It's just the kind of thing my family picks on me for reading. I've never read "This summer's smash hit beach novel!"
 
It is common for US companies that have purchased equipment manufactured in Canada to call the Canadian supplier or manufacturer asking to send them one of "those Canadian screwdrivers," when they come to do maintenance on the equipment.

Alan

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Accent Art Distributors Ltd
40 East 60th Avenue, Vancouver Canada, eh!

"The Retailer's Wholesaler, Not the Retailing Wholesaler."

Distributor Member of National Distributor Network

http://www.ndnframing.com

Check NDN Web site for a NDN Distributor in your area.
 
We use mainly Square's here, much better for staying straight when you're reaching about five feet to your left at the top of a ladder.
 
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