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13 mm PZ2 screws

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I've run out and can't find a source of PZ2 screws in brass with a round/pan head. Wessex are PZ1 which don't really go in very well - in so far as they don't grip the bit very well when you're starting them off and if they're going into hard wood they're a bit of a struggle. Can't think where my last lot came from.

Screwfix shortest are 5/8ths which can be a bit long, and they're not brass plated.

Anybody help?

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Re: 13 mm PZ2 screws

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Try Orbital fastenings they have a wide range of screws and deliver,
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Thanks. In silver, but not in brass. So that is *some* progress but I've got 1000 2-screw fittings in brass to get through first...
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POZI-PAN-ROUN ... 1915015831


I think 3.5 mm have a PZ2 head. :roll:

It pays to be picky with driver bits. I just got some DeWalt PZ1 bits and they are very good. Cheap ones last about a second. :cry:
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I have an account at Stax so that's where I go for anything like this.
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Re: 13 mm PZ2 screws

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Have you got the correct description ?
Is PZ2 the size of the screwdriver tip, if so then I think what you may be looking for is Lion 5234 which is a number 6 thread, 3.5 mm diameter, 13 mm long and requires a PZ2 tip, and brass pan head of course
Hope this is of some use
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Driver bits certainly do make a big difference. I bought some Erbauer PZ1 bits (Screwfix own-brand) at £2.50 for 3 and they are pants. But PZ1 heads are pretty pants anyway, too small for going into anything hard. And they're so fiddly, I can't put them in one-handed without using a gimlet first.

The Wiha Maxxtor (£18 for 10) from Screwfix in a PZ2 are superb. Really the best bits I've ever used. But they don't come in a PZ1.

Yes, I think I must have had them from Lion last time.
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Post by China shop »

Wera pz1 are good bits, not the cheapest but last well.
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Jamesnkr wrote:The Wiha Maxxtor (£18 for 10) from Screwfix in a PZ2 are superb. Really the best bits I've ever used.
I lie. I wasn't that extravagant. They were the Wiha Diamant (Diamond) which were only £17 for 10 from Screwfix. Is it really that necessary to have so many different 'premium' screwdriver bits?
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Wiha Hot Torsion (where do they find these names, that sounds somewhat kinky) PZ1 bits from Screwfix get my vote. Really excellent. (100% of reviews give them one star, I don't agree.)

http://www.screwfix.com/p/wiha-hot-tors ... stid=92705
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