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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?

Thanks

Try Orbital fastenings they have a wide range of screws and deliver,

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...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POZI-PAN-ROUN ... 1915015831


I think 3.5 mm have a PZ2 head.

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.

I have an account at Stax so that's where I go for anything like this.

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

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.

Wera pz1 are good bits, not the cheapest but last well.

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?

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