Thread: What are these self tapping screws called that form "real" threads?
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Default What are these self tapping screws called that form "real" threads?
Techman fired this volley in
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Techman, I think you're not 'getting it'.

Even our CONSUMER big-box hardwares carry just what you want. Home Depot
(of all places) carries M4-0.7 self-tapping screws.

What you describe as "coarse-thread self-tappers" are truly "sheet metal
screws".

Lloyd
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