I'm fixing up the iron work on some old chapel doors and I'm looking
for coach screws with an antique appearance - ideally square head
rather than hex - and blackened or unplated. Anyone suggest a source?

Prob need around 50, daimeter not critical M5 orM6 or whatever that is
in old money 3/16"-1/4", around 25mm / 1" long - but again not critical.

On 27 Apr 2006 12:27:52 -0700, wrote:

I'm fixing up the iron work on some old chapel doors and I'm looking
for coach screws with an antique appearance - ideally square head
rather than hex - and blackened or unplated. Anyone suggest a source?

Prob need around 50, daimeter not critical M5 orM6 or whatever that is
in old money 3/16"-1/4", around 25mm / 1" long - but again not critical.

http://www.reminis.co.uk/buy.php?pro...c41c47653520b3

RWM-014
RWM-016P/P
RWM-017P/P

wrote:
I'm fixing up the iron work on some old chapel doors and I'm looking
for coach screws with an antique appearance - ideally square head
rather than hex - and blackened or unplated. Anyone suggest a source?

Is that wise? Are you fastening hinges?

They're fairly widely available try googling 'square head coach
screws'. You can 'antique' them by heating in a fire and leaving them
to rust a bit.

cheers
Jacob

wrote:

I'm fixing up the iron work on some old chapel doors and I'm looking
for coach screws with an antique appearance - ideally square head
rather than hex - and blackened or unplated. Anyone suggest a source?

Prob need around 50, daimeter not critical M5 orM6 or whatever that is
in old money 3/16"-1/4", around 25mm / 1" long - but again not critical.

periodproperty.co.uk sell medieval style screws, though not cheap. Its
worth noting that such things are used way out of character more often
than not.


NT

Thanks for the tips - no, the coach screws aren't being used to hang
the doors, just the decorative hinges (original) and door hardware.

Steve Firth wrote:
On 27 Apr 2006 12:27:52 -0700, wrote:

I'm fixing up the iron work on some old chapel doors and I'm looking
for coach screws with an antique appearance - ideally square head
rather than hex - and blackened or unplated. Anyone suggest a source?

Try http://www.hingesandbrackets.com/


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

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wrote:
I'm fixing up the iron work on some old chapel doors and I'm looking
for coach screws with an antique appearance - ideally square head
rather than hex - and blackened or unplated. Anyone suggest a source?

Prob need around 50, daimeter not critical M5 orM6 or whatever that is
in old money 3/16"-1/4", around 25mm / 1" long - but again not critical.


http://www.fastfixdirect.co.uk/code/navigation.asp?
fType=Fasteners&MainCategoryID=6&ProductCategoryID =59227&ProductID=15040

http://tinyurl.com/ob6kl

These are bright zinc - I think you can darken zinc with phosphoric
acid, then protect it with something like wax or WD40.

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:08:58 +0100, Rob Morley
wrote:

These are bright zinc - I think you can darken zinc with phosphoric
acid,

Any acid works - even vinegar. If you're going to blacken them, it just
needs to be roughened.

then protect it with something like wax or WD40.

Liberon do a good black wax for steelwork. Not weatherproof though.

If I'm doing black iron for rough / outdoor use, I heat it with a
blowtorch and wipe it with used sump oil. I'd also leave the zinc on in
this case.