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Screw covers

Postby Aaron Coffee » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:17 am

I am looking for some covers or caps to cover screws. Found some on mcmaster carr. Do they have a minmum order? Can't find any info on such on there website. Here is a link thinking the hinged caps at the bottom of page, would like the snap caps but am looking at needing a couple hundred caps.http://www.mcmaster.com/#plastic-screw-caps/=1edxdk
Have thought of using steel snaps with screw through male part, but $$$.
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Re: Screw covers

Postby Ed K. » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:58 am

Aaron Coffee wrote:I am looking for some covers or caps to cover screws. Found some on mcmaster carr. Do they have a minmum order? Can't find any info on such on there website. Here is a link thinking the hinged caps at the bottom of page, would like the snap caps but am looking at needing a couple hundred caps.http://www.mcmaster.com/#plastic-screw-caps/=1edxdk
Have thought of using steel snaps with screw through male part, but $$$.
Thanks


I have ordered from McMaster-Carr and they do not have a minimum order as far as I know. The hinged ones you are looking at come in boxes of 100 only so you should be fine.

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Postby Aaron Coffee » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:58 pm

Ok, thanks, thought I had read a minimum order on here, but searched and there were alot of threads with Mcmaster carr, so thought I would come right out and ask.
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Postby Big Dave » Mon May 04, 2009 9:59 pm

I use quite a bit of these for our sign installations and the hinged ones are ok, but the two piece are really nice. Here is a link to the people I found. They say to call for quote, but don't let that scare you, they are really cheap. They also have a bazillion colors, no . . . really, no exaggeration.

Ark-Plas

http://www.ark-plas.com/products/product_subclass.asp?classID=10&sub=1&sortStart=26
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Postby Rigsby » Tue May 05, 2009 4:04 am

If you cant get what you want over there, try looking for "number plate screw caps " on an english site. We use them all the time over here for holding on our licence plates, usualy bought in packs of 100+
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Postby bfitz » Tue May 05, 2009 11:31 am

does anyone have some pics of caps in action?
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Postby drewbtaylor » Tue May 05, 2009 1:19 pm

I have had great success with this TX company. I received their electroplated copper and am very pleased with it. They also have a "bazillion" colors.

http://www.pro-dec.com
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Postby mallymal » Tue May 05, 2009 4:57 pm

For all you UK builders, these could be good.... (certainly an improvement on the type of thing you used to get with all the odds & sods to assemble an MFI wardrobe!)

http://tiny.cc/AzLsK
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Postby Aaron Coffee » Wed May 20, 2009 10:24 pm

Bfitz,
Here is what I used them for(haven't counted yet to see how many I used)
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Postby Miriam C. » Wed May 20, 2009 10:59 pm

:o Ohh some of these are really pretty. Love the copper. Hey Arron, your headliner is great!
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