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My horn casting has a couple of dodgy threads so I thought instead of going for standard length screws I would use ones a tad longer so they grip on the lower part of the threaded hole.
No problem I will order some The only M5 countersunk raised head screws I can find are stainless steel? What happened to the plain old Bright zinc plated variety?
Anyone know where I can buy just a handful (not 1000 off) & not £1 per screw!
I remember every town having a fastener supplier that stocked everything and if you walked in you could buy just one screw for less than a few pence. What's happened?

The interweb..... That's what happened... Sadly

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M4-M5-ZINC-M ... 1841280575

I use these people a lot for fastenings

In general, I shy away from stainless, but in that application, they would be alright & probably more available.

If it's slotted, raised head M5 screws that you want, I might have some, but most likely in stainless. I can't promise, but let me know the length & I'll have a look.

Unless you seek the OEM or Concourse look, the last time I fitted a horn casting, I used the longest M5 button head stainless screws that would fit but ground a countersink on the underside of the head (90 degree) spinning them in an electric drill with an electric file doing the cutting. A file would do it but take longer. They look alright (to my old eye's!) & polish up like chrome. Or plated steel, if you like.....