Metallics TS29B 10 x 1-1/4 in. Pan Head Phillips Sharp Point Tapping Screws - Steel Zinc - Each

Yes on both counts. The TS29B is flagged Buy American compliant and ARRA compliant, which is what a public agency or institutional procurement file usually needs. Country of origin is listed as multiple, so if your specification requires a single named origin, state that on the order.

They ship in a box with a 10,000 piece minimum order, so this is a bulk buy for a crew or a stockroom, not a handful for one device. The full box weighs 80.25 lbs.

The Metallics TS29B is a Type A tapping screw with a gimlet (sharp) point, so it starts in a pilot hole and forms its own thread as it drives. Type A threads are coarse, at 12 threads per inch on this #10 size, which is what you want in sheet metal, thin steel, and resinous materials where a coarse thread can grip thin stock. For thicker metal or where you need a finer machine-screw-style thread, a Type B or thread-cutting screw is the better call.

A #2 Phillips bit. The recess is a Phillips drive measuring 0.186 to 0.199 inch in diameter and 0.124 inch deep, so a #2 seats fully. A #1 will cam out and chew the recess, and a #3 will not seat.

Zinc plated carbon steel is a dry, indoor-duty finish. It handles normal interior humidity fine, which covers most conduit strap, box, and panel work, but sustained exposure to weather, washdown, coastal air, or chemicals will rust it. For wet or corrosive locations specify stainless.

Yes. The TS29B is the #10 by 1-1/4 inch version of the JTSP pan head Phillips sharp point line, and other diameters and lengths in the same series are available by request. One note if you are pricing a #9 diameter: those dimensions sit outside ASME B18.6.4.