Metallics JFWPB32 10 x 2 in. Flat Head Phillips Wood Screws - Brass - Each

A #3 Phillips bit. The recess on these #10 x 2 inch flat head screws runs 0.245 to 0.258 inch in diameter and 0.123 to 0.146 inch deep, so a #2 bit will sit shallow and cam out, especially in brass where the recess walls strip easily. Set your driver to low torque and use the #3.

No. The JFWPB32 brass wood screws are not Buy American compliant and are not ARRA compliant, with country of origin listed as multiple. If your contract carries Buy American or ARRA domestic-sourcing requirements, these will not satisfy them.

Brass is the right pick where you need corrosion resistance without rust staining, or where the screw head will be visible on finished woodwork and brass hardware, and where a non-magnetic fastener matters. The tradeoff is strength: brass is softer than steel, so it shears and strips more readily. Always drill a pilot hole, drive it slow by hand or with a clutch, and if the connection is structural or you are driving into hardwood, use a steel screw instead. A common trick is to run a same-size steel screw first to cut the thread, back it out, then set the brass one.

They ship in a jar, with a minimum of 100 pieces per jar. So even though the item reads as each, you are buying the 100 count jar.

Yes. Both the thread and the overall dimensions are built to ASME B18.6.1 (thread standard cited as ASME B18.6.1-1997), which is the US standard for wood screws. A #10 x 2 inch flat head Phillips called out on a spec will be interchangeable with these dimensionally, the only variable being the brass material rather than steel.

Metallics lists the JFWPB32 for the electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning trades. In practice that means mounting boxes, straps, plates and brackets to wood framing or trim where a non-rusting, non-magnetic brass fastener is wanted. At 2 inches long it reaches through a device or bracket and still bites well into a stud.