Metallics PDW1B 6 x 7/16 in. Pan Head Phillips Sharp Point Self-Piercing Framing Screws - Steel Black Phosphate - Each

A #2 Phillips bit. The PDW1B has a Phillips drive with a recess depth of 0.086 to 0.106 inch, and three power bits ship with the order, so a crew can put one in each driver without buying extras.

That is what the sharp point is for. The PDW1B is a self-piercing framing screw with a sharp point, so it starts its own hole in light gauge steel framing rather than needing a pilot hole. The screw body is AISI 1018 steel hardened to HV 270-450. At 7/16 inch long it is sized for thin single-layer attachment, not for stacking heavy material.

It goes out in a box at a 15,000 each order minimum, so this is a bulk buy for a stocking crew or a jobsite trailer, not a handful for a single device. Metallics offers other sizes and quantities by request.

No. The PDW1B is not Buy American compliant and is not ARRA compliant, with multiple countries of origin. If your contract carries a domestic sourcing clause, this part will not satisfy it.

The pan head measures 0.098 to 0.114 inch in height, with a head width of 0.295 inch at the bottom tapering to 0.263 inch. That is a low, broad bearing surface, so it holds a strap or bracket flat without the deep seat a hex washer head needs. It does not sit flush, so if you need a flush surface for drywall or trim over the top, a flat or trim head is the better choice.

Black phosphate is a dry interior finish on carbon steel, so the PDW1B is for dry indoor framing work. For exterior or damp locations, pick a zinc or coated exterior framing screw instead.

Order Metallics PDW1B, from the PDW series. It is the #6 diameter, 7/16 inch long pan head Phillips sharp point self-piercing framing screw in steel black phosphate.

It is spec'd for the electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning trades, the kind of work where you are fastening straps, boxes, hangers and brackets to light framing all day. The three included bits and bulk box packaging point at crew-level use rather than a one-off repair.

A full 15,000 piece order comes in at 39.75 lbs, in a carton measuring 9 x 9 x 6.13 inches. Light enough to carry up a ladder cart, dense enough that it is worth staging rather than hauling around the floor.