Deltana SCMS1205 Machine Screw, Steel, #12 x 1/2"

Nine finishes are offered on the SCMS1205: oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, antique nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, zinc dichromate, polished brass, antique brass, and prime coat white. Match the screw finish to the trim or plate it is fastening so the head disappears into the hardware. Zinc dichromate is the plain utility finish if the head will not be seen, and prime coat white is meant to be painted.

No. This is a machine screw, so it needs a tapped hole or a mating nut. For fastening into wood you want a wood screw with a tapered point and coarse thread. Use the SCMS1205 where the hardware itself is drilled and tapped, such as door trim and accessory pieces that accept a machine thread.

It is a replacement and assembly fastener for door trim and accessory hardware, part of Deltana's Steel Machine Screws line. Typical use is replacing a stripped or mismatched screw in a piece of decorative door hardware where the original had a machine thread, and getting the head finish to match the surrounding trim.

The SCMS1205 is sold by the each, so the quantity you order is the number of screws you get. Count the fastening points on your job and order accordingly.

Deltana classes this steel machine screw as a residential item within its door hardware line. For high traffic commercial openings where fastener grade and corrosion performance are specified on the drawing, check the hardware schedule rather than substituting a residential trim screw.

The body is steel, both material and substrate. The brass, bronze, nickel and chrome names on the SCMS1205 are finishes applied over that steel core, not solid material. If you need a screw that will not rust in a coastal or exterior wet location, steel with a decorative plating is not the right choice.