Not sure about black-painted but you can get black oxide coated screws from mcmaster.com (McMaster-Carr) On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote: > Good day to all. > > I'm on the tail end of a project and I find that I can't seem to find > the machine screws that I want. > > This is an XLR audio connector patch panel and we are using standard > Neutrik chassis-mount audio connectors. Because we want these things > to look relatively pretty, we are using connectors with black shells > mounted onto black panels. Therefore, it would be really nice if the > screws that hold the connectors to the panel were also black. > > We need two different screws: > > 1) 4-40 x 3/8" flat-head with either Robertson or Phillips head > 2) 6-32 / 3/8" round-head or binding head, preferably with the same > drive as above. > > I'm looking for on-going production quantities. My initial order > will be for 12,000 of the 4-40 screws and 1000 of the 6-32 screws, > all in black. > > I know that Asian-made consumer electronics gear is covered with > black-painted screws but I'll be darned if I can find a supplier. > > We are just finalizing the metalwork right now and I do have the > option to change to metric thread instead of SAE if we really have > to. However, my preference is to stay with the SAE threads that I > mention above. > > Suggestions for suppliers gratefully accepted. > > Many thanks! > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA > (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax > www.trinity-electronics.com > Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .