Matelec | Hex Head Needle Point Screw 10G x 20mm | Mechanically Galvanised Steel
The Matelec HXN-G10M20-G is a hex head needle point screw, 10 gauge by 20mm, supplied 200 per jar. The head takes a 5/16 inch hex socket driver, and the screw is made from mechanically galvanised steel. The needle point on the HXN-G10M20-G pierces the material as the screw drives rather than drilling it.
A needle point is a sharp gimlet tip. It pushes through and starts its own thread, which separates it from a drill-point screw that cuts a hole with a flute. The needle point on the HXN-G10M20-G suits timber and thin sheet, where a piercing point does the job without drilling a hole first.
The HXN-G10M20-G drives with a 5/16 inch socket, the same drive used across the Matelec hex head range. A hex socket grips the outside faces of the head, so the driver does not cam out of a recess the way a bladed or cross bit can. The finish is mechanically galvanised steel, a zinc coating applied mechanically rather than by electroplating or hot dipping.
Features
- Needle point tip — the point pierces the material and starts its own thread as the screw drives.
- 5/16 inch hex head — driven with a 5/16 inch hex socket driver or nut driver rather than a bladed or square bit.
- 10 gauge shank — gauge is the shank size on a screw, and a higher gauge number means a thicker shank.
- 20mm length — the HXN-G10M20-G measures 20mm under the head, which is the depth available to pass through and engage behind.
- Mechanically galvanised steel — the screw is mechanically galvanised steel, not 316 stainless.
- 200-piece jar — supplied in a 200-piece jar, and the jar is the sell unit.
- Not a drill point — the needle point pierces rather than drills, so it does not cut through steel section the way a drill point does.
- No seal fitted — the HXN-G10M20-G carries no seal under the head, so it does not close the hole it makes.
Where to use
- Timber fixing — the needle point pierces and threads into timber without a pilot hole.
- Thin sheet — the point starts in thin material that a drill bit would be oversized for.
- Bracket and accessory mounting — the 20mm length suits mounting brackets and accessories onto timber and thin material.
The HXN-G10M20-G is not a drill-point screw, so steel sections and heavier-gauge material call for a drill point instead. It carries no seal, so it does not weatherproof the hole it makes. The screw is mechanically galvanised steel, not 316 stainless.
