Tek Screws 12 x 65mm Hex Head, Pack of 100
100 long self-drilling tek screws for steel, 12 gauge x 65mm, hex washer head, zinc colour. Our longest length, for fixing fence brackets through thick packing or layered material onto steel. Metal point, not for wood.
- 12 gaugeAbout 5.5mm thread
- 65mmLength, our longest
- Hex headWasher head, self-drilling point
- 100Screws per pack
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The longest of our tek screws for steel: 12 gauge by 65mm, hex washer head, self-drilling point, in a pack of 100. Use it where an electric fence bracket has to be fixed through thick packing, spacers or layered material before the point reaches the steel post or frame behind. These are metal tek screws: the point drills steel, not wood. If the bracket sits flat on the steel the 12 x 25mm is enough, and for a single spacer the 12 x 38mm does it.
Tek screws for steel: why length is not thickness
12 is the gauge, a thread of about 5.5mm. 65 is the length in millimetres. A longer screw reaches through more material before it bites, but it does not drill thicker steel: that depends on the drill point number, which the maker does not state. So we do not quote a maximum steel thickness, and the 65mm drills the same steel as the 25mm. It just gets there through more packing.
Hex washer head
The hex head takes a socket driver in a drill, and the washer face spreads the load on the bracket foot. There is no rubber sealing washer, so this is a fixing screw, not a roofing screw. The finish is zinc colour.
Not for wood or brick
The point on these screws is a metal drilling point. Timber tek screws have a different point and a coarser thread, so do not use these on a wooden post. For brick, concrete or block, use nail-in anchors 8 x 80mm or the Nemtek coach screw and plug set.
Pairs well with
Our 8 line bottom bend bracket, 6 line and 8 line straight square tube brackets, Nemtek 1.6mm aluminium wire, the 8 line electric fence kit and a Nemtek Merlin Stealth M18S energizer.
Key features
- Reaches through thick packing. 65mm passes through spacers, packing or layered material and still bites into the steel behind it.
- Drills its own hole. The self-drilling point cuts through the steel as you drive the screw. No pilot hole, no separate bit.
- Metal point, for steel. Steel posts and frames only. Timber tek screws have a different point and thread.
- Hex washer head. Driven with a hex socket in a drill. The washer face spreads the load on the bracket foot.
- 12 gauge thread. About 5.5mm across, the same gauge as our 25mm and 38mm tek screws.
- Zinc colour finish, no sealing washer. A plain fixing screw, not a roofing screw.
- Pack of 100. Enough screws for a full run of brackets on a steel fence.
Specifications
| Gauge | 12 gauge (about 5.5mm thread) |
|---|---|
| Length | 65mm |
| Head | Hex washer head |
| Point | Self-drilling, for steel |
| Sealing washer | None |
| Finish | Zinc colour |
| Fixes into | Steel posts and frames |
| Suits | Bracket fixed through thick packing or layered material onto steel |
| Pack contents | 100 tek screws |
| Sold as | Pack of 100 |
Not in the box
- Hex socket driver
- Brackets
- Spacers or packing
Questions people ask
They are metal tek screws with a metal drilling point. Timber tek screws have a different point and a coarser thread, so use the right screw for a wooden post.
The maker does not state the drill point number, which is what sets the steel thickness a tek screw can drill, so we cannot quote a maximum. The length of the screw does not change it: a longer screw drills the same steel, it just reaches through more material first.
No. The self-drilling point cuts its own hole in the steel as you drive the screw with a drill, so there is no pilot hole and no separate drill bit.
When the screw has to pass through thick packing, spacers or more than one layer before it reaches the steel. For a bracket foot flat on the steel use the 25mm, and for a single spacer the 38mm.
A hex socket driver in a drill. The maker does not state the hex size, so check it against the head before you buy a socket.
No. Tek screws are for steel. For brick, concrete or block, use nail-in anchors, or the Nemtek coach screw and plug set for square tube brackets.
The maker does not state the coating class, only that the finish is zinc colour. For a fence near the sea, ask the branch before you order.
Need it fitted? Alectra Solutions supplies product only. Ask the branch and we will point you to installers in Pretoria.