
For compact assemblies without an external screw head, 1/4-20 x 1/4 provides an internal-socket set screw with a brass tip for controlled contact.
Typical uses include anodized frames, plated components, and other assemblies where a softer contact face is useful. Nylon and brass tips serve different jobs: nylon gives the softer touch, while brass provides a firmer metallic face. Brass gives a firmer metallic contact face when that contact style is preferred over nylon.
Tip installation is handled by Cold Headers in Chicago, giving this category a practical home for soft-face set screw requirements. For maximum bite instead of surface protection, the related cup point alloy set screw family is the better comparison.
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