Where socket recesses can fill with debris, 1-8 x 1/2 offers an external square head that can be turned without relying on an internal drive.

Typical applications include legacy equipment repairs that need the square-head form called out on older drawings. Specify the point style at order; the same size can be supplied as Half Dog, Full Dog, Cone, Oval, or Flat. Flat points bear against a machined flat without intentional penetration into the mating surface.

Cold Headers supports square-head set screw sourcing with a catalog organized around exact size, standard, and point selection. The family runs UNC coarse thread throughout, the traditional square-head series. For cup point square heads, use the separate Cup Point Square Head Set Screws category rather than this five-point family.

Technical Highlights

• Head: Square, wrench-driven
• Material: Low Carbon Steel, Case Hardened
• Point Styles: Half Dog, Full Dog, Cone, Oval, Flat (specify at order)
• Thread Size: 1-8 (UNC)
• Thread Fit: 2A (per ASME B18.6.2)
• Length: 1/2 in.
• Width Across Flats (F): 1.000 / 0.974 in. (max/min)
• Across Corners (G): 1.414 / 1.337 in. (max/min)
• Head Height (H): 0.774 / 0.726 in. (max/min)
• Dimensional Standard: ASME B18.6.2

Call 773-775-7900 or email Sales@coldheaders.com for pricing, availability, or a quote.