Decora plates on tile walls

[kwired]

The only #6-32s that found shorter than 1/4" were 3/16" pan heads at 5? ea. and 3.5? ea in lots of 100 and less for lots of 1000.
As such if you were able source oval heads they make in the same bapark. But how much a piece would you pay considering the time it takes to manually shorten the screws?

Wouldn't the real question be how many need to be shortened? How long will it take to shorten 1000 screws? That is only 500 decora devices, really not all that many if doing a large multifamily complex.

 

[templdl]

McMaster Carr has SS-OHP 6-32 machine screws in 1/16" increments from 3/16" to 1/2". Price per 100: $9.34, $3.69, $3.12, $3.72, $3.32, $4.02.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#oval-head-machine-screws/=pyvg9q

Other than painting the head of the screw it may be that that this string is post is much to do about nothing when the cost of labor to cut off the screw is considered.