What type of screw this is?

[Zohan2000]

Stripped the head of the screw and trying to find a replacement if possible

 

[Dave-1]

Good Afternoon @Zohan2000 

The thin piece that you have shown is a circlip styled piece, its meantto slip over the thread of the screw to stop it falling out but isnt threaded. The thread of the screw itself looks to be resonable tho a little shiny on the end. 

Pinnacle Black Assorted E Clips - 16 Pack 

And just learned something new, they seem to be able to be used as fasteners not just holders in place  Fasten Engineering explains a lot about them.

A warm Welcome to the community A place where we all are continuing to learn lol The moment we stop learning and asking questions is the moment we turn to into a dinosour And you just stoppe dme turning into a dinosour! 

Dave

[JacobZ]

Hi @Zohan2000,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community and thank you for your question.

As @Dave-1 has said, the thin piece is a circlip, but I'm not certain exactly what type of screw you have there. It looks to be fairly specialised and is likely made for a very specific use.

Could you advise what your screw has come out of? 

This would certainly help with identifying your screw.

Allow me to tag some of our knowledgeable members to see if they might know, @Noyade, @Jewelleryrescue, @TedBear @Nailbag.

Let me know if you have any further questions or info you can add.

Jacob

[Zohan2000]

Came off a m.2 heatsink on a motherboard, computer part

[Nailbag]

Hi @Zohan2000 

You're not going to find this specialised off-set mount at Bunnings. Googling "m.2 heatsink stand-off screws" will be your best chance. Quite a few hits on very similar looking screws are available.

Nailbag

[Zohan2000]

Unfortunately it's not a standard screw, am hoping to get something similar or just cut a new slot for a flat head screwdriver

[Dave-1]

Evening @Zohan2000 

Id still take your wonky one and check out that multibox set at Bunnings or head over to Jaycar

Dave

[Noyade]

Or try a computer repair shop?

[TedBear]

Hi @Zohan2000 , did you find a suitable replacement for that screw? 

Other good places to try for interesting hardware are car parts shops (the ones that have parts on display so you can browse) and hobbyist suppliers.

[Jewelleryrescue]

Hi @Zohan2000 

As a  Pc  techo  for many years in a  past life the simplest solution is the find a similar screw inside your  computer from a  non critical  place like casing.  or off an old  computer and replace the  part. like  @Noyade  said a Pc Shop will have a pile of loose screws that may suit/

Take a look is the heat sink sitting in place correctly  a stripped screw may indicate parts arnt aligned as they should be.?

A Computer sits on the desk  and wont fall apart if one screw is relocated. Heat sinks usually have more than one screw so maybe the others are plenty more than enough to hold it in place forever as long as it isnt shaken  repeatedly or vibrating with a wonky  cooling fan. If you took heat sink off you may need a thin smear of heat sink paste to ensure good  thermal  contact.

A CPU heat sink is a much more critical space so  needs  your full attention and screw replacement an almost a must.

There is CPU temperature monitoring software  build into motherboard firmware amonst other things that will help here at need.