Answered: 8-32 3/8" screws from Home Depot

[paulctan]

Our team just ran out of screws. Are we allowed to use the equivalent 8-32 3/8" screws from Home Depot?
(they do not have a hex head, but a robertson head)

Thanks.

Paul Tan.

[JVN]

<R7b> says:

<R7> Robots are allowed the following additional “non-VEX” components:
b. Any parts which are identical to legal VEX parts.

As the rules are written…
Unless the screws are IDENTICAL to VEX screws, they are NOT legal.

However, <R6b> says:

<R6b> VEX Robotics Competition teams from countries that primarily use the metric system may utilize metric fasteners comparable in size, length, and head type to VEX fasteners.

The screws in question may be legal based on what country you live in.