SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



          Date of Report (Date earliest event reported): April 29, 2004




                               FEDERAL SCREW WORKS
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




                                    Michigan
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)




        O-1837                                           38-0533740
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(Commission File Number)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)





             20229 Nine Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



         Registrant's telephone number including area code: 586-443-4200







ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
           AND EXHIBITS.

(c)        Exhibits

                (1)    99.1   Press Release dated April 29, 2004



ITEM 12.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

                On April 29, 2004, Federal Screw Works issued a press release
setting forth its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy
of the press release is furnished herewith as exhibit 99.1.




                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                           FEDERAL SCREW WORKS




                                           By:    /s/ W.T. ZurSchmiede, Jr.
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                                                  W. T. ZurSchmiede, Jr.
                                                  Chairman of the Board,
                                                  Chief Financial Officer


Date:   April 30, 2004
















                                Index to Exhibits




Exhibit No.                Description
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   99.1                    Press Release dated April 29, 2004