Best woodscrews

[tim'll fix it]

you cant beat a quciksilver twinthread, cheap as chips

[Scrit]

That advice makes me seem like a right finicky b'stard,but it saves having to sort out the problems later when the head shears..... :mad:

[ultimatehandyman]

That advice makes me seem like a right finicky b'stard,but it saves having to sort out the problems later when the head shears..... :mad:

Not at all, I certainly didn't know the bit about the pilot hole etc!

I think I will be making a page on screws at some point, I will add the info on there to help other diy'ers.

Thanks

chez

[Scrit]

I think I will be making a page on screws at some point........

Priceless!

[Hitch]

The stainless steel tends to build up a lot of friction which builds up the heat making them easy to shear off. Stainless bolts have a habit of binding up if your keep undoing/doing up. A little coper grease helps no end. Never tried it on SS woodscrews though :|

[rocco]

Rocco

Did you treat the stainless screws as you would treat brass ones - i.e. pilot drill, run in a bright steel screw 80% of the way, back-it out then screw-in your stainless screw? Brass screws can shear in hardwoods if you don't do this and s/steel are the same

Scrit

Hi Scrit

I just put them in with a drill/driver, no pilot hole.

Next time I will drill a pilot hole, I still prefer them to brass screws as they are pozidrive and so are easier to drive than flat brass screws.

Cheers Rocco

[Scrit]

Stainless bolts have a habit of binding up if your keep undoing/doing up. A little copper grease helps no end.

For woodworking you generally use either wax soft soap, HM (hence the term "to soft soap" I believe)

Scrit