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Best woodscrews
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Can anyone recommend a good make of wood screw, I have tried several different types of brass screw but they are difficult to drive in and often need a pilot hole.
Cheers rocco
Can anyone recommend a good make of wood screw, I have tried several different types of brass screw but they are difficult to drive in and often need a pilot hole.
Cheers rocco
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Post by ultimatehandyman »
Hi Rocco,
I normally use turbogold screws or
turbo ultra screws if outside.
These screws are great and don't normally need a pilot hole or counter sink.
I normally use turbogold screws or
turbo ultra screws if outside.
These screws are great and don't normally need a pilot hole or counter sink.
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Best we can get round here are Spax. They have a serrated leading edge to the threads and "glide" into MFC (melamine faced chipboard), etc. Just about the only "wood" screw I know which can join soft plastics, like polyethylene, WITHOUT balling. They do up to 6in long screws and they also offer Torx heads - great for security work. Only downside ois they cost twice as much as cheapies. Yers pays yer money.....
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Post by honeymonster »
A friend of mine works for a fastening company and when I once asked him if he could get turbogold screws, his reply was "yes of course they are just SPAX screws", not sure if spax make them or not but the spax screws are excellent and well worth the money.
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I don't know if turbogolds are the same - I though that Spax held patents on their stuff. Spax can be had in BZP (bright zinc plated) as well as s/steel in some sizes, but it's the Torx option that makes it difficult for the scallies - they've yet to figure what that is round here!
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Not sure about this one!Scrit wrote:I don't know if turbogolds are the same - I though that Spax held patents on their stuff. Spax can be had in BZP (bright zinc plated) as well as s/steel in some sizes, but it's the Torx option that makes it difficult for the scallies - they've yet to figure what that is round here!
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Judging by the price that screwfix sell the turbogold screws at I doub't they are made by spax. Both are great screws though!
Hard to imagine using old wood screws now, pilot holes are often a thing of the past (thankfully).
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After asking a good friend, now I only buy Reisser r2 & cutter range.
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I don't feel there are expensive,not as cheap as some. (toolstation just had a clear out) & always in stock at my local Howdens 

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I used come stainless steel screws from screwfix, I think they are called turbo ultra's or something.
They were used to fasten a wooden gate to a fence post, I tried to adjust the gate today and had to remove all of the screws but every single screw head sheared off!
Have I done something wrong or is this a common problem?
Cheers Rocco
They were used to fasten a wooden gate to a fence post, I tried to adjust the gate today and had to remove all of the screws but every single screw head sheared off!
Have I done something wrong or is this a common problem?
Cheers Rocco
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Post by ultimatehandyman »
I have had this problem also, probably because stainless steel is brittle!
I will be using galvanised steel screws outside next time!
I will be using galvanised steel screws outside next time!
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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
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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
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Post by ultimatehandyman »
Hi Scrit,
I didn't, I just used them as I would use the turbogold screws- self piloting and self countersinking!
I have just seen in the new screwfix catalogue that it now says " A pilot hole may be needed", I am sure it never used to say that!
Next time I will take your advice!
Thanks
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I didn't, I just used them as I would use the turbogold screws- self piloting and self countersinking!
I have just seen in the new screwfix catalogue that it now says " A pilot hole may be needed", I am sure it never used to say that!
Next time I will take your advice!
Thanks
UHM
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