Best woodscrews

rocco · Post by **rocco** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:14 am

Hi

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

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:38 pm

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.

Scrit · Post by **Scrit** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:42 pm

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.....
Scrit

honeymonster · Post by **honeymonster** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:46 am

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.

Scrit · Post by **Scrit** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:59 am

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!

Scrit

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:40 pm

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!

Scrit

Not sure about this one!

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).

rocco · Post by **rocco** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:16 pm

Thanks for that,

I ended up getting some Turbogolds, will try the Spax screws next time.

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:07 am

After asking a good friend, now I only buy Reisser r2 & cutter range.

whitevanman · Post by **whitevanman** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:54 pm

Are the Reisser screws expensive stevemastic?

Nice signature by the way!

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:37 pm

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

Boff · Post by **Boff** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:07 pm

Yup Spax are great screws - I use them most of the time. Never used TurboGold afaik but the pic looks very similar to a Spax.

rocco · Post by **rocco** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:22 pm

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

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:18 pm

I have had this problem also, probably because stainless steel is brittle!

I will be using galvanised steel screws outside next time!

Scrit · Post by **Scrit** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:49 pm

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

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:34 pm

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

UHM