"Proctologically Violated©®" wrote in message
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| Awl--
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| One of the follies I'm building req's fastening to a door buck/jamb.
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| Wood door jambs are no problem, as all my device requires is a
| flat-head-type screw for installation.
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| Metal doorbucks would seem to be as simple, as flat-heat sheetmetal screws
| are no problem.
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| But are std sheetmetal screws the best choice for metal doorbucks (16 ga,
I
| assume?) ?
| I recall "chassis screws", which were like 32-pitch machine screws w/ a
tap
| on the end! Somehow these seem more reliable to me. Opinions? I haven't
| seen these in years, tho.
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| I'm also thinking sheetmetal screws w/ a larger major to minor diam ratio
| would hold better (deck screws vs. sheetrock screws?), but I don't know
| what's generally available.
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| Since in sheetmetal there's not a lot really grabbing the screw, in
addition
| to pullout, I worry about "shakeout", which mebbe a silicon-rubber sealant
| type deal would fix, whilst still rendering the screw removeable.
Loctite,
| I think, needs more thread-to-material contact.
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| The real bummer are these metal bucks filled w/ concrete!!! Goodgawd....
| I've seen something called TapCon screws which can sposedly thread into a
| pilot hole drilled in concrete. Anyone familiar w/ these? I hope I can
| find them as small as #10 or even #8.
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| Iny ideas, leads, sources would be much appreciated.
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| Mr. P.V.'d
| formerly Droll Troll
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