On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:35:51 +0100, nightjar wrote:

wrote in message
...
On Jun 25, 12:05 am, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
...
You missed a good one: 'for security screws drill out the cross after
driving'. You'll need quite a drill for modern wood screws...
...
AND if you drilled off the cross - would it be impossible to remove?

Hence, cheap security (screw)?..

The point being made is that many modern screws are made from hardened
steel, which will destroy the drill tip first.

Funny you should say that, I was mounting a hose reel a couple of days ago,
screws supplied. Th'only problem was they seemed to be made of an aluminium
alloy. Quickly replaced with decent screws once one of them started to turn
out.......


--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net