On 16 Nov 2003 02:03:15 GMT, otforme (Charlie Self)
brought forth from the murky depths:

Mark Jerde asks:

Charlie Self wrote:

Do NOT use drywall screws.

Why is that?


They're brittle, so their shear strength is poor.

Yeah, if you accidentally drop 4 bowling balls on one
shelf of your glassware hutch at once it might cause the
whole thing to fall.

I've had failures in drywall screws, but it was from a
racking/bending force, not shear force. Have you had a
failure from shear?


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