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Self tapping screws
On 12/16/2010 8:07 AM,
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On Dec 16, 8:38 am, The Daring
wrote:
On 12/16/2010 7:24 AM, notbob wrote:
A couple decades ago, I ran across a handfull of self-tapping screws.
They were like sheet metal screws, but with skirted hex heads. These
were about 1/2" long and 1/4" dia. I'd seen them used with a special
head on a drill motor, it having a hex chuck that would ratchet when the
screw bottomed out. What amazed me about these was the fact they where
not only self-starting AND self-tapping, but they where pretty damn
hard. In experimenting, I discovered they tapped and screwed into an
old BSA motorcycle frame like it was soft pine.
I now find myself in need of something like this and was wondering just
what, exactly, do I ask for when I go down to the hardware store.
nb
Most guys in the trades call them Tek screws.
http://www.imperialinc.com/grp076.shtml
TDD
I just used some self-tapping screws for a project that I bought at
Lowes. They included
a rubber washer and a metal washer, already installed on the screw.
They go in using
a driver/drill. The rubber washer gives it some give and I used them
to fasten plastic
conduit clamps.
Those screws were actually designed for assembling metal buildings and
corrugated metal roofing. The rubber washer is the weather seal.
TDD
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