On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 21:21:42 +0000, Chris Green wrote:
polygonum_on_google wrote:
Any suggestions anyone?
Fischer Power-Fast Stainless Steel Woodscrews?
https://www.ukstainless.co.uk/fische...oodscrews.html
I got some ordinary passivated zinc Power-Fast screws recently and liked
them. Link above was the first site at which I found stainless steel ones
- no idea how they compare with other sources. They go up to 5.0 x 100
at that site.
Have to admit, for my purposes so far, I have drilled a pilot hole so they
go exactly where I want them, so do not know what they are like to drive
without.
They look like a possibility, thanks, but they are quite expensive.
I've just discovered that screwfix.de have quite a lot of Turbo Ultra
available still, at knock-down prices. Maybe I should take a short
trip to Germany!
I used a lot of these when I built a shed. Into softwood, 4 mm pilot hole,
had several screwless heads - they do seem to be rather weak.
Another snag is that when removing an Ultra it brings out a lot of wood. Due
to this I tried to pick up the same thread when replacing the screw - not
easy, due to the irregular shape - and then had to be careful tightening it
as the thread left in the wood was weakened.
Pity that these aren't stainless:
https://www.toolstation.com/reisser-...i-screw/p67276
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