I want to attach two drawer slides to the edges of a 1" chipboard. The best
I can do is use 1.5" drywall screws into small predrilled holes. I can use
either coarse or fine thread screws.

Which is likely to hold the best, coarse or fine thread?

Many thanks,

Peter.

"PVR" wrote in message
...
I want to attach two drawer slides to the edges of a 1" chipboard. The best
I can do is use 1.5" drywall screws into small predrilled holes. I can use
either coarse or fine thread screws.

Which is likely to hold the best, coarse or fine thread?

Many thanks,

Peter.

They both suck That certainly is not the "best you can do". Get the right
type of screw such as
http://www.mcfeelys.com/subcat.asp?sid=399

Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose and using them in other
applications is taking a risk. They are too brittle for normal holding.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose and using them in other
applications is taking a risk. They are too brittle for normal holding.

Everyone says that, but I've never actually broken one in use. (Of
course I don't use them to hang cabinets or such.)

However, coarse drywall screws (at least the ones around here) actually
work fairly well in particleboard and MDF. I have a crude AV rack that
I put together about 7 years back using MDF and drywall screws. So far
its survived 5 moves.

Chris

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
news:qxIXh.6866$Rd.5928@trndny08...
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| "PVR" wrote in message
| ...
| I want to attach two drawer slides to the edges of a 1" chipboard.
The best
| I can do is use 1.5" drywall screws into small predrilled holes. I
can use
| either coarse or fine thread screws.
|
| Which is likely to hold the best, coarse or fine thread?
|
| Many thanks,
|
| Peter.
|
| They both suck That certainly is not the "best you can do". Get the
right
| type of screw such as
| http://www.mcfeelys.com/subcat.asp?sid=399
|
| Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose and using them in other
| applications is taking a risk. They are too brittle for normal
holding.
|
|

these work better for drawer slides
http://www.mcfeelys.com/subcat.asp?sid=400

"Chris Friesen" wrote in message
...
| Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
|
| Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose and using them in
other
| applications is taking a risk. They are too brittle for normal
holding.
|
| Everyone says that, but I've never actually broken one in use. (Of
| course I don't use them to hang cabinets or such.)
|
| However, coarse drywall screws (at least the ones around here)
actually
| work fairly well in particleboard and MDF. I have a crude AV rack
that
| I put together about 7 years back using MDF and drywall screws. So
far
| its survived 5 moves.
|
| Chris

if you use 1 1/4" screws on drawer slides
they will hit each other when you have drawers side by side.
not to mention the sloppiness of a drawer box if a screw gets loose
the shaft of drywall screws are too thin.

these work best for particle board
http://www.mcfeelys.com/subcat.asp?sid=400

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:45:34 -0400, "PVR"
wrote:

I want to attach two drawer slides to the edges of a 1" chipboard. The best
I can do is use 1.5" drywall screws into small predrilled holes. I can use
either coarse or fine thread screws.

Which is likely to hold the best, coarse or fine thread?

Many thanks,

Peter.


Chipboard is not exactly a good base to drive screws into. Use course
pan head screws. Drywall screws are weak and the countersunk head
will not well.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in
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"PVR" wrote in message
...
I want to attach two drawer slides to the edges of a 1" chipboard. The
best I can do is use 1.5" drywall screws into small predrilled holes.
I can use either coarse or fine thread screws.

Which is likely to hold the best, coarse or fine thread?

Many thanks,

Peter.

They both suck That certainly is not the "best you can do". Get the
right type of screw such as
http://www.mcfeelys.com/subcat.asp?sid=399

Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose and using them in other
applications is taking a risk. They are too brittle for normal
holding.



Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose...

Kind of like duct tape and baking soda have a specific purpose ehhhh? ;-)