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Jim Elbrecht November 29th 11 03:54 PM
screwing into aluminum channel
 
(Graven Water) wrote:

Can you screw into aluminum that is 1/8" thick? I know you can screw into
sheet metal, but I wonder if 1/8" thick aluminum would just strip screws.

Self tapping sheet metal screws might be a waste of time, but I've
drilled into 1/8 soft steel with self drilling and self tapping
screws.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-self-...screws/=f596r9

Jim


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