DIYbanter - screwing into aluminum channel

On Nov 29, 1:56*pm, (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.

I found some aluminum channel online that is 1.5" deep and 1.5" wide, with
1/8" thick metal, online and I'm wondering if this would work as channel
to attach drywall to.

If these aluminum channels don't work, perhaps I could use PVC. *I found
PVC "1x4" planks at Lowe's, and two of these would give me the 1.5"
thickness, at about the same cost as the aluminum channel. *Or maybe there
are PVC "2x2" strips available somewhere. *It's in a situation where I
don't want to use wood.

Laura

Have you considered pop rivets (snap rivets/blind rivets)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_rivets#Blind_rivets