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Deep-thread screws...
Awl --
I think the whole sheetmetal/drywall screw thing is resolved with the "deep thread" class of screws: http://www.gardensheds.greenhouses.a...ew-threads.htm http://www.theindustrialdepot.com/de...ead-screw.html For example, a coarse sheetrock screw measures .094/.146 minor/major diam The drill-point sheetmetal screw (that I wound up using) measures .130/.165. So the SR screw, being a deep thread, has *a lot* more bite. McNeely's has a variety of deep thread screws. One section is he http://www.mcfeelys.com/search/fsl , altho it's not clear just how deep is deep. In http://www.mcfeelys.com/tech/dimensions.htm , it's not clear if "B" (their body diam) is the same as the root diam. If so, this is not as deep a thread as the name suggests. McNeely's deep-threads (inch length) are about $20/1,000 -- McNeely's seems pretty reasonable. But here's the Q: Can I get REALLY deep thread screws? What would they be called, or their application classification? I'm thinking on the order of .125/.200, ie, about .040 grabbing on the radius. I've hunted around, but haven't come across anything deeper than the reg. deep thread spec. Any ideas of what a custom run of screws might cost? Quan, $$ ? I'm thinking if I ordered a standard #12 or #14 screw, and asked them just to set the machine to cut a little deeper, I'd get the screw I wanted.... Iny ideas on who might do this? -- EA |
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Answer: weak.
Pete Stanaitis --------------- Existential Angst wrote: snip But here's the Q: Can I get REALLY deep thread screws? What would they be called, or their application classification? |
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:36:11 -0500, spaco wrote:
Existential Angst wrote: snip Can I get REALLY deep thread screws? What would they be called, or their application classification? Answer: weak. Spax screws are fairly strong. They look like sheet metal screws with wide threads [but are intended for wood (eg "unpiloted hard maple") rather than metal]. In following picture, note serrations on first three turns, to cut mating thread. http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/spaxpan-headzincplatedscrews10x341.aspx In OP's application, if the space beyond the steel jamb is hollow, anchors like following might work. http://www.alestech.com/molly-jacknut-anchors-4sjnws-item_13152.html -- jiw |
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Gotta agree with Pete. Industry has perfected the design of screws over the past 140 years, esp.
since Sellers debuted the Sharp V in 1869. The strength/sectional density balance is pretty much optimized. Change either and the other is adversely impacted. Those seriously interested in high strength connection of sheet metal should seek another medium. Ever hear of a boiler held together with screws? Bob Swinney "spaco" wrote in message .. . Answer: weak. Pete Stanaitis --------------- Existential Angst wrote: snip But here's the Q: Can I get REALLY deep thread screws? What would they be called, or their application classification? |
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Deep-thread screws...
What's that Lassie? You say that Existential Angst fell down the old
rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue by Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:35:00 -0400: I'm thinking if I ordered a standard #12 or #14 screw, and asked them just to set the machine to cut a little deeper, I'd get the screw I wanted.... I'm guessing that you know that most production screws are rolled not cut. Any ideas on who might do this? You might find a job shop that has a swiss screw machine that could do it. It may be similar to the threads of bone screws. -- Dan H. northshore MA. |
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Deep-thread screws...
Numerous responses have suggested nut-sert type fasteners with machine
screws for applications in sheet metal, which is what you're attempting. They're what the automotive and commercial equipment manufacturers use because attaching parts to sheet metal isn't as simple as using a screw. The majority of steel fasteners aren't intended to COLD FORM tight (binding) threads in steel, which is the part that you seem to be ignoring. Steel isn't like wood, and sheet steel has more limitations. If the screw is hard, it will snap.. if it's mild steel, the threads will smear.. no worky. There are self-drilling screws that work well with thin steel, but may not work well (100% of times tried) for everyone. With many of the fasteners you're hoping will work, you end up with a small portion of one thread (10-30% of a single thread) holding a load. You'd get better contact with a nail, as in woodworking, but not appropriate for metal. You're most likely either going to need threads in the base material (nut-sert), or screws that can CUT threads.. self-tapping screws, also suggested in earlier responses. Trouble is, there isn't much thickness for a reliable connection. Self-tapping screws are intended to be installed with a specific (ideally punched) hole size, which isn't easily made with a hand drill.. the 3-sided hole in thin metal, everyone's seen that, right? Or the DIY-types that work the drill around in a large orbit as a matter of habit. http://www.theindustrialdepot.com/ri...llow-zinc.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf-mwytdurQ A gurl (with dimples) can do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oMHuLxCcs&NR=1 Installing the rivnut/nut-sert type fasteners doesn't actually require special tools.. a stud, washer, nut and wrench will usually suffice. There are styles with ribs to grip the sheetmetal hole to prevent the fastener from spinning while installing them. http://www.rivetdirect.com/ An alternate fastener might be a drive rivet, which provides all of the fastener's diameter for shear strength (unlike hollow pop-type rivets). http://www.rivetdirect.com/driverivets.html Machine screws/bolts with a very short shoulder on them (not threaded all the way to the underside of the head) will have a greater shear strength, used with the above rivet-nut inserts. The nut-sert-type fasteners are a solution, not something that needs to be analyzed. The ultimately cheap, reliable solution will be MIG wire, properly applied with a welder. BTW, threads on most fasteners are rolled (displaced), not cut. -- WB .......... "Existential Angst" wrote in message ... Awl -- I think the whole sheetmetal/drywall screw thing is resolved with the "deep thread" class of screws: http://www.gardensheds.greenhouses.a...ew-threads.htm http://www.theindustrialdepot.com/de...ead-screw.html For example, a coarse sheetrock screw measures .094/.146 minor/major diam The drill-point sheetmetal screw (that I wound up using) measures .130/.165. So the SR screw, being a deep thread, has *a lot* more bite. McNeely's has a variety of deep thread screws. One section is he http://www.mcfeelys.com/search/fsl , altho it's not clear just how deep is deep. In http://www.mcfeelys.com/tech/dimensions.htm , it's not clear if "B" (their body diam) is the same as the root diam. If so, this is not as deep a thread as the name suggests. McNeely's deep-threads (inch length) are about $20/1,000 -- McNeely's seems pretty reasonable. But here's the Q: Can I get REALLY deep thread screws? What would they be called, or their application classification? I'm thinking on the order of .125/.200, ie, about .040 grabbing on the radius. I've hunted around, but haven't come across anything deeper than the reg. deep thread spec. Any ideas of what a custom run of screws might cost? Quan, $$ ? I'm thinking if I ordered a standard #12 or #14 screw, and asked them just to set the machine to cut a little deeper, I'd get the screw I wanted.... Iny ideas on who might do this? -- EA |
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"Wild_Bill" wrote in message
... Numerous responses have suggested nut-sert type fasteners with machine screws for applications in sheet metal, which is what you're attempting. They're what the automotive and commercial equipment manufacturers use because attaching parts to sheet metal isn't as simple as using a screw. The majority of steel fasteners aren't intended to COLD FORM tight (binding) threads in steel, which is the part that you seem to be ignoring. Steel isn't like wood, and sheet steel has more limitations. If the screw is hard, it will snap.. if it's mild steel, the threads will smear.. no worky. There are self-drilling screws that work well with thin steel, but may not work well (100% of times tried) for everyone. With many of the fasteners you're hoping will work, you end up with a small portion of one thread (10-30% of a single thread) holding a load. This is exactly correct -- essentially "camming" the two pieces together. Also, I've resolved the shear part of the load (shear will essentially be zero), so there will only be pullout/axial loads, and those are inherently minimal. So even tho the loads on the bar itself could be quite heavy, the screws themselves will feel almost none of these loads, so this method may be suitable. Ito of the other attachment methods, what I didn't mention is that these bars will often be installed by end-users, so fancier rcm-type stuff is not a practical reality. Even riveting, which in principle is a good fastening solution, is a very very long shot, so I think I'm stuck with making the best of a screw solution. I'll review your links more fully tomorrow, and greatly appreciate your detailed responses, and the others' responses. What I"ve learned so far ito screw-type fasteners is that "deep threads" and "sheet metal" do not go together, as deep threads are a wood-type application. Which is OK, except that now there is no option of a drill point, which is handy to have in the installation process. McFeely's was surprisingly inept at answering my Q's. Tech support was measuring an 8-32 screw and telling me the root diameter was .035!!!! The good news was the major diameter was .11, so whatever that screw was, it did have some bite! The installation I did a day or to ago, with the screw not of my choice, seems sound, nevertheless -- knock on wood/sheetmetal. I'll post back after reviewing your links. -- EA You'd get better contact with a nail, as in woodworking, but not appropriate for metal. You're most likely either going to need threads in the base material (nut-sert), or screws that can CUT threads.. self-tapping screws, also suggested in earlier responses. Trouble is, there isn't much thickness for a reliable connection. Self-tapping screws are intended to be installed with a specific (ideally punched) hole size, which isn't easily made with a hand drill.. the 3-sided hole in thin metal, everyone's seen that, right? Or the DIY-types that work the drill around in a large orbit as a matter of habit. http://www.theindustrialdepot.com/ri...llow-zinc.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf-mwytdurQ A gurl (with dimples) can do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oMHuLxCcs&NR=1 Installing the rivnut/nut-sert type fasteners doesn't actually require special tools.. a stud, washer, nut and wrench will usually suffice. There are styles with ribs to grip the sheetmetal hole to prevent the fastener from spinning while installing them. http://www.rivetdirect.com/ An alternate fastener might be a drive rivet, which provides all of the fastener's diameter for shear strength (unlike hollow pop-type rivets). http://www.rivetdirect.com/driverivets.html Machine screws/bolts with a very short shoulder on them (not threaded all the way to the underside of the head) will have a greater shear strength, used with the above rivet-nut inserts. The nut-sert-type fasteners are a solution, not something that needs to be analyzed. The ultimately cheap, reliable solution will be MIG wire, properly applied with a welder. BTW, threads on most fasteners are rolled (displaced), not cut. -- WB ......... "Existential Angst" wrote in message ... Awl -- I think the whole sheetmetal/drywall screw thing is resolved with the "deep thread" class of screws: http://www.gardensheds.greenhouses.a...ew-threads.htm http://www.theindustrialdepot.com/de...ead-screw.html For example, a coarse sheetrock screw measures .094/.146 minor/major diam The drill-point sheetmetal screw (that I wound up using) measures .130/.165. So the SR screw, being a deep thread, has *a lot* more bite. McNeely's has a variety of deep thread screws. One section is he http://www.mcfeelys.com/search/fsl , altho it's not clear just how deep is deep. In http://www.mcfeelys.com/tech/dimensions.htm , it's not clear if "B" (their body diam) is the same as the root diam. If so, this is not as deep a thread as the name suggests. McNeely's deep-threads (inch length) are about $20/1,000 -- McNeely's seems pretty reasonable. But here's the Q: Can I get REALLY deep thread screws? What would they be called, or their application classification? I'm thinking on the order of .125/.200, ie, about .040 grabbing on the radius. I've hunted around, but haven't come across anything deeper than the reg. deep thread spec. Any ideas of what a custom run of screws might cost? Quan, $$ ? I'm thinking if I ordered a standard #12 or #14 screw, and asked them just to set the machine to cut a little deeper, I'd get the screw I wanted.... Iny ideas on who might do this? -- EA |
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