Hammering screws
 

Hi everyone

I've heard hammered screws are problematic to remove, but I've not had
any difficulty removing them, in fact they come out easier than
screwed in ones. And a good whack is more appealing than trying to
screw the sods in.

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?


NT

Hammering screws
 

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Hi everyone

I've heard hammered screws are problematic to remove, but I've not had
any difficulty removing them, in fact they come out easier than
screwed in ones. And a good whack is more appealing than trying to
screw the sods in.

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?


NT

Yeah the gits who installed my CH hammered screws home when they put the
floorboards back down...they also got hammered with a bill for the cost of
repairs to the ceilings below ie bits of plaster and cracks on the kitchen
and living room.*******

Hammering screws
 

Hammering screws
 

wrote:
Hi everyone

I've heard hammered screws are problematic to remove, but I've not had
any difficulty removing them, in fact they come out easier than
screwed in ones.
Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?

As you said - "they come out easier than screwed in ones". which means they
are not doing their job properly.

And a good whack is more appealing than trying to
screw the sods in.

Mechanise. Impact driver, autofeed screwdriver. Average deck I build has
1,000 odd screws to go in BTDTGTTS.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Hammering screws
 

wrote:
Hi everyone

I've heard hammered screws are problematic to remove, but I've not had
any difficulty removing them, in fact they come out easier than
screwed in ones. And a good whack is more appealing than trying to
screw the sods in.

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?

A bunch...

Higher insertion force / noise / vibration damage etc compared to a nail.

Higher cost than nails.

Lower pull out resistance than a screwed screw.

Case hardened screw more likely to shatter on hammering - and less
toughness than a wire nail.




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John.

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Hammering screws
 

On Mon, 26 May 2008 04:49:38 -0700, meow2222 wrote:

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?

Try getting out one that's got bent being hammered in!

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The clairvoyants' meeting has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.

Hammering screws
 

wrote:
Hi everyone

I've heard hammered screws are problematic to remove, but I've not had
any difficulty removing them, in fact they come out easier than
screwed in ones. And a good whack is more appealing than trying to
screw the sods in.

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?


NT


So summarising the feedback, and adding my own conclusion, it seems
you agree that hammered screws are intermediate between screwed screws
and nails.


Pullout resistance: intermediate
Problems when inserting: much less often than nails
Removal effort: harder than nails, easier than screwed screws
Cost: material cost as screws, labour cost as nails.


Try getting out one that's got bent being hammered in!

just treated them like tough gripping nails, used a prybar, and had
less problems than with nails.


NT

Hammering screws
 

Hammering screws
 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something
like:

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?

Do you mean the ones that are designed to be hammered in - the lightly
twisted thread? If so, I've not had any real problems with them where
they are meant to be used, as in holding corrugated iron sheets on, etc.

Or do you mean hammerfix frame fixers? Same goes.

If you mean hammering in ordinary screws - it's a daft idea.

--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

Hammering screws
 

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something
like:

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?

Do you mean the ones that are designed to be hammered in - the lightly
twisted thread? If so, I've not had any real problems with them where
they are meant to be used, as in holding corrugated iron sheets on, etc.

Or do you mean hammerfix frame fixers? Same goes.

If you mean hammering in ordinary screws - it's a daft idea.

the latter. I've been doing loads of it, and it works very well.


NT

Hammering screws
 

wrote:
Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying
something like:

Are there any problems at all with hammered screws?

Do you mean the ones that are designed to be hammered in - the
lightly twisted thread? If so, I've not had any real problems with
them where they are meant to be used, as in holding corrugated iron
sheets on, etc.

Or do you mean hammerfix frame fixers? Same goes.

If you mean hammering in ordinary screws - it's a daft idea.

the latter. I've been doing loads of it, and it works very well.

Go & stand in the naughty corner until told to move.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Hammering screws
 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something
like:

If you mean hammering in ordinary screws - it's a daft idea.

the latter. I've been doing loads of it, and it works very well.

****ing Philistine.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House