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Leon wrote:
On 1/7/2014 5:00 PM, woodchucker wrote: On 1/7/2014 5:40 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: woodchucker wrote: On 1/7/2014 5:09 PM, -MIKE- wrote: On 1/7/14, 3:11 PM, Leon wrote: On 1/7/2014 1:51 PM, woodchucker wrote: On 1/7/2014 2:43 PM, Leon wrote: On 1/7/2014 11:39 AM, woodchucker wrote: On 1/7/2014 12:29 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote: woodchucker writes: On 1/7/2014 11:46 AM, Leon wrote: On 1/7/2014 9:58 AM, woodchucker wrote: On 1/7/2014 10:51 AM, Pat Barber wrote: On 1/6/2014 5:15 PM, Gordon Shumway wrote: But wouldn't that require multiple plug cutters to cover the different diameters? The Lee Valley counter sinks are not designed for plugs, you would need these for plugs: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...at=1,180,42240 Often times, the hole doesn't really need a plug, just a flush fit for the screw head. Those are for wood screws, not drywall screws. Most of us use dry wall screws today. Really, do you believe that? Yes I do. I said most. I didn't say all. I think if you took a survey you would not find tapered wood screws in use for 90% of the people. I think you will find DRY WALL (LIKE) screws most of the time. While they don't have to be drywall screws, they are straight shanked screws that are drywall like. There is that better? ;-0 Not really; you've expressed nothing but personal opinion. If you'd limited your statement to "they won't work for me, because I use drywall screws instead of wood screws", there would be no complaints. As I use wood screws, I (and apparently Leon), don't fall into your assumptive "most of us" categeory. That's correct. MOST OF US is NOT ALL OF US!! But I'm pretty sure MOST OF US DO USE A DRY WALL TYPE OF SCREW.. STRAIGHT SHANKED OVER TAPERED. Since you don't, you're not most of us, and I already knew that about you. My biggest question was with your original comment of most of us using dry wall screws. I'm not doubting that probably most of us don't use the tapered wood screw but until you later clarified a dry wall "type" screw and referring to the shape of the screw, I was not so sure. You have to realize that our straight shank screws came from drywall. The screws for furniture were stil tapered. Way more screws are used for drywall than furniture, so it is the technology from the drywall screw that drove the other wood threaded types of fasteners... the threads being much sharper , deeper, and less prone to splitting. The old taper had the problem of splitting wood often. If you didn't drill with a tapered bit to the correct depth you wound up with a split from too short a pilot hole, or too loose a screw since the taper was too wide because you drove it too deep. I still occasionally use a tapered screw, but I prefer not to. OK, you are missing my point. You did not originally mention screws that resembled dry wall screws, you mentioned specifically drywall screws. After I took exception that most of us use drywall screws you changed your comment to dry wall "like". That i some what agree on, although..... Dry wall screws specifically are much too brittle and small in diameter to be acceptable for furniture building. This is the point I was trying to make. I am going to assume dry wall and or the drywall screws were not around in the 1800's. Having said that straight shank gimlet point screws were patented as early as 1846 by the Eagle Screw Company. So perhaps today's straight shank screws did not come from drywall. So correct.... but he kept digging anyway. :-) Not really, it's not the straight shank alone, it's the rolled threads that made the straight shank really workable. it's got more strength and is really the big deal. But fine if you want to say I am a total idiot and didn't know what I was referring to, I have no problem. Oye! This thread didn't even get off to a good start. Too many people taking exception to what Jeff said based on some idiosyncratic crap that never even mattered in the first place. Ferpetessake - the guy was just trying to make a point - not to write a dissertations that he'd have to defend. I got the point he was trying to make. Can't help but wonder why others didn't. Relax Mike, I'm no taking it to heart. I have too think a skin for that. Just trying to have fun with the guys that want to have a punching bag.. FWIW "I" was just trying to clarify, not prove you wrong. Now, is "think" skin closer to thin or thick. ;~) Just playing with you. Oh come on Leon - everyone knows that "think" skin is an esoteric term meaning... Oh hell - what does it really mean? I quit - I'm going back out to the garage to work on my outfeed table...Somebody wake me up in the morning... -- -Mike- |
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"Markem" wrote: I use drywall screws for drywall, but wood no I do not them use as they rust and break. ----------------------------------------------------- SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. Use S/S, coarse thread self tapping sheet metal screws for fiberglass assemblies and furniture applications. Since only a few sizes are req'd, buying 100 pc boxes is not a problem and helps keep costs in line. Fine thread dry wall screws stay on the shelf at Home depot. Lew |
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Lew Hodgett wrote:
"Markem" wrote: I use drywall screws for drywall, but wood no I do not them use as they rust and break. ----------------------------------------------------- SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. Huh? If it is just a mockup, why not use the cheapest coarse thread screw available? It's just going to be torn down again very quickly. Use S/S, coarse thread self tapping sheet metal screws for fiberglass assemblies and furniture applications. Huh - again. For furniture applications? Since only a few sizes are req'd, buying 100 pc boxes is not a problem and helps keep costs in line. Agreed. Fine thread dry wall screws stay on the shelf at Home depot. Really agreed! -- -Mike- |
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On 1/7/2014 11:02 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote: "Markem" wrote: I use drywall screws for drywall, but wood no I do not them use as they rust and break. ----------------------------------------------------- SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. Huh? If it is just a mockup, why not use the cheapest coarse thread screw available? It's just going to be torn down again very quickly. Use S/S, coarse thread self tapping sheet metal screws for fiberglass assemblies and furniture applications. Huh - again. For furniture applications? Since only a few sizes are req'd, buying 100 pc boxes is not a problem and helps keep costs in line. Agreed. Fine thread dry wall screws stay on the shelf at Home depot. Really agreed! Not really. When I used steel studs for some construction, I used the self drilling fine threads for the steel. That's what they are meant for Steel studs and not wood. -- Jeff |
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Lew Hodgett wrote: SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. ---------------------------------------------- "Mike Marlow" wrote: Huh? If it is just a mockup, why not use the cheapest coarse thread screw available? It's just going to be torn down again very quickly. -------------------------------------------- Lew Hodgett wrote: They are. Check out 1-5/8", coarse thread pricing. --------------------------------------------- Lew Hodgett wrote: Use S/S, coarse thread self tapping sheet metal screws for fiberglass assemblies and furniture applications. ------------------------------------------------ "Mike Marlow" wrote: Huh - again. For furniture applications? ------------------------------------------------ Lew Hodgett wrote: It's not worth stocking both S/S for marine and non S/S fasteners for furniture. ----------------------------------------------- Lew Hodgett wrote: Since only a few sizes are req'd, buying 100 pc boxes is not a problem and helps keep costs in line. ---------------------------------------------- "Mike Marlow" wrote: Agreed. ------------------------------------------------- Lew Hodgett wrote: Fine thread dry wall screws stay on the shelf at Home depot. ------------------------------------------------- "Mike Marlow" wrote: Really agreed! ----------------------------------------------- Lew |
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On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:14:08 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
FWIW "I" was just trying to clarify, not prove you wrong. Now, is "think" skin closer to thin or thick. ;~) Just playing with you. No, no. He "thinks" a thicker skin when he needs to protect himself. |
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On 1/7/2014 10:02 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote: "Markem" wrote: I use drywall screws for drywall, but wood no I do not them use as they rust and break. ----------------------------------------------------- SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. Huh? If it is just a mockup, why not use the cheapest coarse thread screw available? It's just going to be torn down again very quickly. Because a cheap ass screw does not know the difference between something that is or is not a mockup. If it strips, breaks, or what ever it is still not worth the pennies saved compared to your valuable time. |
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On 1/7/14, 11:10 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/7/2014 10:02 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: Lew Hodgett wrote: "Markem" wrote: I use drywall screws for drywall, but wood no I do not them use as they rust and break. ----------------------------------------------------- SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. Huh? If it is just a mockup, why not use the cheapest coarse thread screw available? It's just going to be torn down again very quickly. Because a cheap ass screw does not know the difference between something that is or is not a mockup. If it strips, breaks, or what ever it is still not worth the pennies saved compared to your valuable time. I've RE-used the same high quality square drive self-tapping screws from McFeely's for years in dozens of mock-ups and jigs and other stuff. I probably stripped out and broke just as many cheap-ass screww and *drywall* before switching to high quality screws. I will never go back. Lowes and Home both now sell SPAX® screws which are right up there or better than McFeely's. Their moto is "Do it once. Do it right." and they are spot on with that. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On 1/8/2014 12:17 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/7/14, 11:10 PM, Leon wrote: On 1/7/2014 10:02 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: Lew Hodgett wrote: "Markem" wrote: I use drywall screws for drywall, but wood no I do not them use as they rust and break. ----------------------------------------------------- SFWIW Use coarse thread deck screws for temporary structures such as mockups. Huh? If it is just a mockup, why not use the cheapest coarse thread screw available? It's just going to be torn down again very quickly. Because a cheap ass screw does not know the difference between something that is or is not a mockup. If it strips, breaks, or what ever it is still not worth the pennies saved compared to your valuable time. I've RE-used the same high quality square drive self-tapping screws from McFeely's for years in dozens of mock-ups and jigs and other stuff. I probably stripped out and broke just as many cheap-ass screww and *drywall* before switching to high quality screws. I will never go back. Lowes and Home both now sell SPAX® screws which are right up there or better than McFeely's. Their moto is "Do it once. Do it right." and they are spot on with that. I have use Spax Lag Screws, a little pricey but they are very well made. They actually look like you are getting what you are paying for. Regular lag screws are a crap shoot, will the head twist off or not. |
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On 1/8/14, 9:33 AM, Leon wrote:
On 1/8/2014 12:17 AM, -MIKE- wrote: Because a cheap ass screw does not know the difference between something that is or is not a mockup. If it strips, breaks, or what ever it is still not worth the pennies saved compared to your valuable time. I've RE-used the same high quality square drive self-tapping screws from McFeely's for years in dozens of mock-ups and jigs and other stuff. I probably stripped out and broke just as many cheap-ass screww and *drywall* before switching to high quality screws. I will never go back. Lowes and Home both now sell SPAX® screws which are right up there or better than McFeely's. Their moto is "Do it once. Do it right." and they are spot on with that. I have use Spax Lag Screws, a little pricey but they are very well made. They actually look like you are getting what you are paying for. Regular lag screws are a crap shoot, will the head twist off or not. I refuse to use those horrible, cheap, galvanized lags sold in the bins, anymore. Yes they are cheap, but as you point out, you never know when the head will pop off. I would never instal one without some wax on the threads. It seems like if you don't get the drilled hole just perfect, they either snap or strip out. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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