John Rumm wrote:
Tim S wrote:

So whats the best general purpose screw these days? I have two
principal uses:

Screw to wood and screw to masonary walls with plugs.

Quicksilver twinthread

I used to buy these exclusively. Recently I have tried some of the
Turbogold as well. These are better closer to the edge of timber if
not piloting, and they start very easily (the quicksilver also start
pretty easily compared to traditional screws).

Should I just go with the screws I know and love, or are these new
products really better? I don't mind being old fashioned and
drilling pilot holes and countersinking.

The classic woodscrew is really dead and gone IMHO. The modern screws
are easier to drive, work well in modern plugs, cut a proper thread
(old style screws partly destroy their own thread due to the taper).

If you want two bits to really "pull in" then either drill a clearance
hole on the top one, or just self countersink *deep* into the top with
plenty of brute force and ignorance.

I've found that if the pieces don't pull together, backing out the Turbogold
& screwing it in again works a treat.


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