It just happened again. I was screwing a post to a base on weathervane
cupola I am building and the screw (8 X 1-1/2) snapped. I tried to take
another screw out and the head stripped like it was made out of butter..and
these were predrilled holes and I lubricated the screws with wax and the
wood is pine!! Seems the screws I buy these days are just soft metal crap
whether I go to HD or to the local hardware store. Where do you guys buy
screws? Is there a decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
George
If they are available your side, look for the Concept screw. Self-
lubricated, self-drilling and self-counter-sinking. Seem to be
designed to work with a power driver (wouldn't start with my Yankee,
but would if I bradawled a pilot hole). Each box comes with a special
driving bit, but the scews will work with phillips and pozi. Best and
most convenient screws I've worked with; zap through and into pine
with no problems. Available from our local supplier here in Blackpool,
England, which is linked to the Jewson group.
On 10 Mar, 19:48, "george pagliarulo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It just happened again. I was screwing a post to a base on weathervane
> cupola I am building and the screw (8 X 1-1/2) snapped. I tried to take
> another screw out and the head stripped like it was made out of butter..and
> these were predrilled holes and I lubricated the screws with wax and the
> wood is pine!! Seems the screws I buy these days are just soft metal crap
> whether I go to HD or to the local hardware store. Where do you guys buy
> screws? Is there a decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
>
> George
> Mcfeely's will have the decent screws your looking for.
McFeely's definitely seems to be top of the line according to opinions
around here. I've had very good luck with the wood screws from
Rockler - cheaper than McFeely's, and they've performed very well in
my experience. If you're ordering from their website rather than a
store, they have a multi pack of 400 screws for $7 which I think is a
very good deal. They have both square and square-X, either of which
work FAR better than phillips (when used with a decent square drive
bit).
If you want washer-head screws, the Kreg brand screws are pretty good
- I've gotten good deals on them from Amazon.
Good luck,
Andy
Sat, Mar 10, 2007, 2:48pm [email protected] (george=A0pagliarulo)
did ask:
Well, taking into consideration that things may have changed since
I was last there, I'd give high ranks to Germany, Singapore, Taiwan,
Thailand.
JOAT
It was too early in the morning for it to be early in the morning. That
was the only thing that he currently knew for sure.
- Clodpool
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:54:58 -0600, Just Wondering <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Brent Beal wrote:
>>>>Where do you guys buy screws?
>>>
>>>Nah, it's just too easy of a target.
>>
>>
>> Street corner most cities of any size.
>>
>>
>A lot of posters claim to have gotten screwed at Home Depot.
Think that was the OP's complaint. He got a cheap screw from Home Depot.
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Lee Michaels wrote:
> "Mark & Juanita" wrote
>
>
>>On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:54:58 -0600, Just Wondering <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Brent Beal wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>Where do you guys buy screws?
>>>>>
>>>>>Nah, it's just too easy of a target.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Street corner most cities of any size.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>A lot of posters claim to have gotten screwed at Home Depot.
>>
>> Think that was the OP's complaint. He got a cheap screw from Home Depot.
>>
>
>
> Should we notify the vise squad?
>
Nah just go out and get hammered.
"george pagliarulo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It just happened again. I was screwing a post to a base on weathervane
> cupola I am building and the screw (8 X 1-1/2) snapped. I tried to take
> another screw out and the head stripped like it was made out of
> butter..and
> these were predrilled holes and I lubricated the screws with wax and the
> wood is pine!! Seems the screws I buy these days are just soft metal
> crap
> whether I go to HD or to the local hardware store. Where do you guys buy
> screws? Is there a decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
>
> George
>
Mcfeely's will have the decent screws your looking for. Additionally, if
you have or can borrow an impact driver, that will help towards not breaking
screws as well. Since I got my impact driver, I haven't broken a single
screw (knock on wood!).
Cheers,
cc
"Mark & Juanita" wrote
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:54:58 -0600, Just Wondering <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Brent Beal wrote:
>>>>>Where do you guys buy screws?
>>>>
>>>>Nah, it's just too easy of a target.
>>>
>>>
>>> Street corner most cities of any size.
>>>
>>>
>>A lot of posters claim to have gotten screwed at Home Depot.
>
> Think that was the OP's complaint. He got a cheap screw from Home Depot.
>
Should we notify the vise squad?
<groan>
george pagliarulo wrote:
> It just happened again. I was screwing a post to a base on
> weathervane cupola I am building and the screw (8 X 1-1/2) snapped.
> I tried to take another screw out and the head stripped like it was
> made out of butter..and these were predrilled holes and I lubricated
> the screws with wax and the wood is pine!! Seems the screws I buy
> these days are just soft metal crap whether I go to HD or to the
> local hardware store. Where do you guys buy screws? Is there a
> decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
McFeelys is good. Might also want to look at
http://www.fastenal.com/web/home.ex (note that they have local
distributers) and http://www.screw-products.com/diy.htm.
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Just Wondering wrote:
> Brent Beal wrote:
>>>> Where do you guys buy screws?
>>>
>>> Nah, it's just too easy of a target.
>>
>>
>> Street corner most cities of any size.
>>
>>
> A lot of posters claim to have gotten screwed at Home Depot.
The ones on the street corner are rent-a-screws anyway.
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"george pagliarulo" <[email protected]> opin'd thus:
>It just happened again. I was screwing a post to a base on weathervane
>cupola I am building and the screw (8 X 1-1/2) snapped. I tried to take
>another screw out and the head stripped like it was made out of butter..and
>these were predrilled holes and I lubricated the screws with wax and the
>wood is pine!! Seems the screws I buy these days are just soft metal crap
>whether I go to HD or to the local hardware store. Where do you guys buy
>screws? Is there a decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
I got some SPAX brand screws at HD and Menard's that seem pretty good.
They're combination Phillips and Robertson (square) drive.
I've *always* been happy with McFeeley's products.
-Don
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In article <[email protected]>,
"James \"Cubby\" Culbertson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Since I got my impact driver, I haven't broken a single
> screw (knock on wood!)
Yeah, see, there's your problem. Yur nockin on the wood, not the screw
head, so a course they don' break. Move that impact driver over t'the
top of the screw and try again.
--
"Keep your ass behind you."
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:48:31 -0500, "george pagliarulo"
<[email protected]> wrote:
... snip
>whether I go to HD or to the local hardware store. Where do you guys buy
>screws? Is there a decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
Ah, you already know the answer young jedi, Now, go, get thyself to
McFeely's web site.
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"george pagliarulo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It just happened again. I was screwing a post to a base on weathervane
> cupola I am building and the screw (8 X 1-1/2) snapped. I tried to take
> another screw out and the head stripped like it was made out of
> butter..and
> these were predrilled holes and I lubricated the screws with wax and the
> wood is pine!! Seems the screws I buy these days are just soft metal
> crap
> whether I go to HD or to the local hardware store. Where do you guys buy
> screws? Is there a decent supplier out there. McFeeley's?
>
> George
>
Screws snapping is nothing new. I was witnessing this in the late 70's.
Yes, buy from McFeeley's. They have a premium quality line of screws.
From: Bruce Barnett <[email protected]>
> I'm still working on a response to the Subject line.....
heh... I thought it was a troll at first... ;)
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"george pagliarulo" <[email protected]> writes:
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