Perusing Screwfix and toolstation websites, there are tooo many screws!!
- I can't decide.
So what are your faves?
Current purchase is for doing some studwalling, using an impact driver, but any recommendations are welcome
In article , chris French writes
For studwork specifically, the Screw-Tite range is particularly good:
Drives easily (lubed & has v sharp cutting thread), no jacking (reduced, smooth upper shank). I'd say you get 50% more screws driven per battery change due to the easy driving (compared with turbogolds), in fact you could take the impact driver back ;-).
Not cheap but worth it IMV.
General screw with pilot TS Twinthread
General screw w/o pilot Reisser Cutters, again form TS.
Boggo QuickSilver from SF or their TS equivalents.
I wouldn't bother with screws for studwork, just good ol' 4" nails. I've found that screws at the sort of lengths needed become very difficult to drive in and prone to snapping.
My favourite screw is the turbogold from screwfix. Have driven thousands into studwork with my Makita impact driver. The only time I have snappages is when I'm putting really serious pressure on - going through knots, driving 150mm screws into old dense timber, etc.
I have just bought some Reisser Cutters as I ran out of some sizes of the TGs, and others on this group recommend them (and say they're cheaper). I found them marginally cheaper, but from a quick examination (and it was only quick) they look slightly inferior to the TGs - the thread covers less of the shank, and doesn't look quite as "cutty". But I haven't used, and I only glanced at them.
I wouldn't use quicksilvers for studwork - they're just too weak.
On Tuesday 19 November 2013 15:41 Scott M wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Then you sir have not tried what one of the previous posters has suggested - Screw-Tite and Reissers.
I've put studwork together with Screw-Tite and a small non impact battery driver (Bosch).
Way easier than nails, stronger and the wodd doesn't jump about.
For general use, especially in wall plugs I use SF Quicksilver or TS Twinthread.
Any kind of wood butchery I use SF Turbogold. TS Torx-Fast are as good, if not better, but to drive the complete range you need 3 different bits, so a PITA.
In message , fred writes
+1 for the Screwtite range.Ones to avoid.... anything stainless unless you drill pilot holes.
Your good self is indeed correct. Though I must admit to perving over the posh screw section of the Good Book, I have never summoned up the enthusiasm to spend the money. On the other hand, I've become a dab hand with a hammer :-)
Interstingly, the page indicates they are good in masonry. I wonder if anyone has experience of that as it could make them much more versatile. I suspect, as with multimontis, the size of the pilot hole would be critical.
In message , Tim Lamb writes
I do have some random twinthread ones of one sort or another some Turbogold, though not many in/of the sizes I need. So I'll give the Screwtite a go and see how we go
For 99% of work I just use whatever's cheapest. I really dont find it a pro blem. Only seldom do I see the need for anything else. For plasterboard you do need to use plasterboard screws. For framing nails are ok & faster - ju st whack a block in behind it to stop it moving when nailing.
NT
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What, and diddle your self out of the perfect excuse to buy that paslode nailer gun you've always wanted
The red heads. Always has been:-)
The red heads. Always has been:-)
The red heads. Always has been:-)
On Wednesday 20 November 2013 20:12 ARW wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Mate - you've been triple-posting all day. ISP gone weird?
In article , Tim Watts writes
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Aren't they the type to turn on all the cooker gas taps just before leaving after being dumped?
I love the red heads too, but can't get on with the temper that comes with them, last one i dumped 4 years ago is still trying to get back at me.
roblem. Only seldom do I see the need for anything else. For plasterboard y ou do need to use plasterboard screws. For framing nails are ok & faster - just whack a block in behind it to stop it moving when nailing.
I'm with you on that one except we have found some screws start easier than others and some will stick to the drill bit easier allowing one handed dri ving. Incidentally our preferred screw was Axminsters old ones. Cheapest and best . Non preferred were Reisser and Spax (Over rated and over priced IMHO). Do n't know why. I just buy what they ask for. Price doesn't concern them.
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