screws with variable pitch?

May 01, 2009 1 Replies

JOOI is there a name for these?



I found a few included with a new door lock/latch/handle set the other day



- coarse pitch for the first 3/8" and then a much finer pitch toward the head end.



Never seen ones like that before, and I'm surprised they don't just chew up the wood when driven in and result in a weaker fixing (I assume the idea is that the coarser ends make them easier to initially dig into the wood for folk who don't like drilling pilot holes?)



cheers



Jules



A traditional gimlet has variable pitch,

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the fine pitch is at the pointy end to make starting the hole easier.

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