I can't seem to find 3/4" drywall screws anymore. Does anyone know of a chain or someplace around the Mpls/St. Paul area that sells them? I can only find the crappy, strip-with-one-use shiny wood screws which aren't nearly as good, or 1" drywall.
FWIW, I've never been able to find them. Of course, even 1/4" drywall (when you can find that) works better with a longer screw. Just wanted to let you know that it seems like a difficult thing to find. Good luck.
maybe im not understanding what you are doing, but if you have 1/2 inch drywall, that leaves 1/4" to go into the stud. not enough.
randy
Dry wall comes as thin as 1/4"
On 19 Jun 2004 12:39:49 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (Ben) calmly ranted:
Maybe McFeely's?
If not, they have flathead square drives which should work.
FWIW, I've never seen anything other than coarse 1-5/8" and fine 1-1/4" in a drywall screw.
so you got 1/2" now. personally i would feel better with just a bit more.
in any case, assuming a 2x4 stud with a 1" hole in the center for electic, thats still 1-1/4" you can go into the stud without worries of hitting anything. the guy said he could find 1 inchers which would be fine also.
and like i said, maybe im not understanding the situation. there really isnt any need to use 3/4" drywall screws under 'normal' circumstances.
randy
Maybe you are misunderstanding the situation. 1/4" sheetrock is use in curved walls and curves in the walls are often shaped with 3/4" thick material like 1x4's. Typically a fastener only needs to be 3 times the length of the material that it is supporting.
don't cam out like dry wall screws and easily over drive into sheetrock.
Fred - Excellent point. I buy 3" "drywall screws" but not to use with drywall. When I commented above about also having looked for 3/4" drywall screws, it was not for drywall. My focus, and maybe OP's, is a screw head that will hold the bit well and not easily strip. Dywall screw. Doggie bag. Simple terms, broader meanings.
As for the McFeelys link Larry Jaques provided, it says squarehead but the image looks like Phillips.
Yes they do, but they shouldn't.
-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)
Lowe's stocks screws in clear plastic bulk boxes that they call: Hardboard screws, they are a golden brass color even though they are steel. They work about as good as drywall screws. They come in several lengths under one inch. They cost as much for a hundred as a pound of DW screws.
Bill Turpin in WNC mountains
I bought a handfull at my local True Value hardware store. The were labled "cabinet screws" but looked just like drywall screws and they were not cheap.
Roger Poplin dba snipped-for-privacy@aol.com
Dang!! $1.85 for just ONE screw??? :-)
I have purchased them at Menards in the past - but it has probably been a year or more since the last time I got a box.
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