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^ 4 of our

Favorite

& Hardware

SFAX Screws drive easily in all types of materials

Drawer Slide Mounting Screws with self-tapping threads and low-profile head© make slide installation easier

Fasteners

Sheet Metal Screws

work well in wood, fiberglass, and metal

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Confirmat Screw for fastening MDFand particle board

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Keep a few boxes of these fasteners on hand at all times and you'll be able to build almost any project.

When you visit your local hardware store or home improvement center, the variety of screws and fasteners available is mind-numbing. Have you ever wondered which fasteners you really need to keep on hand?

This question sparked a discussion about which fasteners are used most frequently. And which ones you wouldn't want to be without

the fasteners that seem to get the most use in our shop.

SPAX SCREWS

Without a doubt, we use wood screws more than any o ther fastener in our shop. But not just any kind of wood screw. Whenever we need to join cabinet pieces or wood components, we reach for 5pax screws. So what's the difference?

As you can see in the photo inset below, one of the unique features is the serrated threads at the tip. The serrated portion of the screw is slightly wider than the remaining threads. So the serrated tip cuts a pilot hole and the rest of the threads follow with minimal friction.

They're advertised to be driven without drilling pilot holes, which works well with softwoods. But I

A Spax Screw. The unidrive head allows the screw to be driven with Phillips. Pozidrive or Robertson (square-drive) drivers. Serrated threads at the tip of the screw make them self-tapping and easy to drive.

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ShopNotes No. 79

Sheet Metal Screw, The single lead, fine sheet metal type threads (more threads/inch) run along the entire shank of the screw. This gives them greater holding power in thin materials.