10 tips to drive wood screws (European Handypeople)

This tutorial is intended to give a complete overview of the most important criteria we must consider when choosing and using screws for wood fixings,
European Handypeople: Fasteners, Woodworking
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We review the 10 tips that determine the choice of a suitable screw or the most appropriate techniques both for furniture and for larger structural installations such as pergolas or gazebos.
Choice of screw diameter, taking into account the thickness of the wood to be screwed. The length of the screw, which is based on the thickness of the wood we need to fix. We also talk about the color, and we solve that eternal doubt between the convenience of choosing the zinced or the galvanized screws to get more durability. There are of course other keys such as the drive, and we talk about the advantages that torx tips bring us compared to the more traditional pozidrive. This choice also has an influence on the screwing, and also in the torque. We review the behavior of the torque for wood screws, with some practical examples. We also look over another traditional doubt, which is the use of wood screws with partial or full total thread. From here we enter one of the most important keys, which is how to handle the most demanding jobs. To do so, we introduce all the essential concepts that differentiate high performance screws.
Finally, we see how a torx screw becomes inviolable by inserting a star cap into it that completely covers its track, thus preventing the introduction of any point.
We hope you find these explanations useful and that you improve your handling of wood screws! Please tell us in the comments below how important it is for you to get the right fixings when dealing with your professional do-it-yourself projects.
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