Best screws for attaching 1-1/2" oak ballisters to oak ?

Lance wrote:
> I need to attach 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square oak ballisters to the
> outside of a 1-1/2" x 12" oak stringer (interior open-riser
> stairs). I'll use a Fuller drill/countersink to drill the
> ballisters, predrill the stringer, and use a Fuller plug cutter
> for plugs to hide the screws.
>
> I'm looking at the #10 (or #12) x 2-1/2" FSL screws from McFeely's
> (sq drive). Are these the best screws for the job (one of the
> highest torque values to prevent snapping)? Would #12 be better
> than the #10's in this case?

Steel screws will corrode in and discolor oak. Use bronze or
stainless steel. Brass is a weaker alternative. Bronze and brass
(especially) screws should be tightened by hand...OK to power drive a
steel one, remove and replace.


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"Lance" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I need to attach 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square oak ballisters to the outside
> of a 1-1/2" x 12" oak stringer (interior open-riser stairs). I'll use
> a Fuller drill/countersink to drill the ballisters, predrill the
> stringer, and use a Fuller plug cutter for plugs to hide the screws.
>
> I'm looking at the #10 (or #12) x 2-1/2" FSL screws from McFeely's
> (sq drive). Are these the best screws for the job (one of the highest
> torque values to prevent snapping)? Would #12 be better than the
> #10's in this case?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> -Lance
>
>
>

Call McFeeley's. They'll know, and tell you.

Patriarch