I needed to throw together a sliding table for my table saw to cut some circles from a 2 x 8. (Emergency garbage can repair - the plastic wheels cracked, so I made 2 wooden ones.)
I had a scrap of maple so I cut a runner and grabbed a package of borg-bought #6 x 5/8" wood screws that I had in a drawer. I was confident that I wouldn't split the runner with the small screws so I didn't pre-drill.
The first screw went through the plywood and snugged up nicely in the maple. The second one drove down to the head and then just spun. I had to pry it out because it just spun in both directions.
When I got it out, I found this:
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/DerbyDad03/20150829_134526_zpsjmau4n7b.jpg
It sure shows how crappy these screws are, seeing that a piece of maple was able to strip the threads completely off.
On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 3:28:44 PM UTC-4, tdacon wrote:
> Maple's too hard not to pre-drill. In my opinion.
>
> Tom
>
>
> "DerbyDad03" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> I needed to throw together a sliding table for my table saw to cut some
> circles from a 2 x 8. (Emergency garbage can repair - the plastic wheels
> cracked, so I made 2 wooden ones.)
>
> I had a scrap of maple so I cut a runner and grabbed a package of
> borg-bought #6 x 5/8" wood screws that I had in a drawer. I was confident
> that I wouldn't split the runner with the small screws so I didn't
> pre-drill.
>
> The first screw went through the plywood and snugged up nicely in the maple.
> The second one drove down to the head and then just spun. I had to pry it
> out because it just spun in both directions.
>
> When I got it out, I found this:
>
> http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/DerbyDad03/20150829_134526_zpsjmau4n7b.jpg
>
> It sure shows how crappy these screws are, seeing that a piece of maple was
> able to strip the threads completely off.
5/8" screws, full 1/4" plywood. I wasn't worried. It was just a quick job using scraps, it didn't really matter if there was a problem. 2 screws held fine, that one stripped.
(The cross cut sleds I made this winter have expanded and don't fit right now. I didn't want to spend time (or rush) fixing them today, so I threw this one together just to get the wheels made.
"tdacon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maple's too hard not to pre-drill. In my opinion.
>
> Tom
>
>
> "DerbyDad03" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> I needed to throw together a sliding table for my table saw to cut some
> circles from a 2 x 8. (Emergency garbage can repair - the plastic wheels
> cracked, so I made 2 wooden ones.)
>
> I had a scrap of maple so I cut a runner and grabbed a package of
> borg-bought #6 x 5/8" wood screws that I had in a drawer. I was confident
> that I wouldn't split the runner with the small screws so I didn't pre-drill.
>
> The first screw went through the plywood and snugged up nicely in the
> maple. The second one drove down to the head and then just spun. I had to
> pry it out because it just spun in both directions.
>
> When I got it out, I found this:
>
> http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/DerbyDad03/20150829_134526_zpsjmau4n7b.jpg
>
> It sure shows how crappy these screws are, seeing that a piece of maple
> was able to strip the threads completely off.
Still, any screw not made from Velvita should have broken, not lost its
threads.
DerbyDad03 wrote:
> I needed to throw together a sliding table for my table saw to cut some circles from a 2 x 8. (Emergency garbage can repair - the plastic wheels cracked, so I made 2 wooden ones.)
>
> I had a scrap of maple so I cut a runner and grabbed a package of borg-bought #6 x 5/8" wood screws that I had in a drawer. I was confident that I wouldn't split the runner with the small screws so I didn't pre-drill.
>
> The first screw went through the plywood and snugged up nicely in the maple. The second one drove down to the head and then just spun. I had to pry it out because it just spun in both directions.
>
> When I got it out, I found this:
>
> http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/DerbyDad03/20150829_134526_zpsjmau4n7b.jpg
>
> It sure shows how crappy these screws are, seeing that a piece of maple was able to strip the threads completely off.
>
>
>
>
>
If you could read Spanish, it says de Cabeza-- Only to be used in cabbage.
--
GW Ross
I'm so old, restaurants want payment
in advance.
Maple's too hard not to pre-drill. In my opinion.
Tom
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
I needed to throw together a sliding table for my table saw to cut some
circles from a 2 x 8. (Emergency garbage can repair - the plastic wheels
cracked, so I made 2 wooden ones.)
I had a scrap of maple so I cut a runner and grabbed a package of
borg-bought #6 x 5/8" wood screws that I had in a drawer. I was confident
that I wouldn't split the runner with the small screws so I didn't
pre-drill.
The first screw went through the plywood and snugged up nicely in the maple.
The second one drove down to the head and then just spun. I had to pry it
out because it just spun in both directions.
When I got it out, I found this:
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/DerbyDad03/20150829_134526_zpsjmau4n7b.jpg
It sure shows how crappy these screws are, seeing that a piece of maple was
able to strip the threads completely off.
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:35:14 -0700 (PDT)
DerbyDad03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> I needed to throw together a sliding table for my table saw to cut
> some circles from a 2 x 8. (Emergency garbage can repair - the
> plastic wheels cracked, so I made 2 wooden ones.)
cutting circles on a table saw and making wheels for a trashcan
at least two points get added to your woodworking fu
the trashcan flap that swings to allow placing trash in it got lost so i
made a new one from some redwood
well i had to add an accent of aromatic cedar along the peak