I have no idea, but... Good start eh? Anyway, I am thinking though, if you just use your drillpress and drill a small piolot hole in the wood which is going to go against the wall and be screwed into existing, studs in the wall, then, that gives you your strait hole to start. Then you go back with a counter sink bit and, still on the drill press before you have done anything, you poke in your little counter sink holes, so that the heads of the screws duck down below the wood once you get them screwed all the way in. Just my 2 cents. And, I gotta tell you, with the way creditcard companys deal with your points these days? What was 2 cents yesterday may end up being a quarter of a cent today.
Matt Exodus 22:28 "You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Stansifer To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 6:53 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Installing long wood screws Hi guys, Remember the shop loft we discussed last year that never got done for a hole bunch of reasons none of which are good? Well it and a couple of wood projects are about to bubble to the top in 08. My question for all of you wood guys is, how do I sink those 3+ inch decking screws making certain that: 1. they go in straight 2. making certain that they hit the joists underneath. 3. are those metal hanger thingies the best way to insure that my joists come out 16" on center? 4. I had some carpenter guy tell me that I needed to double up my joists every 8 feet, is this true? Wood and I not being the best of friends, this could turn into Americas funniest home talking book. I will except either good answers or good excuses Keep smiling. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
