When I bought my Tapcon screws @ our local lumber yard, they told me they only came in one diameter. They had different lengths and for the size I got I needed a 3/16th drill bit
Al -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 11:07 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tapcon screws On Fri, 9 Apr 2010, Brice Mijares wrote: > Dan, so, do you you drill a hole with a masonry bit, lets say a quarter of > and inch, then run in the tap con screw that's 5/16 to 3/8 of an inch? Precisely. Most of the time, the right sized bit comes with the screws, sometimes it just tells you the correct size bit. The tolerances are pretty tight, I think 1/32 to 1/16 difference between the bit size and the screw size, depending on the size of the screw. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Rossi" <d...@andrew.cmu.edu> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 7:36 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tapcon screws > > >> Brice, >> >> These are tap con that is t,a,p,c,o,n screws, not tapping screws. They >> look like a regular screw, although the threads look a bit different. >> They are specially designed to hold in cement or brick. Just drill a >> hole, and twist them in. No shields, no nuts, just screw them in. They >> hold quite well. >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 5013 (20100409) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5013 (20100409) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
