In my opinion, the bum thing about drywall screws is that they break easily.
Going fine ...going fine ...'click'. "Hey? Wonder what that little click
noise was? Hey look ...the head of the screw just spins ...damn!" I've
switched to square drive deck screws. The good thing about dry wall screws
of course is that they are self-starting and have a thin shank that normally
does not require predrilling before using. The deck screws that I've been
using (see project below ...lots of temporary screws) have a thin shank, are
ceramic coated, and the threads are missing on a very short space below the
head so the screws are good for pulling two layers together like a clamp.
These are leftovers from the last fence project that I did (two years ago
....no rust on the fence so far.) I've dug my last drywall screw out ...no
more for me.

Brian


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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"peter" writes:

Well I'll bow to the weight of opinion here regarding the rust, but I
will insist that I have used these screws for joinery projects for
nearly 20 years and I have yet to see one fail through rust. I have
used them in all situations and the worst rust I have seen is a little
surface rust where the screwdriver tips have worn away the sheridising
(or whatever it is called) as it slipped. These screws are made to be
plastered over. But if you all insist......it's back to the wooden
dowels; it's not much more work

If you don't want to bother removing them, there are S/S deck screws
available.

Try Jamestown Distributors.


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