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1. [Shop-talk] Screwing steel studs? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:06:21 -0400; I bought some hex head self-tapping screws for this, but the heads don't engage the driver enough to stop wobbling, and the screws take forever to drill through the metal, both which conspire to have; /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00113.html (7,606 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Screwing steel studs? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:36:34 -0700; I believe you want a "self-drilling" screw instead of just self-tapping. The tip actually looks like a drill bit. I bought a box at Home Depot that had round Philips heads and they work pretty well.; /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00114.html (7,595 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Screwing steel studs? (score: 1): Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:03:46 -0500; They come in hex head too - in fact I've only seen that kind (but never looked for others). And there are magnetic hex driver bits that hold them well. Maybe they're better fitted to the bits or some; /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00115.html (8,403 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Screwing steel studs? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:53:59 -0400; Yea, that's what I meant to say I had. The red mist was still thick and clouding my typing. I'll try a Craftsman socket rather than the misc 5/16 driver; the driver seems a bit loose fit. jim _______; /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00119.html (7,558 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Screwing steel studs? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:36:16 -0400; Something I just realized is that the protruding hex heads will keep the sheetrock off the framing. I'm building a kitchen soffit. So, either I auger out relief divots before placing the sheetrock, o; /html/shop-talk/2009-06/msg00120.html (7,469 bytes)

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