Alan Garner
07-26-2010, 9:40 PM
I need some #6 by 5/8" wood screws with thin oval heads. Think of an all wood machinest chest. Think of wood rails on the inside of the chest that the drawers slide on. The drawers have a 1/2 wide dado on the outside of each side of the drawer. The dado slides on the rail on each side. (Hope that makes sense.)
I will drill a hole just large enough for the threaded portion of the screw to go all the way through into the side of the case/chest. Then (actually first, before the other hole) a hole the diameter of the head of the screw and only deep enough in the rail for the head to go in just below the surface of the rail. So the drawer won't catch on it.
Thought as long as I am here I would ask who are all your sources for specialty wood screws and/or fastners in general.
Thanks,
Alan - planesaw
I will drill a hole just large enough for the threaded portion of the screw to go all the way through into the side of the case/chest. Then (actually first, before the other hole) a hole the diameter of the head of the screw and only deep enough in the rail for the head to go in just below the surface of the rail. So the drawer won't catch on it.
Thought as long as I am here I would ask who are all your sources for specialty wood screws and/or fastners in general.
Thanks,
Alan - planesaw