#8 1-1/2" screws
sorry the title is wrong
Using these screws.
3/32" pre-drilled
Any issues anyone can spot?
This is my first time ever building cabinets IMG_1671.jpgIMG_1670.jpg
the screws are countersunk 11/32"
#8 1-1/2" screws
sorry the title is wrong
Using these screws.
3/32" pre-drilled
Any issues anyone can spot?
This is my first time ever building cabinets IMG_1671.jpgIMG_1670.jpg
the screws are countersunk 11/32"
Last edited by mike waters; 11-01-2017 at 6:09 PM.
I would extend the pilot bit so your pilot holes are deeper. Also if you lubricate your screws with a bit of beeswax they will drive in with half the effort.
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The first thing I see is how close together they are. Not sure where in your carcass this is but my gosh thats a lot of screws.
Is the diameter of your countersink bit too small for the self-countersinking heads on those screws? It looks like maybe the cutters on the bottom of the head are tearing up the wall of the drilled countersink hole.
Beranek's Law:
It has been remarked that if one selects his own components, builds his own enclosure, and is convinced he has made a wise choice of design, then his own loudspeaker sounds better to him than does anyone else's loudspeaker. In this case, the frequency response of the loudspeaker seems to play only a minor part in forming a person's opinion.
L.L. Beranek, Acoustics (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1954), p.208.
Does the screw really need to be deeper than this? I don't see why I should counter sink farther.
i was looking for the 8 1/2 in grk screws.... I was thinking like timberloks.
what is the problem? looks ok to me.
Looks just fine as far as the screws go...but the real test is if your cabinet is square.
I wouldn't bother with the countersink and I would just drive them until the head is just past the surface.
GRK's cut really well.
I run a 5" spacing when screwing backs on, and that's insane. 2" is something else entirely.