Facts To Remember About Self Tapping Screws

By Cornelia White


Self tapping screws from the name itself can be able to make a hole of themselves once they are screwed into a wood, metal or plastic. A screw driver is the only tool you need to drive these small instruments. These can be use to attach two different stuff made of varied materials. These are usually used to finish doors and wooden windows.

These screws are very important for highly maintained engines and machines. Like refrigerators, in order to maintain the coolness of its freezer, the freon and other parts must be checked at least twice a year. And to do this, the technician have to unscrew the covers. Things that can still be repaired are using these, but those disposable and company sealed gadgets in which only the companies can open have customized ones.

Now, these types of screws have sub types and these are thread forming and thread-cutting. The thread forming are made to create a slight deformation to create a hole, this is usually used in plastics and malleable materials. But if this is misused, this could cause breakage of the material due to uncontrolled pressure. If you use this, make sure that you can estimate the tightness.

While the thread cutting in which it already explained its work by its name. While it is screwed, it will cut everything that covers its path to create a hole. The bad thing about this is that once you are reassembling a thing, it would strip its one pathway to the point that it can hold no more. And so you need to purchase a bigger one in order to get the same tightness as before.

Both screws will loosen after years and this will make you buy another set of it which should be bigger than the previous size. This is worst to hear that you will be holing your stuff again for a bigger hole. So to avoid this, you need to put a metal insert above the hole and before you screw it.this is to relieve the burden of the screw.

Upon buying, also bare attention with the heads of the screws. There are two commonly available in the stores, the bulge and the flat. The bulge is made to establish a quick and easy access to the attachments. The flat on the other hand is there to establish flatness, this is very important especially for the hinges, using bulged will just block the frame.

Then if you notice, you can see lines where you can drive the screws with the driver. There is one which has an x symbol and the other one is just a line. The one with x needs a philip screw driver and the other need a flat driver. Sometime people buy the one with x because it can be driven by both. Unlike the flat, if you accidentally left your flat driver then you cannot do the work.

Do not be too careless on not looking with the length of the tips. You do not want to buy a very long one with your thin plywood. Length will always vary on how deep or thick you want the effectiveness.

Self tapping screws are used to secure the attachment of two materials. But if this is not properly used, it will the worsen the situation. Again be mindful of everything you are to do.




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