[SEL] OTnow homebuilding - now nails rulez

[Al Harris]

So you didn't think much of the professional presentation, the accuracy 
of the data and the obvious amount of research that went into that 
production. ;-)

Cheers,

Al Harris
Summer Clarence Coast NSW Oz

al.harris at rustic-engines.com



Tim Christoff wrote:
> That video really doesn't prove much Al, not trying to pick a fight. 
> Sheetrock screws are designed for sheetrock into lumber, thats it.  Using
> them for anything else and they can and will shear easily.  When watching
> that video, the man hit the construction screw in the threaded area.  Yes
> it will shear easily there.  That is why you buy construction screws with a
> shank that will allow the threads to completly embed in the receiving
> lumber and not between the two peices being joined.  The shank will have
> greater shear strength then the threaded part.  Nails are also (most of
> them) made of softer metal so they will bend or pull before shearing.  You
> can take a ring shank nail of a 60D size, that's a hell of a lot bigger
> around than a 16D, and shear it in half with just 2 hits of a 22 oz hammer
> if the ring part of the nail is not completly embelded in the lumber.  So
> there is a large nail that is no better than a smaller screw when not used
> properly.  With the proper screw being used, you can put something together
> a lot tighter and stronger than you can using nails but you will also pay
> for it in the cost of the screws and the time it takes to insert them.
>
> Tim Christoff
> Basehor Kansas
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