[SEL] Trailer Deck Engine Blocking

[fero_ah at city-net.com]

Hi Alan,

I had exactly the opposite experience.  I started using the square drive screws
and had two problems.  One, the screw heads stripped out, and two if you
rounded or lost the square drive bit, you were screwed.  EVERYONE has the
Phillips bits and can loan you one in a pinch.

There are two keys to using the Phillips deck screws.  Buy top quality screws
(they strip out less often) and really press down to get good contact while
you're driving the screws.  And one more thing, I just don't reuse the screws. 
Sure it's wasteful, but the hassle of a stripped screw head far outweighs the
price of a box of screws.

See ya,  Arnie

Quoting Alan <rustaholic777 at yahoo.com>:

> I prefer the square drive decking screws for screwing down the blocks on my
> trailer.  This really helps the engines stay where I want them to.
> The square drive doesn't strip out like the Phillips drive ones do.