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Am I the only one who keeps seeing people use the wrong screws for face frames?
I was helping a buddy last weekend in his shop near Tacoma, and he pulled out a whole box of drywall screws for attaching his face frames to the cabinet boxes. I had to stop him and explain those things will snap off if you hit a knot or even try to pull them tight. I've seen this at least three times this year on different jobsites where guys figure a screw is a screw. Why do so many folks grab whatever is closest instead of spending the extra $5 on some proper cabinet screws?
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young.ryan2d ago
Read somewhere that drywall screws are made from hardened steel so they snap instead of bend. That's why they're terrible for anything structural like face frames. Cabinet screws are softer so they actually flex under load.
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