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Posted by Al Bundy on September 8, 2006, 8:57 pm
> I sent this before but it did not show up so I am sending it again.
>
> I like to use ribbed plastic screw anchors to hold screws in drywall
> for light duty use. My problem is that they never come with ANY
> instructions so I always have to guess what size of drill to use and
> what size of screw anchor to use.
>
> The plastic screw anchors I have come in four sizes, each a
> different color. From smallest to largest they are gray, red,
> green, and yellow. I use mostly drywall screws because they are
> inexpensive and easy to drive with a cordless drill. Drywall screws
> are number six when they are two inches long or shorter.
> Two-and-a-half inch, and up, are number eight.
>
> I have been using the red plastic screw anchors with the number six
> screws and the green ones with number eight screws. Are those the
> correct sizes?
>
> What sizes of drill bits should I use for each size of plastic screw
> anchor? What size of plastic screw anchor should I use with each
> size of screw?
Pretty much the two standard one are 3/16 & 1/4" hole. All others I just
start a bit small. If I can't push it all the way in with just a snug
resistance, I go bigger. If it's critical and don't want to chance
getting the hole too big, I just do it in some scrap dryall. Every
homeowner has scrap drywall around right? :-)
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