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Posted by Eigenvector on September 9, 2006, 5:15 pm
> Eigenvector wrote:
>> For now I prefer using drywall screws for securing drywall to the studs.
>> I'm not proficient enough with a hammer to not beat the crap out of the
>> nail or drywall. But the only thing I've seen that causes a problem with
>> drywall screws is their tendency to push through the paper and dig into
>> or through the drywall.
>>
>> I guess my question, is this more of a matter of practice/technique than
>> a weakness of using screws? I can usually minimize the digging in by
>> controlling how fast the screw is inserted as I get closer to the flush
>> point, but that doesn't press the drywall tightly against the studs. I
>> almost want to use a washer to halt the screw's tendency to punch through
>> the paper.
>
> This is one of those places where a cheap tool replaces a lot of trial and
> error. Try one of these:
>
>
http://www.vermontamerican.com/products/productdetail.htm?G=191451&GRP=191451&I=72221
>
> and your tear-through problems should be a thing of the past. There are
> even cheaper tools which seem similar but this one has the advantage of a
> clutch which releases when the screw head is at the right depth making
> errors nearly impossible.
>
> --
> John McGaw
> [Knoxville, TN, USA]
> http://johnmcgaw.com
God, are you guys telling me that this time it ISN'T necessarily my poor
technique? Hang on a sec I think I stepped into an alternate dimension...
No I'm not a drywall hanger, this is just you know those onesy twosy things
that homeowners have to do - but that there was tool to do this never
entered my mind. Thanks that makes me feel a lot better.
Since I won't be doing this all that much it's probably best for me to just
learn how to do it without the tool, no need to spend money on yet another
tool I'll only use once in a blue moon - although that VA tool is looking
pretty nifty.
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