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   DougU | Jan 26, 2008 07:36am | #1

   I use both fine and coarse threads. Fine for the hardwoods and coarse for soft, both work well for their respective woods.

   EDIT; I re-read your post, maybe your talking about a new all purpose screw? If so I have no experience at all - my bad

   Doug

   
   

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   Edited 1/25/2008 11:38 pm ET by DougU

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   rasconc | Jan 26, 2008 08:13am | #2

   They are not new.  I got a box of each of the three when I got my Kreg.  Picture a tapcon (minus the little serations/cutters in the thread).  Just like the name says they are high/low, two threads.  Have not used many because I usually use the coarse ( I am just that kind of a guy).

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   Edited 1/26/2008 12:15 am ET by rasconc

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   DougU | Jan 26, 2008 02:38pm | #4

   I wonder how well those would work on hickory? That stuff is so damn hard/dense, first time I ran a coarse thread into it by mistake it split apart on me.

   I don't know if I've seen them before though, maybe I wasn't paying attention! I prefer the Kreg screws to all the other brands available, seem like better quality.

   Doug

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   rasconc | Jan 26, 2008 06:26pm | #6

   Do not know about the hickory.  Should work, the fine might be better though.  They are a good quality , I got mine from Amazon and at the time they were a pretty good deal. 

   I have an Ethan Allen plant here in my town adn I am going to see if they have any kind of surplus sale outlet.  They sometimes get rid of discontinued stuff.  A buddy has a bunch of table tops.  He just bought their old plant.

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   BarryE | Jan 26, 2008 08:21pm | #7

   Doug,

   The Hi-Lo has been around for as long as I can remember using my Kreg.

    According to Kreg's description on my box of hi-lo screws:

    

   "The hi-lo is perfect for medium woods like cherry and poplar    ................................works well in oak but the SPS-F125 (pan head fine) is a better choice for very hard woods like hickory and hard maple"

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   Brady T. | Jan 27, 2008 02:03am | #8

   Yep, hi-lo's are for poplar.

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   DougU | Jan 27, 2008 03:17am | #9

   Maybe I've used them and never noticed!

   I know that hickory is so dense that the coarse threads will split it. Have to use the fine.

   Doug

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   ToolFreakBlue | Jan 26, 2008 09:39am | #3

   Coarse and fine are what I've been using too. When I was running low on the 500 box of the course thread I looked on amazon and found the Hi-Los. If they work as advertised it will e nice to only need the one type for the boxes and the face frames. Time will tellTFB (Bill)

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   USAnigel | Jan 26, 2008 06:19pm | #5

   Double check pricing at http://www.coastaltool.com before you order next time. They did have the best prices last time I ordered.