rust resistant ceramic coated screws?
How rust resistant do you estimate Ceramic coated deck screws are-specifically in NON treated lumber?
I have a box of 3″ ceramic coated deck screws on my truck that I occasionally find out of the ordinary uses for.
Certainly not as corrosion resistant as copper or bronze- but are they remotely equivalent to galvanized ?
I really should stock some non ferrous screws about 3-1/4″ long- becaue i am finding them REALLY handy for tile roof repairs/accessory installations.
did one this morning–tile was made 8-29-’21
regular field tiles-maybe $10 apiece/bought salvaged
but the accessory pieces run $35 or $75-and some of the ridge and hip termination pieces $150-$300 on UP.
I don’t mind so much breaking the occasional field tile on re-install at $10 a pop——- I use copper nails on those and they are almost always abundantly available( the field tiles)- but the accessory pieces run pretty spendy in a hurry-and some are virtuually irreplaceable or un-matchable- the screws let me install one of a kind pieces without risk of breakage.
thanks
stephen
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I think, Stephen they are supposed to be better than galvanized and stronger than stainless.
You could test some, by putting them a clean glass jar of water (or local rain water). Cover the top with some clingy-wrap (metal lid may rust).
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
That's a good idea. I may try it myself. But I'll leave some of screw exposed to air so that it has a good source of oxygen.
That's exactly how I pictured it in my mind, but failed to say so. Half in the water and half out.
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
that's an interesting idea.
the ones i put in this morning- i am probably going to remove in the spring because I am planning on removing all the hip caps, replacing the currently dodgy furring strip they attache to-re-installing all the caps and re-mortaring them. for my purposes- they are really cost effective IF they are durable long term in old house work.
stephen
Stepnen, I have 3 years of experience on my fence with them. So far, look as good as new!
I went out back this morning after posting to you to look!
Dave, the Frammer!
For cornice repair and box gutter rebuilds, thats all I use. well, actually, since I always have every size from 1 1/4 -3 1/2 in my van and my shop, thats pretty much all I use for every thing any more.
I don't usually care what color, and I prefer either just sq. drive, or just phillips, the combo or whatever heads I really don't like.
Everything else is torx drive in trim head and reg.head in Stainless or the other as yst unidentified coating I get at ACE. I don't even bother with stocking non-exterior screws any more, same with nails, too much inventory to keep track of.
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I haven't found any square drives- but I have a shorter batch of phillips-and some 3" torx heads-which i actually like-used a handfull to pull together a cornice return on monday before I capped it in metal. one nice thing- that ceramic coating seems to work like beeswax-those babies slide right in, LOL
Stephen
Yeah they do.
I noticed if you are not predrilling ( sometimes I just spin the tip to make a divot as a starter) the Torx and combo really need a sleeved mag. bit holder to get them to stay on the tip. They don't hang on like sq.s and phillips do.
I use them for gutter hangers with a long sleeve bit holder, I forget where I got it, but it's like 5'' long, not the 3" or less so common.
And being as I rivet so much, I have scads of No.10 and No.12 hex shank counter sink and bit set ups in every pocket of every pouch, so I can usually just run a decent pilot and counter sink in cornice stuff, helps keep any more splitting from happening in the old dried out wood.
If you really get into running a lot of screws, snag one of the Makita 10.8 V impacts, the little one with a drill and neat metal case at HD, you will not believe how cool that lil bugger is. I think I put in 100 rivets last week, on one battery charge. It will also run a 3" screw as well as an 18V at about a 1/4 of the weight and bulk.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Makita 10.8 V impacts, the little one with a drill and neat metal case at HD,>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I'm hoping that is a black friday sale item! Should have bought it last year.
It had just gone back to full price when I had one of them days, where every old battery in both my Maks, and Dwalts were dead and wouldn't take or hold a charge.
I think I paid 159.00 for the pair. Still worth every penny. The drill only takes hex shanks, so get a chuck adapter if ya want to use reg. bits to drill.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Speaking of which.......
Attention all moneysavers..........the recon. Makita 10.8 as Duane mentioned is STILL available today only for $114.99 shipped from Tooladay.
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Buy it, and send one to haz and one to frammer..LOL.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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The question would be, WHO gets the impactorizer?View Image
Flip a quoin.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Man, I hate you.You just made me spend $114!Dang you - dang you to heck!
Tu stultus esRebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!
Look, just send me to my drawer. This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.
Paul, you are supposed to stay on top of this stuff, how could you succumb to temptation? Not your first relapse, I'm sure. Time to call your sponsor.View Image
Actually, it helps that all my Bosch 10.8v tools got ripped off a few months back. Now I've got to figure out what to do with all those extra batteries... and chargers. Maybe I can convert them!
Tu stultus esRebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!
Look, just send me to my drawer. This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.
http://www.strongtie.com/products/quikdrive/importantinfo/coatings.html
I just took down a mailbox that lost a battle with a skid steerer. I had used treated lumber and the coated screws. The thread body looked like new.
As the treated lumber is more corrosive than regular wood, they will be even less affected.