Sheet metal screws make excellent fasteners for attaching metal hardware to wood because the fully threaded shank provides good retention in wood. A sheet metal screw has sharp threads that cut into a material such as sheet metal, plastic, wood, hard rubber, aluminum, and other comparable compositions.
Machine screws are used in fastening nearly all types of hard materials.. Especially useful in metal-to-metal or where heavy duty fastening is required.
Especially useful in metal-to-metal or where heavy duty fastening is required.. A machine screw, also called a stove bolt, is generally a smaller fastener threaded the entire length of its shank.
A sheet metal screw has sharp threads that cut into a material such as sheet metal, plastic, wood, hard rubber, aluminum, and other comparable compositions..Sheet metal screws make excellent fasteners for attaching metal hardware to wood because the fully threaded shank provides good retention in wood.
The square section grips into the part being fixed (typically wood), preventing the bolt from turning when the nut is tightened. A carriage bolt has a domed or countersunk head, and the shank is topped by a short square section under the head..