PsyMan
Established Member
Hi All,
Can anyone point me in the right direction to the best type of screws to use for attaching a 6" faceplate to bowl blanks.
I have tried a few different types and have had normal wood screws shear off in the blank meaning abandoning the job or in one case I turned it out around the offending screw.
I bought a mixed box of sheet metal self tapping screws and found they are either too small on the head or the head rips out easily.
A UK amazon or ebay link to a decent pack would be much appreciated and could save a lot of trial and error as well as a lot of wasted wood.
I am turning between 6 - 14" by 3 or 5" thick from logs if thats relevant and will possibly be going a bit bigger when I get a better lathe.
Faceplate I use is the 6" SM42/ACC6 at the moment.
Many thanks in advance
PsyMan
Can anyone point me in the right direction to the best type of screws to use for attaching a 6" faceplate to bowl blanks.
I have tried a few different types and have had normal wood screws shear off in the blank meaning abandoning the job or in one case I turned it out around the offending screw.
I bought a mixed box of sheet metal self tapping screws and found they are either too small on the head or the head rips out easily.
A UK amazon or ebay link to a decent pack would be much appreciated and could save a lot of trial and error as well as a lot of wasted wood.
I am turning between 6 - 14" by 3 or 5" thick from logs if thats relevant and will possibly be going a bit bigger when I get a better lathe.
Faceplate I use is the 6" SM42/ACC6 at the moment.
Many thanks in advance
PsyMan