What screws for MDF drawer front to plywood box?

[yeti]

What screws should I use for attaching MDF drawer fronts to plywood box please?

MDF is 18mm think (drawer front is made by BA/Bella).
Plywood drawer box is 12mm.

I'm going to use Blum adjusters to aid with alignment, but stuck with what screw to use for final fixing...

These any good?
https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Screws ... rew/p60529

 

[MikeG.]

I'm not sure why you'd want the head on show rather than countersunk.

 

[yeti]

The M4x20 machine screws for the Blum adjusters are pan head.. was going to match them.

But anyway, question was more about the thread type of the screw.. Any tips?

 

[large red]

The M4x20 machine screws for the Blum adjusters are pan head.. was going to match them.

But anyway, question was more about the thread type of the screw.. Any tips?

Coarse thread 25mm pan head

 

[Eric The Viking]

I assume you are screwing through the ply into the MDF.

If using any electric driver, start at slightly too-low torque and work up to the final setting to avoid ripping up the MDF, and you need a fairly coarse but SINGLE-START thread on the screw, so it copes with the drawer being yanked open and slammed shut (if this is a kitchen, cutlery is heavy!). I would also use long enough bolts on the handles to go through both MDF and ply.

 

[yeti]

Sorry I should have given more details!
These are bedroom drawers and the fronts are handle less (Bella Integra), so only way of securing is to screw from inside drawer, through ply, to MDF..

 

[yeti]

Thanks for advice guys.

I went with Screwfix Silverscrews which are holding very securely.

https://www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails ... ilverscrew