JPG40504 wrote:Try cutting/grinding the end off the long ones.
For the short ones, go to a big box store and ask if they have Screw Stretchers!:D
I have ground off the tip of a few screws in my time but my screw stretcher broke years ago.
I have been known to put in extra fasteners when I would have liked to have had some that were a little longer.
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
robinson46176 wrote:I have ground off the tip of a few screws in my time but my screw stretcher broke years ago.
I have been known to put in extra fasteners when I would have liked to have had some that were a little longer.
Methinks using MORE screws that are too short is perhaps often wishful thinking!:rolleyes:
How's THAT for an absolute hard fast statement?:D
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