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Drawer slides.
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I want to attach two drawer slides to the edges of a 1" chipboard. The best
I can do is use 1.5" drywall screws into small predrilled holes. I can use
either coarse or fine thread screws.
Which is likely to hold the best, coarse or fine thread?
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They both suck That certainly is not the "best you can do". Get the right
type of screw such as
Drywall screws are made for a specific purpose and using them in other
applications is taking a risk. They are too brittle for normal holding.
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Kind of like duct tape and baking soda have a specific purpose ehhhh? ;-)
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Everyone says that, but I've never actually broken one in use. (Of
course I don't use them to hang cabinets or such.)
However, coarse drywall screws (at least the ones around here) actually
work fairly well in particleboard and MDF. I have a crude AV rack that
I put together about 7 years back using MDF and drywall screws. So far
its survived 5 moves.
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Chipboard is not exactly a good base to drive screws into. Use course
pan head screws. Drywall screws are weak and the countersunk head
will not well.
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