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[VAL] Re: cabinet screws



I just reinstalled our couch (on top of new cork flooring) and used a 
hex head screw designed for installing metal roofs. They are double hot 
dipped galvanized, have a neoprene washer (which on a barn roof seals 
the penetration but in other applications acts as a lock washer) and 
best of all they have a 1/4" hex head that can be driven with a nut 
driver. These are virtually impossible to strip and very easy to drive 
in awkward places. They can even be driven with a socket wrench in a 
pinch. Only downside is they stick up ~ 3/16" above the floor, but 
under the couch and most cabinet locations that's not an issue.
Available at farm supply (lots of those here in WI) and may building 
centers in a variety of lengths.
My second choice, for lower profile applications, is a torx style drive 
pan head. Easier to drive and harder to strip than square drive.

Chris K.
1979 Int'l
#8638