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I used hex head screws. They are easy to drive with the impact driver and you can't really strip them. They do protrude, so if you want a flush surface they aren't the choice to make but for attaching stuff, they are good.

My other tip is to do stuff that "comes last" earlier than last. eg, when I got my chook house moved to my place, I measured and cut the lino for the floor before putting the nest boxes back up. That way, I just had a square to measure, and didn't have to cut around where the nest boxes are. Same with painting. If you can, paint something while it is flat and unattached rather than afterwards.
 
I don't have any trouble with phillips heads if the screws are of good material with proper depth slots....just gotta keep your bit axis and screw axis in line.....but those cheap soft zinc screws that come with smaller hinges and other hardware are ridiculously worthless.

One trick I use for screws longer than 2'" is to use some beeswax on the screw,
I keep a chunk of it on hand and scrub the threads with it, makes a world of difference.
Drilling a clearance hole thru member being attached helps huge too.
 
aart said:
I don't have any trouble with phillips heads if the screws are of good material with proper depth slots....
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But try re-using them more than once and soon you will find out that they become worthless. Hopefully you can extract that screw before it gets too buggered up to remove.

On the other hand, torx screws could probably be re-used forever. The bit will die before they will.
 
HenOnAJuneBug said:
But try re-using them more than once and soon you will find out that they become worthless. Hopefully you can extract that screw before it gets too buggered up to remove.
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Nah, have removed and reused many....unless it gets buggered up driving it in the first time.
The bits can get buggered up too, and should be replaced when they do or much more likely to bugger the screw head, again good materials will last longer. Using the proper sized bit is important too, there are 3 sizes(#2 is most common) and you've got to use the right one for the screw being driven or more buggering will occur.

I don't disagree that torx can be better, but they aren't too common to find, I'll stick with phillips. Tho I have sets of torx, square, allen drivers.
 
potato chip said:
I used hex head screws. They are easy to drive with the impact driver and you can't really strip them. They do protrude, so if you want a flush surface they aren't the choice to make but for attaching stuff, they are good.

My other tip is to do stuff that "comes last" earlier than last. eg, when I got my chook house moved to my place, I measured and cut the lino for the floor before putting the nest boxes back up. That way, I just had a square to measure, and didn't have to cut around where the nest boxes are. Same with painting. If you can, paint something while it is flat and unattached rather than afterwards.
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Yes, i do try to paint before building, and it helps seal the wood in case it rains. Thanks for sharing!
 
fightingbunny said:
My husband says the most amazing investment was buying an impact driver. it doesn't cost that much compared to most tools and it makes framing go FAST! (we wanted to use screws and not nails)
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Haha! Brings back a memory....my daughter helped me build a deck a couple years ago, she swears by her impact driver so we had a race, I still beat her by using my drilling setting to drive screws.
 

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