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rdowdy95:

Hey guys just got some questions about #8 wood screws.  I found a good website online that sells them in boxes of 100. 

http://store.nutsandbolts.com/phillips-flat-head-wood-screws.html#top

They have 1/2", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2" and 2".  They have some more as well.  Hey the thing is they don't sell the 5/8" or the 1 1/8" screws.  Any of you other guys using the Project Arcade book ever use the 5/8 or the 1 1/8" #8 screws?

Also anyone know any other websites that sell screws cheap.  Home Depot is expensive.  I pay $1.98 for ten.  The site above has like 100 screws for $4.00.

JONTHEBOMB:

I didn't need any 5/8" or 1 1/8" #8 screws when I built my cabinet off of the Project Arcade book plans.  Also, I still have a pack of 100, 1" #8 screws that I didn't end up using.


--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on July 19, 2006, 11:13:13 pm ---Home Depot is expensive.  I pay $1.98 for ten.  The site above has like 100 screws for $4.00.

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I buy screws from Menards, but always in packs of 50 or more.
Good Luck on your cabinet.

DaveMMR:


--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on July 19, 2006, 11:13:13 pm ---I pay $1.98 for ten.

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Buy a box of drywall screws - they don't strip as easily.   Plus, you'll get a box of 100 or so for a few bucks. 

I think the 'two dollars for ten' screws are some specialty type that aren't meant for construction - because I bought wood screws at first and they weren't nearly that expensive.

rdowdy95:

Thanks guys.  Those wood screws did pretty good for my saw board I made.  Home Depot ain't going to rip me off on no screws!

NightGod:

Yeah, definately buy your wood screws in boxes by the pound, not in counted containers or out of the "one at a time" bin. Machine screws are a bit different, because you generally only need a handful of those at a time, but anything you use in bulk should be bought in bulk.

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