Great underbelly enclosure videos
For folks who (like me) are thinking about tackling this big modification project, I'd recommend these two videos: Part I Part II The videos are kind of long, but I think that most of the len...
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profdant139 wrote:
Well, I posted a comment on his video, and he just wrote me back saying that he did not drill pilot holes. I will try this on some thick scrap steel to see if I can do the same. I would have thought that it was not possible.
Ditto, I have had standard self drilling screws, the ones with a hex head, bind in a slightly small pilot hole. But maybe that's because the drill tip wasn't engaged because of the hole. I found this online:
"The sharp-tipped screws are designed for drilling their own hole into softer materials such as wood and plastic so they don't need a pilot hole. ... For thicker metal, it may require more than one screw to drill through the surface. To save time and labor, you can use self-drilling self-tapping screws to drill into metal."
How Stuff Works.....
OK I looked on McMaster-Carr where they have just about everything mechanical and useful info on what the have. Look at this table and they are type 440 SS which comes as a bit of surprise to me since SS is usually not thought of as that strong.
