1718Hrs- Annoying Little Mistake
Annoying Little Screw
Not withstanding my planned day of rest on Sunday I did nip up to the barn with the intention of whipping out the 40 or so temporary screws I’d used to to hold the two half round cabin roof/tumblehome strips in place. 5 minute job that, I thought ….wrong! I soon discovered that the small screws I’d used were quite soft and as soon as I tried to remove them they just rounded out. A stupid little mistake that’s cost me two hours today. I did manage to get about half of them out using a perfectly fitting pozidrive and a lot of pressure but the others required a bit of clearance chiseling around the head and then a vice grip wrench to twist them out. Just one of theose annoying things that knocks you back occasionally but they’re out now and I shan’t make the same mistake on the other two edges!
At the end I was so annoyed by this screw problem… I found great stainless steel screws with square heads (excellent grip), by the pound (cheap), i just systematically left them in the wood and covered the head with epoxy. Seems nothing but you save one operation for each glueing: you glu, screw, fill the head. Done. Otherwise: glu, screw, wait, then remove the screw (when you can) and fill the hole.
Welcome to my world! I thought it was only me who sheared the heads off the screws and the spent an age trying to dig them out.
I might give Jacques’ idea a go.