How To Use Sheet Metal Screws

This kind of fastener features a threaded shank along with a flat rounded head.

How to use sheet metal screws.

A sheet metal screw is a kind of hardware supply which is used for tightening metal objects. Unlike wooden rivets which are threaded only partially the above mentioned screw s shank is entirely threaded. Self drilling or self tapping metal screws increase productivity by reducing the number of steps required to screw together pieces of metal. This allows you to skip pre drilling a hole into thinner gauges of sheet metal.

Be careful not to over tighten the screw since the metal can be damaged or the screw can break. A self drilling screw has a chisel tip similar to a drill bit. What is a sheet metal screw. Sheet metal screws can be either self tapping or standard.

If these screws are being used the screw can merely be fitted to the drill bit and driven. Let it turn until it goes all the way through as the threads and the sharp point make their own hole. Self tapping screws come with a notched tip that acts as a drill bit to drive the screw and keep thin metal from denting.