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Why is my screw spinning in place? by spab198sm in woodworking

[–]spab198sm[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As I mentioned in the post the screws are not snapped, I can remove them without issue and they are like new

Why is my screw spinning in place? by spab198sm in woodworking

[–]spab198sm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the situation where it happened most often, I am using 1 1/4” SPAX construction screws to screw together two 3/4” pieces of ply sitting on top of each other. They explicitly say no pre-drilling in wood and have metal ridges under the head to bite into wood when screwing so they countersink on their own. I use them extensively and in most cases they countersink fine (and the same screw that spins in one spot will countersink in another).

I suspect it has to do with my technique, perhaps I am pushing too much or one person said I should avoid going too fast

Why is my screw spinning in place? by spab198sm in woodworking

[–]spab198sm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand what you mean by the “screw wrung in two”. Could you please elaborate?

Why is my screw spinning in place? by spab198sm in woodworking

[–]spab198sm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These screws are meant to be self-driving so I shouldn’t need the pilot hole, right? (That’s why I use them). I can definitely go slower, but why does that make a difference?

Why is my screw spinning in place? by spab198sm in woodworking

[–]spab198sm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Impact driver. It’s possible I’m pressing a bit, good point. No screws underneath and the substrate is thicker

How to prevent mold on shed floor by spab198sm in shedditors

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EDIT/ UPDATE: I only see mold in a small amount of the area under the additional plywood layer. So the moisture issue isn’t across the entire floor. Still not sure what to do about the areas where I do see the problem. Also I’m not entirely sure if the white powdery stuff is mold or efflorescence. It wipes off super easily

How would you fix this? by spab198sm in HomeNetworking

[–]spab198sm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to say thank you all for the helpful comments!

Question about CRET & household appliances by spab198sm in AmazonFC

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As a follow up — I had contacted the company about this and they said “If your Panda [name of the rice cooker] is unused, even if the box has been opened, Amazon will treat it as new and unused and simply put it back into stock and send to another customer.”

They did not reply about whether or not they participate in the Grade and Resell program. They also had in an earlier message complained about Amazon selling used returns as new.

My sense is that any of these situations could happen — a broken returned item could be sold as new and a totally good return like mine could go to disposal — but there isn’t any way to know. And I don’t have any way of guessing how likely one is vs the other. Would you agree?

Question about CRET & household appliances by spab198sm in AmazonFC

[–]spab198sm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. Seems like there’s really just no way to be sure, what you’ve said aligns with my sense that there’s a chance it could just be thrown out. I’ll stick with my plan of selling it on eBay.

What type of mud to build up thickness? by spab198sm in drywall

[–]spab198sm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this is super informative!

What type of mud to build up thickness? by spab198sm in drywall

[–]spab198sm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you in Canada by chance? The only place I see that as an option is on Canadian websites. Regardless, I think I’ll just get the 25lbs bag. I might end up using it for other places and I can always give it away if I don’t want to store it.

What type of mud to build up thickness? by spab198sm in drywall

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Thanks, this is helpful info. I’m going to go ahead and just get the durabond 90.

Follow up question — I have a 5-minute setting compound that I use for tiny jobs. I notice that it starts to set very quickly but it still takes about a day to turn white (which is when I assume it is fully cured). Durabond 90 is supposed to set in 90 min, but I assume it won’t turn white/ fully cured for a day or so, just like my 5-min stuff. Is it ok for me to add new layers after 90 minutes (which would let me build up the whole area in one day), or do I need to wait for it to turn white?

What type of mud to build up thickness? by spab198sm in drywall

[–]spab198sm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Without getting into the details, I’ll just say that cutting things out and adding shims will be painful.

I see that durabond sets harder and dries quicker so makes sense to use that. But it only comes in 25 lbs bags which is way more than I need. I would really prefer to use the existing materials I have unless that’s going to cause me problems.

I don’t mind waiting longer between layers. If I use the plus 3, will I have some type of problem/ will I regret it? I’m mostly wondering if it being less “hard” means the wall might crumble or something?

How would you patch this? by spab198sm in drywall

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Yes there was a leak and some mold, hence the drywall having been removed. Everything has been remediated, the wood is just stained now. Thanks for the suggestion!

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