Friday
Oct132006
Truck Deck: Day 14
Friday, October 13, 2006 at 4:53 PM
Given the oiliness and density of Ipe, I figured Stainless Steel screws would work best for the deck. Here is a trick I learned from my old instructor David Upfill-Brown for polishing screws:
Chuck the screw directly into the drill press. DON'T OVER-TIGHTEN THE CHUCK! Simply hand-tightening the chuck should be enough to hold the screw in.
With the drill press running, lightly press the screw head down onto a piece of adhesive-backed sandpaper for two or three seconds.
Remove the screw, and voila - shiny new screw head! The screw on the left was left "as-is"- the one on the right is freshly polished.
Chuck the screw directly into the drill press. DON'T OVER-TIGHTEN THE CHUCK! Simply hand-tightening the chuck should be enough to hold the screw in.
With the drill press running, lightly press the screw head down onto a piece of adhesive-backed sandpaper for two or three seconds.
Remove the screw, and voila - shiny new screw head! The screw on the left was left "as-is"- the one on the right is freshly polished.
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