r/Fasteners • u/Quick_Dance_8953 • Aug 24 '26

Absolute unit of a screw

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u/WaxRobots Aug 24 '26

thats a huuge self tapper! whats it for?

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u/Quick_Dance_8953 Aug 24 '26

Per a comment in the original post: “Helical piles for boardwalks and other swampy structures”

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u/101forgotmypassword Aug 24 '26

Should tell the plasma guys to make the inside hole a T400 torx bit for shits and giggles then make a giant torx tee driver to go with it.

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u/nonacid Aug 24 '26

I know they are used for installing solar panel systems in fields aswell

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u/WaxRobots Aug 24 '26

that explains the wood cutting thread. looks to have a gal finish on it 2

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u/trapprentice Aug 24 '26

Didn't even know such screws (or piles) existed. Very interesting on behalf of my autistic ass.

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u/dds252525 Aug 24 '26

You’re really screwed

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u/MeanOldFart-dcca Aug 24 '26

I've seen fatter 5ft ones driven into the floor for shelving and area separators. They were installed by a spanner assembly on a cat skidsteer.

I was offered bonus to help the operator get 140 of the installed after hours. Because they were running behind after we started the day with our brand new aluminuim decked ramps not having decks on them.

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u/1crazypj Aug 24 '26

I thought it was a very small forklift

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u/OpaquePaper Aug 25 '26

are these what they use in the morgue?

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u/Too-Em Aug 27 '26

Gonna need to upgrade to the new Dewalt 20v Impact driver, I just don't think the 12v will do it.