Bill Edwards
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Screws are typically damn hard to drill, they're hard.
his woodwork will have rotted off after 10 yearsYou want to use a carbide burr not a drill.
Will we be getting a new thread in ten years time asking how to remove the said screws?
Me personally no. I would put a blob of weld on. Someone said to drill them so you can't get a screwdriver on them. I think if you do that you are making it easier for someone else to come and finish the drilling for you
Tbh I don't need to make it too secure, it's been up 3 years now and all you needed was a screwdriver to prop open the latch to open it
All that's in there is gym equipment that would have to be taken through the house to
get out and the smaller bits are worthless.
The workshops a different story but that has a upvc door on it.
id love to see u get in to my place .that's all I'm sayingIf they bring a drill with them they could bring an axe a sledge hammer or small chainsaw or angle grinder.
We have to be reasonable
I can get in anyplace just have to know what I am looking at
Opened a safe last winter took less than a minute biggest cold chisel and a small sledge hammer
Exposed hinges with screws are just too easy though left as is
id love to see u get in to my place .that's all I'm saying
Euro cylinder lock no doubt? On the upvc door and panel infill? Don't want to worry you like but..... lol
I can get in anyplace just have to know what I am looking at
You could cover the head with epoxy resin. Not hard to get rid of if you are expecting it but if you are having a go at it with a torch and whatever screwdriver and makeshift burglary kit you've got, it would make life hard.
I can't really visualise this problem with woodscrews and I can't see how you could put weld on them unless they came straight out the back. A picture would be good. From what I gather so far you might consider mushroom head bolts instead of woodscrews.
Outward opening doors have the hinges on the outside and exposed, so they can be attacked unless you have covers. Can you have cover plates to go over the woodscrews?
What sort of risk are you catering for? Just casual toerags with handtools or people who are serious about getting in and might come with battery operated saws, grinders etc? Pretty much all you can do is slow them down. What about the rest of the door? Could you break it away with a jemmy?
Surely by welding the screw head the screw would get hot, burn the surrounding wood and the screw would get loose or fall out. Then there's the problem of where to attach the earth lead.
My suggestion would be drill them with a carbide bit, I've often done it on screws with damaged heads to get them out.
Surely by welding the screw head the screw would get hot, burn the surrounding wood and the screw would get loose or fall out. Then there's the problem of where to attach the earth lead.
My suggestion would be drill them with a carbide bit, I've often done it on screws with damaged heads to get them out.
Take a screw out of each side of the hinge, drill right through the hinge holes and wood, piece of threaded rod through, weld threaded rod end onto hinge, nut and washer on inside.
Or, a 6013 to timber rod and weld the hinges
on to the wood.
Now now, you should know that it's impossible to resharpen a drill bit without spending at least a grand on a machine to do it for you