Browse Forums General Discussion Re: What screw type should I use to attach acrylic to wood? 2Oct 10, 2020 12:45 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: What screw type should I use to attach acrylic to wood? 3Oct 10, 2020 12:47 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: What screw type should I use to attach acrylic to wood? 5Oct 10, 2020 10:27 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: What screw type should I use to attach acrylic to wood? 7Oct 10, 2020 1:32 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: What screw type should I use to attach acrylic to wood? 8Oct 10, 2020 3:12 pm chippy A 4 gauge screw is roughly 3mm in diameter and needs a 1.5mm pilot hole. You may have to drill a 2mm pilot hole to prevent the timber from swelling as you screw it in. What exactly are you making out of 5x300 timber? It's just an example, the actual dimensions of the timber is 350 x 170 x 5 mm. Thanks for the help, I couldn't figure out how to determine the screw sizes. If what you describe is correct then the brick wall has been dry lined with villa board. That basically means that the villa board is glued to the brick wall with… 3 8310 4 9060 Old Home Restoration / Renovation Cheers mate! This is exactly what I was thinking but wasn't sure if it was something I'd find on the shelf. I agree with you, fixing the brackets to the board will look… 2 3275 |