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   Bob_Van_Dyke | May 21, 2007 05:32pm | #1

   I just checked the last order I placed with Mcfeely's. My school uses the usual assortment of screws- nothing specific but I too have better things to do than running to the hardware store every day.
   I always have in stock the following from Mcfeely's:
   Flat Head ProMaster Saw Tooth Dry Lube Screws in
   3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2", & a few 3".
   I also keep an assortment of sheet metal screws on hand- 1/2", 1" and 1 1/2"
   small screws for hardware- #4 X 5/8 and 3/4"
   bolts, nuts, etc are as needed and I keep the extras in plastic trays with dividers

   hope that is a help- obviously you stock up on the stuff you find you always are running out of and maybe get rid of the stuff on my list that you never use.
   I do find that the mecfeely combo screws (listed above) are great- I always use square drive drivers (#2) but with the combo head you can also use phillips when you need to. I would stay away from some of the other brands- I have found them to be prone to snapping off in the wood (very irritating!). the screws I buy from mcfeely's I have driven into hard maple 1 1/4" deep with no pilot hole without snapping off.
   I never use dry wall screws- they are so brittle they snap just by looking at them!!

   Bob Van Dyke