How do you install a self-drilling screw?

Make sure that the drill is fitted with a hex adapter (alternative adapters may be selected depending on the screw head type).Mark the surface / board at the point where the screw needs to be drilled & fastened.Fix the screw on the hex adapter and drill through the material.The drill bit end of the screw will pierce through the material and the threadings (on its body) will create a tapped hole for secure attachment.You can easily remove the installed screw using a drill, screw extractor or other hand tools.

Are self-drilling screws and self-tapping screws the same?

No, despite sounding quite the same and having a strong physical resemblance, both are two different types of screws. While the former features a pointed drill bit, at the screw end, that can drill into the material and cut its own thread, eliminating the requirement of a pilot hole, the latter is unable to drill through surfaces and need a pilot hole for tapping threads.Users should use self-drilling screws according to their most suitable applications and not interchangeably with self-tapping screws as that would result in a weaker joint between materials.

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Self-drilling screws are used to drill & tap a hole and fasten together diverse materials like aluminium, sheet metal or wood, without a pilot hole. Raptor Supplies offers a wide range...Read more

BANJO FITTINGS -

Self Threading Screw

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
M20017	BW8BLM	€2.72

GRAINGER -

License Plate Screw, 3/4 Inch Length, #14 Thread Size, Self Drilling Type, 50PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
5NCG2	CG9WKB	€13.47

GRAINGER -

License Plate Screw, 5/8 Inch Length, #14 Thread Size, Self Drilling Type, 50PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
5NCP1	CG9WKC	€18.11

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Drilling Screw #8-18 1 Length, 100PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
U31860.016.0100	AB4BWW	€6.81

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Drilling Screw #10-16 x 2-1/2" - PK2000

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
F10T250BDB-G2M	AC9RJR	€1,078.00

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Drilling Screw #6-20 1/2 Length, 100PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
U31870.013.0050	AB4CMX	€3.07

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Drilling Screw #8-18 1/2 Length, 100PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
U31870.016.0050	AB4CNA	€4.36

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Drilling Screw #8-18 1 Length, 100PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
U31870.016.0100	AB4CNG	€4.99

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Drilling Screw 1/4-14 1 1/4 Length, 25PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
U31870.025.0125	AB4CPD	€8.11

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Drilling Screw #10-16 1 1/4 Length, 50PK

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
U31880.019.0125	AB4CQB	€8.58

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Drilling Screw #6-20 x 1-1/4" - PK5000

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
F06T125BDB-G5M	AC9RJM	€1,108.29

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Drilling Screw #10-16 x 3" Pk 1500

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
F10T300BDB-G1.5M	AC9RJU	€856.61

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Drilling Screw #8-18 x 3/4" - PK6000

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
F08T075KDB-G6M	AC9XYK	€1,409.42

WOODHEAD -

Self Drilling Tapping Screw, M5 x 12 mm Size

Model	Item	Price (ex. VAT)
1302260390	CH2XHD	-	RFQ

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