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I mended my fence and gate almost entirely with used screws
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
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Not screws I had in boxes, but screws I have recovered from other projects. I did need to purchase 3 1/4"x4" lag screws for the gate.
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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
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Assassassin lemmy.dbzer0.com Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-09-26
#3 · Quote Reply

Some of those are probably interior screws. I'd replace them if they start rusting to avoid getting rust streaks in the wood, if that matters to you. Way to reuse/recycle!
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Brkdncr lemmy.world Brkdncr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-21
#4 · Quote Reply

Will you go back and screw them all the way down?
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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
#5 · Quote Reply

With the price of a screw these days, I don't blame you.
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#6 · (edited) Quote Reply
Assassassin wrote:
Some of those are probably interior screws. I'd replace them if they start rusting to avoid getting rust streaks in the wood, if that matters to you. Way to reuse/recycle!

The fence is 9 years old, and I am in New Mexico, so it is not a huge deal. That said, I only used very few interior screws.
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#7 · Quote Reply
Brkdncr wrote:
Will you go back and screw them all the way down?

If needed.
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#8 · Quote Reply
Quilotoa wrote:
With the price of a screw these days, I don't blame you.

The 4" lag screws I had to buy were 95¢ each.
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half_built_pyramids lemmy.world half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#9 · Quote Reply

torqued out Phillips is like a comfort food
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#10 · Quote Reply
half_built_pyramids wrote:
torqued out Phillips is like a comfort food

Almost all of them are T25 torx.
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snoons lemmy.ca snoons@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-16
#11 · Quote Reply

THE SCREWS DON'T MATCH AND ARE ALSO NOT ALL FINISHED TO 90 DEGREES REEEEEEE
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#12 · Quote Reply
snoons wrote:
THE SCREWS DON'T MATCH AND ARE ALSO NOT ALL FINISHED TO 90 DEGREES REEEEEEE

And I left the nails in the boards.
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snoons lemmy.ca snoons@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-16
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nocturne wrote:
And I left the nails in the boards.

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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
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nocturne wrote:
The 4" lag screws I had to buy were 95¢ each.

Wow.
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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
#15 · Quote Reply
nocturne wrote:
And I left the nails in the boards.

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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#16 · Quote Reply
TropicalDingdong wrote:

I did not have my hammer with me.
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P00ptart lemmy.world P00ptart@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-26
#17 · Quote Reply

Whoever buys that house after you is going to HAAATE you.
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DominusOfMegadeus sh.itjust.works Reverendender@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-11
#18 · Quote Reply
nocturne wrote:
And I left the nails in the boards.

You're a monster!
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
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P00ptart wrote:
Whoever buys that house after you is going to HAAATE you.

I have to remove the fence when we leave.
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jmill lemmy.zip jmill@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-29
#20 · Quote Reply
nocturne wrote:
I have to remove the fence when we leave.

This isn't dull, we don't come here for sickening masochism. Unless... do you plan to burn it down? That's still not dull though.
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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-05
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply

Are you my house's previous owner? When I had to take off the door hinges I needed to use a flathead bit, PH2 and PZ2 bit, Torx 25 bit, a 8mm socket and they even put one nail in there too.
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whyNotSquirrel sh.itjust.works whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
#22 · Quote Reply

Did you use the pencil as a nail?
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varyingExpertise feddit.org varyingExpertise@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-10-12
#23 · Quote Reply

What you need, sir, is a Lego/OpenCV based screw sorter.
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varyingExpertise feddit.org varyingExpertise@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-10-12
#24 · Quote Reply
Iconoclast wrote:
Are you my house's previous owner? When I had to take off the door hinges I needed to use a flathead bit, PH2 and PZ2 bit, Torx 25 bit, a 8mm socket and they even put one nail in there too.

Did they screw the nail in?
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diabetic_porcupine lemmy.world diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-16
#25 · Quote Reply

I waited a full 30 seconds for this image to load
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zabadoh ani.social zabadoh@ani.social
Joined: 2023-11-19
#26 · Quote Reply

That's actually quite resourceful! I know I have lots of screws sitting around waiting for projects that never happen.
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