{"id":8717,"date":"2018-10-26T14:52:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T12:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=8717"},"modified":"2026-06-28T17:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:48:30","slug":"how-to-apply-wood-screws-in-series-demonstration-difficulties-bench-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=8717","title":{"rendered":"How to apply wood screws in series &#8211; demonstration, difficulties [bench work]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I happily cut and mounted two wooden boards into a pre-existing shelf frame. For that, a series of wood screws were put into place.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in mount, assembly, and screws, read these earlier posts, too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=3216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dismantling, loading, transporting, unloading and reassembling shelf [bimanual, activity] {illustration, a peek into the life of a person with a handicap}<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drill a screw [1-handed way]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=2429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ultimate bimanual task \u2013 the IKEA Pax wardrobe system with gliding doors [tricks,tips and yeehaw]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The general task is simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cut the purchased piece of wood to approximate size<\/li>\n<li>use spare parts after cutting to elongate board to make it fit<\/li>\n<li>put it into place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is how the board ended up, after putting it in place:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CIMG7189.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CIMG7189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CIMG7189.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CIMG7189-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CIMG7189-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sawing was easy, just had to make sure the board does not fall off the bench. A lot of the set up is setting up the bench correctly though.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_89989\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjAgUItC1OY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to see that the large part (full length of the purchased board) was not big enough for the location, so I used two additional strips to extend it.<\/p>\n<p>To extend it, I screwed two metal plates into place. That is: I used the electric drill to &#8220;gzz&#8221; &#8220;gzz&#8221; the screws into the wooden parts.<\/p>\n<p>The technical issues that resulted from this would be listed as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The screws need to be stabilized with the wiggly round hook shape.<\/li>\n<li>A straight hook shape would be more convenient.<\/li>\n<li>A rounded channel for vertical nail or screw placement in a straight hook gripper would be even better.<\/li>\n<li>Bolting in the screws requires sufficient pressure and speed to break the wood; can be done manually but in the day and age of power drills the rational choice is clearly an electric drill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other than that I will use a wooden screw holder in the future, makes it easier.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_69661\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncWtdefLWK8?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This article also extends as BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL which is the category of thought where Cybathlon fans will wonder, endlessly, how arm amputees bolt in blue screws. Clue: imagine these to be blue screws, a blue board, drill, and a blue electric drill; how would you proceed?<\/p>\n<p>Well, guys, that is how: no travel expenses, no pilot registration cost, cheap and comfortable, the answer at your fingertip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/drill-board-screw-powerdrill-board-prosthetic-hook.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/drill-board-screw-powerdrill-board-prosthetic-hook.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=swisswuff\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/worms.php\" title=\"s B UIY  Nc\">s B UIY  Nc<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I happily cut and mounted two wooden boards into a pre-existing shelf frame. For that, a series of wood screws were put into place. If you are interested in mount, assembly, and screws, read these earlier posts, too: Dismantling, loading, transporting, unloading and reassembling shelf [bimanual, activity] {illustration, a peek into the life of a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,232,208,204,196,83,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bimanual-task-benchmark","category-blue-light-special","category-ec-lumberjack","category-extreme-cyborging","category-grip-testing","category-hosmer-dorrance","category-hook","category-prosthetics","wpcat-160-id","wpcat-232-id","wpcat-208-id","wpcat-204-id","wpcat-196-id","wpcat-83-id","wpcat-3-id","wpcat-8-id"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-23 15:30:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8717"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14155,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8717\/revisions\/14155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}