With self-tapping screws, you can drill a hole into the material as you screw. They are useful for screwing into a range of materials, including plastic, metal and wood, in an efficient manner. Simply take a drill and hold the tip of one of our OSC self-tapping screws to the material and start drilling to […]

Which composite deck screws are right for the job? With so many different screws available on the market today, it can be confusing to know which is the best for a given job is. Each type will be suited for a particular application and this is especially true when choosing composite decking screws. Decking is generally […]

Types of screws There are many times when an individual may be unsure when it would be better to use screws or standard nails to fasten two or more surfaces together. It should first be understood that nails are primarily designed to resist the shearing force between two objects. Due to their surface area, screws […]

OSC is running demonstrations of its market-leading Carpenters Mate self-drilling screws, plus special CAMO invisible decking tool demos at builders’ merchants around the country from 20th July until October – and there’s a Makita combi-drill up for grabs. The free-to-enter prize draw will see one lucky demo visitor win a top of the range Makita […]

What are self-drilling screws? From domestic use through to large industrial projects, carpenters require tools that will aid their speed and efficiency. However, too many tools can also prove to be a problem; swapping over drill bits or drive tools can become a fiddly task that slows progress and adds costly additional time to projects. […]