Any tips on not snapping screw heads during installation?
I’m using a screw driver and some screws I took from a hardware store instead of the stock ones, still managed to take the head off and pop another one out in the process
Couple weeks old question, but here's what I did that worked excellent:
-Used masking tape to position rails where I wanted them.
-Get a drill bit that's about half the outer diameter of the screws, use the drill to mark the holes by just going in a couple mm.
-Remove the rails and drill the holes you started the rest of the way. I wrap masking tape around the drill bit at a depth that's around ¾ the thickness of the deck so you don't go through by accident.
-No rails yet, take a screw and go a few turns into, and back out of each hole, this will raise a bit of a hump around each hole, sand down the humps, this ensures the rails will sit dead flat on the deck.
-Put the rails on and hand tighten, you won't need so much force and you'll clearly feel the point where they are snug.
Also want to add, I'd never skated rails up until a few weeks ago, and holy shit, these things are a cheat code for boardslides on double sided curbs! So stable, so easy, so fun...
Went with Powell Rib bones.