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    Sanus BF24B 24 Inch Speaker Stands (Pair)

    • The place I found a problem was when screwed to the bottom plate (step one), the upright pieces were not perfectly parallel, but kind of twisted a bit
    • However, a 90 count box of the correct screws cost me a whooping three bucks at the local hardware store and I only needed 32 of them
    • I was also missing 1 screw in my
    • Although it may seem convenient assembling anything made of MDF aka Particle Board with screws and a power screwdriver; Power screwdrivers tend to drive the screws too fast and too deep, which can lead to cracking and other problems
    • Flush with confidence, I took a little less care with the second stand and managed to misalign one of the sharp tipped screws, easily screwing it into the soft material with no more effort than had it been in the predrilled hole.
    • Just do a slight bore out that is enough to counter sink the screws so that they they go in flush to the surface
    • Started the screws into the pillars and cracks started forming.
    • The screws shouldn't be tightened with too much torque or they would will definitely split though
    • If the legs are tilted or angled away from vertical the screws will split the wood
    • Textron #30554.These screws look just like the screws supplied by Sanus, but as I said, they're just a tad shorter and thinner
    • I used the smaller screws on these too, and they worked great again
    • I didn't have any problems with the wood splitting while screwing in screws
    • Thanks to the warnings about splitting the uprights if screwed too tight, I hand-tightened carefully just until they squeaked and had no problems
    • The stand provides rubber feet for the bottom of your speakers, but the feet are so thin that the speakers end up sitting on the uneven screws that are slightly sticking out instead
    • I loosened the bottom screws, gently forced the uprights into correct position, tightened the top screws and bottom screws gently in rotation while holding the assembly in correct orientation against its "natural desire" to twist a bit
    • Just lining up the holes and inserting the screws can be somewhat tedious
    • Despite my best efforts one screw cracked one vertical at the base in a small way .
    • Furthermore, make sure the screws are going straight in or the wood will split.
    • No problems with splitting or tight screws
    • As pointed out by others, I got the correct screws from home depot and assembly was smooth