Quote Originally Posted by cwilliamrose View Post
Then there are people like me who, after more than a few experiences with stainless screws galling in a K1000 nutplate, take a tap to any nutplate used with stainless screws to remove the friction. In the case of screws holding non-structural sheet metal panels I'd rather replace a few lost screws a year than deal with a single screw galled in place. Nutplates used in other areas are a different story, for those being used as described above I'd say the less friction there is the better I like it.
That defeats the purpose of the self locking feature. Do all you builders have limp wrists?