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For small home jobs, screw size is mostly about length, thickness, and whether the fastener matches the material, load, and pilot hole rather than about one universal best number.
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The main screw families matter because wood screws, machine screws, and sheet metal screws are built to grip different materials and fail in different ways when swapped carelessly.