Yes. This method can save considerable trouble. In addition, I apply a 
bit of paraffin to both screws before inserting.

Don

On 2021-12-03 4:42 a.m., gtgrouch@r... wrote:
> . . . I use a same size steel screw first, the remove and install the
> brass screw.
>
> Those sound like words of wisdom, painfully earned.
>
> Gary Katsanis
> Albion New York, USA
>
> 	-----------------------------------------From: "John M. Johnston"
> To: "poobel@s...", "oldtools@g..."
> Cc:
> Sent: Friday December 3 2021 6:14:50AM
> Subject: Re: [oldtools] GIT (Galoot in Training)
>
>   ‘Lo Pete,
>
> https://www.boltdepot.com/ [1] You can get anything you want.
>
>   When using brass screws on anything, I use a same size steel screw
> first, then remove and install the brass screw.
>
>   Cheers,
>   John
>
>   John M. Johnston
>
>   “P.S. If you do not receive this, of course it must have been
> miscarried; therefore I beg you to write and let me know.” - Sir
> Boyle Roche, M.P.
>
>   ________________________________
>   From: oldtools@g...  on behalf of Peeto via groups.io
>   Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:34:16 PM
>   To: oldtools@g...
>   Subject: [oldtools] GIT (Galoot in Training)
>
>   CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do
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> and trust the content is safe.
>
>   A larval galoot, aspiring someday to Full Galoolthood, I salute you
> from the furthest western regions of the Great White North. I have
> worked in wood for many years, recently - for reasons of sentiment,
> compact workspace, as well as the dust and machine noise that
> troubleth my much better half - I have turned to hand toolery.
>
>   My question is this - looking for a source of #3 brass screws for my
> box hinges. Lee Valley used to carry them, I understand, but alas, no
> longer. Brusso makes lovely little hinges and of course include screws
> in the package. But by the time I ruin one and the Tomtens living in
> the shavings under my bench make off with the other two I inevitably
> drop … you can see where this is going.
>
>   Ideally, it would be Robertson, Phillips in a pinch. Common is the
> cabinet maker’s standard but at the bottom of my list.
>
>   Thank you for your consideration, kind Galoots.
>
>   Any advice very much appreciated.
>
>   Pete
>
>   
>
>
>
> Links:
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> [1] https://www.boltdepot.com/
> [2] https://groups.io/g/oldtools/unsub
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