How do you screw plasterboard into metal studwork? The surrounding stuff appears to just be fixed with standard black plasterboard screws, but when I try it on the patch that I'm putting in the screw just skips off and twirls around cutting a big hole in the plasterboard. Are there special screws? Do I need to put a pilot hole in the stud?
They should be self-tapping screws. Better still are drill point. What are the threads like? If you are trying to use wood screws (coarse thread) then you will also struggle. You should have fine threaded screws for metal studs.
How do you screw plasterboard into metal studwork? The surrounding stuff appears to just be fixed with standard black plasterboard screws, but when I try it on the patch that I'm putting in the screw just skips off and twirls around cutting a big hole in the plasterboard. Are there special screws? Do I need to put a pilot hole in the stud?