Dan, I agree whole heartedly, I wouldn't bother with the hole in the second piece if I were doing rough work, but, if I were screwing into the end of a three quarter inch board or any fine finish work, I certainly would drill the shank size into the second piece maimly to keep it from splitting.
Thanks for your input. Tom Hodges, Newport, Kentucky, home of fast women and pretty horses. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 4:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] to predrill or not for screws I recently watched a video about building a book case. They discussed the proper way to screw the pieces together. The pilot hole through the first piece was the same diameter of the screw with threads. The pilot hole into the second piece was the diameter of the shank of the screw. So, the screw should pass freely through the first piece then grab into the second piece and the head will pull the first piece against the second piece. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
