On 02 Jan 2011 16:55:40 GMT, Bert Hyman wrote:

In t Stan Brown
wrote:

I'm sure there's something really basic that I'm doing wrong. Can
anyone tell me what it is?

Try drilling a pilot hole.

Good thought, but I do that routinely. Maybe I'm making the hole too
small relative to the diameter of the screw -- is there a guideline?

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