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What Good Are Pilot Holes?
On 2/17/2011 4:07 PM, Gary Sokolisch wrote:
If you pre-drill, the screw doesn't have much to grab onto. In the old days, they simply turned the screw without any pilot holes. In fact, my dad used to do it that way. The screw threads thereby get a good "bite" into the wood. Pilot holes are classic good workmanship that prevent splitting and lower stress on the fastener when it is inserted. Only the screw threads need to grab something. |
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