Clearance and Pilot Holes

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi all

I came across a very helpful table of recommended sizes for clearance and pilot holes in softwood and hardwood on uk.diydata: -

http://www.diydata.com/information/screwholes/screwholes.htm

Cheers
Neil

 

[PitBull]

Neil,

Careful with the smaller sizes listed: Jester posted this link on UKWW a year or more ago and I used the quoted sizes for brass #4 (IIRC) into Oak - way too small and I had a few shear off even when being ultra careful.

Regards.

PitBull.

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi PB

Thanks for the information.

What's happened to your team this season? You seem to be suffering, as we were last season after losing out to Stoke.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Anonymous]

Try the old dodge of running a steel screw of the same size in the hole first, and then fit the brass one in the "pre cut" threads. Also a bit of wax on screws never goes amiss, especially in tough stuff like oak which can be a right so-and-so.

Cheers, Alf