How to drill A Hole In A 2x4
HOW TO DRIVE SCREWS (without splitting wood!) | Woodworking BASICS
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you can drive a screw with or without
drilling a pilot hole first a lot of it
depends upon the type of screw you use
and the project you're building of
course there's nothing wrong with
drilling a pilot hole every single time
if you aren't sure for a shop project or
larger construction project such as this
workbench I made from two by fours
I don't bother drilling pilot holes you
could just drive the screws right into
the lumber it's fast and efficient but
for nicer woodworking projects you run
the risk of splitting the wood if you
don't drill holes first especially near
the end of a board drilling a pilot hole
lets the threads of the screw cut into
the walls of the hole rather than
forcing the fibers of the wood apart
this creates a stronger connection Plus
having a hole will help keep the screw
driving in straight to drill a pilot
hole select a drill bit that's the same
diameter as the shank of the screw that
you're going to use press the side of
the drill bit against your finger to
keep it from wandering and slowly
squeeze the trigger to get it started
after you've drilled deep enough keep
the bit spinning as you back it out if
you want the head of the screw to be
flush with the face of the wood use a
flathead screw that's one that has a
flat top and beveled or tapered sides on
the head use a counter sink or a
countersink bit to add a beveled recess
in the surface of the wood that the head
of the screw can fit into this will give
your project a real professional
appearance I like to drive screws using
an impact driver you could also use a
drill or if you really like twisting
stuff by hand you can use a regular old
screwdriver set the point of the screw
into the hole holding it as
perpendicular as you can with your
fingertips and slowly pull the trigger
to twist it in
if you have a real tiny screw or you've
got big fingers you can use a pair of
needle nose pliers to hold the screw in
place to help get it started when you
got the driver in place just twist the
screw in and stop what it's fully seated
to learn more about impact drivers and
drills and different types of screws be
sure to check out my other woodworking
basics videos thanks for watching
everybody
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