Tips for Driving Wood Screws | Rockler Skill Builders
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Learn how to prevent splitting wood and stripping screw heads. Drilling pilot holes and clearance holes makes it easier to drive wood screws and helps create a strong connection. Use a combination countersink bit to drill both a pilot hole and countersink to recess the head of the screw in the workpiece.
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Basic stuff, but not everyone knows this. I certainly didn't when I started out.
This was a very clear and helpful video.
Clearly explained with no faffing about. Much appreciated
That was great. Straight to the point. Very informative. No fluff. Thanks.
This video has helped me till today…thank you dad🙌🏾
Thank you. That's very helpful. I knew I was doing something wrong today when I tried screwing through softwood into hardwood and the screw head melted off. So much to learn!
Thanks for a simple, clear and concise explanation. As a newcomer to woodworking, this was valuable advice. Will definitely use your advice in the future.
Currently working on my year 12 port foilo for my major project at school and I used this video to help me right and explain the ways on how to piolt, counter sink and drill
Excellent explanation. I took shop in high school and grew up in construction but these details are new to me, particularly the clearance hole.
Good tip. Explanation is clear followed by
straight forward demonstration. Thank you.
THANKS! Now the rest of this "project" will be less frustrating. As a 65+ widow I can use, and appreciate, all the lessons I can find! Thank you again!
Great video thanks. I'm a newbie, so, lovely to get any info so well explained and illustrated. I'd been on one vid where the demonstrator almost shouted with excitement, waved his arms and hands around whilst trying to demonstrate which screw he was holding. Was also on another video with loud background music. Impossible to concentrate. You did good. Thanks
Great video. Clear, accurate, good delivery speed, well explained. Well done.
Doing a lot of builds in my sisters room and out of all things, getting screws in the wood has been the most frustrating part. This was definitely super helpful
So glad to hear it helped! 💙
This video was helpful to prevent repeating previous errors. I added the clearance hole in addition to the pilot hole. I put tape on the drillbit to know the right drill depth. Worked great. Many thanks!
Thank you sir... came into the light...
Sweet tips! I'll have to put this to use in my videos
Thank you for this short and helpful video!
Thanks guys! Really really much appreciated for clarity and effectiveness
Wish i had this information when i was shopping drill bits, and got confused with countersink. Now i know, thank you!
This was just what I needed and so helpful for my pallet project! Thank you!!!
I’m doing a pallet project myself! Super helpful!
Thank you I have been having a hard time with this little project I will try this tomorrow
I didn't have a drill handy so I was trying to use an awl.
Thanks for the vid!
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Tqvm for the tips. Your explanation is VERY clear and easy to understand.
Perfectly explained, thank you
Perfect and explains alot! I have lots of tools but no clue how to use them correctly. All that just to build a droid. This will certainly help for making jigs to make the wood parts safely.
A little more information on how to figure out sizes of drill bits for each size screw would have been helpful but I guess the hardware store where you purchase your screws would be able to help with this. Thanks for the info!
Thank you I will be trying this out tomorrow, wish me luck guys.
You can do it!!👍
Exactly what I needed to learn and so logical - thanks
Thanks for this video. New to using drills and stuff, but I'll use those tips in the future
Awsome tips to solve my confusing thus I know the right way to do in the future with dirll and driver. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I'm a newbie and you really make it clear. Thank you for your help!
Just tips, no other nonsense!! Thanks a tone!!
Very nice. Thank you very much.
Excellent. This was helpful!
Glad to hear it!
Great tips!
Great video and really helpful - I didn't know about the clearance hole. Only trouble is that I have two screws that are sticking out of the top of my planter, refusing to move with either my screwdriver or my drill... back to the drawing board. 🤣
Trying to do a simple soccer rebounder and wanted some basic tips. This video was wonderful and gave me some great tips to begin my project. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Wow this was very helpful, thank you!
just what I needed! awesome
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Very clearly presented.
This was very helpful. I had to build a duck board at work and had no idea how to drill screws into wood
Great presentation and info. Thanks!
Thank you.
Awesome video. Thank you for your help
Excellent guide
Thanks for the tutorial.
Thank you very much, it answers the question I have and extra info
Thx for your video. I got one thing done!
Well explained. Thank you
Nice video
I have one question: If the lenght of the screw is larger than the depth of the pilot hole and once you have reached the bottom of the pilot hole you continue to screw the screw slowly (less than 0.5 cm), can the wood crack? (I'm using a Basswood)
I have alot of splits thanks this video should help
Thank you
Great video instruction, thank you
great video
hello good video love the cross sections big thumbs up :) , may I ask you if you were joining a piece of 18mm birch plywood to the wall (rawplug in to the wall) would you drill a pilot hole or clearance hole through the birch ply? thanks in advance
If you're wondering which type of hole to drill through the plywood - pilot or clearance - a clearance hole is the better choice for this situation. The wall framing will be receiving the screw threads, and the plywood will be held in place mostly by the screw head. So, the hole in the plywood can be large enough to allow the screw shank to simply slip through the plywood. But, a pilot hole will also work, especially if the shank of the screw is the same diameter from the tip to the screw head (many screw types don't have tapered shanks anymore as they once did). The important thing is, it's better not to just drive the screw through the plywood with no preliminary hole drilled through it--otherwise blowout from the screw might prevent the plywood from pulling tightly against the wall.
Useful information..thanks..
How come these other blokes on RUclips can drive a screw straight into softwood,... I stripped 3 screw heads and made a series of smaller holes around the screw... Great video, thanks,... Pilot holes,,... Got it.
Awesome info! Thank you!
Great, thanks
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3 years later this videos still pretty relevant
wow man, i knew i wasnt doing it right while i was trying to screw some useless wood planks together, but didnt realise there was this much to know about, these tools should come with some sort of manual either as paper or a qr code link to an archive of videos or documentation, very cool video
Glad we could help!
There is a more simpler method for driving screw in hard wood. After making the countersink pilot hole, Just add some grease or soap in the screw thread and it will go and tight inside the wood piece. No need for a clearence hole.
Brilliant!
wow thank you, i should watch this before i made a table. From next time, it will be easy
Thsnk you sir....it really help me..😀
Thts an awesome explanation
Very well explained
thank you! this is very helpful!
Thank you for a very helpful video.
I wonder if I can use this soft wood to hang wine blades on it?
We recommend reaching out to our Product Support team at 1-800-260-9663 or support@rockler.com. They may be able to assist you. Thank you!
Brilliant very helpful....
Yes pilot hole best and final way. No Extra Pressure on Drill Machine No Heavy Torque. To Safe Wood And Drill
This was exactly the video I was looking for. Thanks.
dang you're so smart dude thanks this is gonna be huge, building my first deck in a few days
Best of luck!
@@rockler Any tips on how many screws would be enough going from a 2x4 into a 4x4 post?. 4x4 post will be 2.5ft length and there will be 3 wood posts with a 2x4x10ft. So 3 wood posts, 2x4x10ft going across all 3 posts
Hi there, we recommend reaching out to our Product Support team at 1-800-260-9663 or support@rockler.com. They may be able to assist you. Thank you!
Should have looked at this video earlier. I’m driving 3 inch screws through a 2 x 4 to attach to deck railing. to put up a lattice and I ran into this problem. How Can i get the stripped screw out
Timestamps:
0:00 Problems
0:30 Create a path for the screw
0:46 Soft woods: pilot hole
1:40 Hard wood: clearance hole
3:55 Summary
Wow, I didn’t, know and spoil two wooden planks. Great I learnt
have ypu this for cnc machines?
thank you sir now i know drill bits are neccisary
I want to attach a 2x4 to the wall studs to hang a speed bag.. Do I need to drill pilot holes on the 2x4 and wall stud ?
Drilling pilot holes for screws is always a good idea-both to make screws easier to drive and to help prevent splitting. Even framing lumber applications like yours here will benefit from drilling pilot holes.
Unless there's a length of plain shank under the screw head that 'clears' the top piece I always use a clearance hole, even on softwoods. Otherwise you're not really tightening the work pieces together. Maybe if the work pieces are tightly clamped as you screw it's allowable to ignore the clearance hole. But I've seen many RUclips videos where just a pilot hole has been drilled, or no hole at all. I guess people just don't think how these things work these days. Or just can't be bothered to do the job right.
Awesome
any ideas on how many screws i use to hold a 95 lb bar
What about when you are driving in the screw and when its almost there, the top piece lifts itself up?
Why the distinction between hardwood and softwood when it comes to drilling clearance hole?
Hi Ozren, we recommend reaching out to our Product Support team at 1-800-260-9663 or support@rockler.com. They may be able to assist you. Thank you!
Excellent video i want to learn more like this!
great one
What if your drill bits are not going through and getting stuck and breaking?
Always use sharp drill bits, it may be dull or damaged bits causing your issue. Here are some other tips if that isn't it. Try starting with a pilot hole ( use a smaller drill bit size than the final hole size) and then step up to the final size. Make sure you have a fully charged battery if you are using a cordless drill. Try "peck drilling" where you drill a little bit and then pull back, breaking the chips and letting them evacuate the drill and hole. Hope this helps!
If only a pilot hole is used on softwood, won't you still have problems with the two boards not pulling together? Seems like the screw would bite into both boards and prevent the top board from pulling tight against the bottom board. I guess you're assuming the screw threads will strip a clearance hole in the top board because the screw has a longer and therefore stronger bite into the bottom board.
Clamp them before driving, or you can back out a bit when they come apart and then forward again when the hole is large enough for the shank to make the entry. You only need it for the first few.
Not that I know anything but I would figure that with the softer wood it is able to grip the wood easy enough and still pinch the boards together. Again I have absolutely no knowledge of wood and am throwing an idea out there.
What bits would I use for a 2" screw of these dimensions: 4.5 x 3 ?
No matter what screw size you are using, the pilot hole should be roughly the same diameter as the screw’s center shaft (the solid center of the screw, not including the threads). One way to select the correct drill bit to make the pilot hole is to hold the screw directly behind a drill bit that you think is close to the correct size. The drill bit should not completely block you from seeing the screw. It should be narrow enough that you can still see the screw’s threads extending wider than the drill bit. If the drill bit is too large and you can’t see the screw’s threads at all, then select a smaller drill bit.
Do we need a clearance hole if we are joining two Plywoods?
It never hurts to drill a clearance hole for a screw's shank, regardless of whether the screw is being driven into solid wood or plywood. The purpose of the clearance hole is to allow the shank to pass through the material more easily and to reduce friction. The easier it is to drive the screw in, the less chance you have of breaking the screw or stripping the head. So, when it comes to methods for installing screws, treat plywood and solid wood the same way.
@@rockler Thank you for the reply, It helped me.
Is this method Same for Plywood ?
Seriously... I have driven a million screws home without a pilot hole and you would like me to.... Insane...
My screw has the same width as my drill bit, so it won't screw into the wood, what do I do?
Ofbasecfin, ASMR and more! Get a smaller bit
Try a different spot with a smaller bit, or, place a toothpick or matchstick in the existing hole as a filler
nice
What do you do when you try to drill a pilot hole and 1. The wood starts burning and smoke comes out or 2. The bit turns itself loose.( and yes I've made sure the chuck is fastened tightly)
Get a new chuck
Drill at a lower RPM => less friction over time = less temperature raised during the drilling
What about when the screw doesnt stay straight even with the hole?
Hi @karissamacgregor7449, Please reach out to our product support team at 1-800-260-9663 or support@rockler.com. They'll be able to assist you. Thank you
Turn your impact drill on reverse and burn the screw into the first board . Then send that screw home
What if it's just plywood?
Здорово!!!
Great video! Good teacher! My problem with screws is. I can’t make it go straight into wood, I always end up with it crooked!