do pilot holes always have to be as long as the screw? I need to put in four inch screws, and none of my narrower drillbits are that long, but I don’t want to have to go through the trouble of getting longer drillbits if I don't have to

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Anonymous Sat May 27 16:14:50 2023 No.2622921 [Reply] [Original]

do pilot holes always have to be as long as the screw?
I need to put in four inch screws, and none of my narrower drillbits are that long, but I don’t want to have to go through the trouble of getting longer drillbits if I don't have to

>>	Anonymous Sat May 27 16:16:52 2023 No.2622923 no, they just have to remove enough material so you're not splitting the wood

>>	Anonymous Sat May 27 16:33:24 2023 No.2622928 thank goodness we had a whole thread about this. mods doing a bang-up job, as usual.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 27 17:41:30 2023 No.2622957 >>2622928 I know, right!

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