Wednesday, July 02, 2008

A "bit" difficult

For some reason it was harder than I thought it should be to find a chart that would tell me which size of drill bit to use for a particular screw (in my case, a #6 wood screw). Therefore, when I finally found a chart here, I decided to reproduce it on my blog for my convenience and the enjoyment of anyone reading. (Hi, Mom?)

Screw Gage Shank Shank Pilot Pilot
Number Hole Size Soft Wd Hard Wd
0 1/16 .060 1/64 1/32
1 5/64 .073 1/32 1/32
2 3/32 .086 1/32 3/64
3 7/64 .099 3/64 1/16
4 7/64 .112 3/64 1/16
5 1/8 .125 1/16 5/64
6 9/64 .138 1/16 5/64
7 5/32 .151 1/16 3/32
8 11/64 .164 5/64 3/32
9 3/16 .177 5/64 7/64
10 3/16 .190 3/32 7/64
11 13/64 3/32 1/8
12 7/32 .216 7/64 1/8
14 1/4 .242 7/64 9/64
16 17/64 .268 9/64 5/32
18 19/64 .294 9/64 3/16
20 21/64 .320 11/64 13/64

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