TIL I was drilling pilot holes way too shallow for years

I was hanging some heavy shelves in my garage last month and kept stripping screws. My buddy came over and saw me drilling maybe a quarter inch deep into a 2x4. He was like 'you need to go deeper than the screw threads or it's pointless.' So I tried drilling an inch deep and everything went in smooth for once. Has anyone else had that moment where you realized a basic step you skipped was messing up all your projects?

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jesse7732d ago

Same here. Game changer once you match bit depth to screw length.

iris_rivera442d ago

Started drilling all the way to the back of my screw threads after that same issue... made a huge difference on my deck project.