You don't drill a pilot hole all the way through.
I don’t understand what you are trying to achieve TBH.Hello
this is sort of urgent in many ways, can you help suggested anything?
basically, I need to join some wood together for my outdoor work area that is being built at the moment. I have sistered two posts together, glued and screwed, as this is the door opening area, it will take the weight of me, + workbench and at least a table saw and mitre saws. This is just shy of 90mm, and the screw will go in face grain, and it will be going into end grain. The size screws I have for this section is 120mm, which should give it plenty of strength, but I don’t have or can’t find a bit that is needed for the size of the wood to drill a pilot hole. I need a 4 ø 120mm long bit. I can’t go higher in ø size due to the small wooden strip, and I need this to connect to the frame of the work area.
i asked the guy in Screwfix and B&Q who suggested I cut the sistered posts into 3, drill and align with the next bit, do the same until I have a deep enough hole… another guy in screw fix said, drill with a bigger ø bit that is long enough then pack the hole with tooth picks then screw…
oh, I can’t screw at an angle as there needs to be a metal plate there.
When you find out, perhaps you could let the rest of us know.I don’t understand what you are trying to achieve TBH.
The OP wanna buy long drill bits. But the seller must have a (presumably free) returns policy. The delivery must be quick.When you find out, perhaps you could let the rest of us know.
So you don't know what he wants to achieve either.The OP wanna buy long drill bits. But the seller must have a (presumably free) returns policy. The delivery must be quick.
The thread title says "Needing a long drill bit". He wants to achieve a buy from a vendor with acceptable characteristics.So you don't know what he wants to achieve either.
surely it’s more than 4mm.
It's usually about 70% of the nominal size. You can measure it with calipers to find the "root" diameter.width for the following screw types
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