When I drill in a screw, the wood cracks. How do you stop the crack from getting bigger???
2007-06-23 10:15:26 · 8 answers · asked by rydfsanta 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
It`s always a good idea to pilot in any wood. Even soft woods.
To stop cracks from expanding, drill a small hole at each end of the crack. This should stop further expansion of the crack.
If you find yourself doing alot of this sort of work, a good addition to your tool arsenal would what is called a "flip-tip". Lowes and Hd sell them for about $10. Manufactured by Hitachi, it has a pilot with a countersink that can be quickly flipped to the appropriate driver bit. I use mine constantly. It`s a definate must if you have a cordless drill and you work with wood and screws.
2007-06-23 23:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by william v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With hard woods, such as oak and cherry, you should drill pilot holes and countersink the screw head. If you are using soft wood, such as pine, a pilot hole is not necessarily necessary. It will take more time is all.
You can stop the crack from getting bigger (after you drill the pilot hole) by applying carpenter's glue in the crack. As a last resort, you can drill a small hole at then end of the crack and fill with wood putty. The radius of the hole will dispurse the energy that is causing the wood to crack. Of course, make sure you are using appropriate size screws for the application.
2007-06-23 13:49:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pilot holes are necessary when drilling into wood with a tight grain such as oak, cherry, walnut, and other hardwoods. Another use for pilot holes are if you're drilling holes close to
the edge. This keeps the wood from cracking and splitting.
If the wood is already cracked then its too late.
2007-06-23 11:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmie C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pilot holes can stop some of the cracking. Stopping drilling stops the crack from expanding. Once cracked, it's done. I also run my screws through a bar of soap to lubricate them before using.
2007-06-23 10:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once it starts to crack it's cracked. The pilot hole might help depending what kind of wood and how close to the edge the screw is.
2007-06-23 10:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by Michael B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its hard wood yes a small pilot hole will help as well before you screw put soap or dish washing soap on the threads of the screw will make it much easier to screw in
2007-06-23 12:30:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pilothole is best they make screw starter sets with the proper size bit for each size screw
2007-06-23 10:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard aspect. browse with google and yahoo. that will may help!
2014-11-25 21:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋