Having bought screws just the other day, I was exasperated at how I could not figure out how long the screw actually is between my thumb and finger cause they’re in a sealed box.
But I knew exactly which material they have been plated/hardened with. 🤷
I am fairly handy and have never had that method fail for anything except screwing into thick metal, in which case I’m tapping threads and using a bolt anyway.
Generally screw length is measured by how deep it will go into the material. For instance a countersunk screw would be measured from the top of the head to the end of the screw. A pan head screw would be measured from the bottom of the head to the end of the screw.
Having bought screws just the other day, I was exasperated at how I could not figure out how long the screw actually is between my thumb and finger cause they’re in a sealed box.
But I knew exactly which material they have been plated/hardened with. 🤷
So, I understand why you posted this.
And the info about the (pre) drilling is just 😙👌
Yes, no need to guess or to do test holes to see which drill size is correct
While I’m certainly no handyman, I usually just hold the drill bit to the screw to find one slightly smaller, then just use that.
I am fairly handy and have never had that method fail for anything except screwing into thick metal, in which case I’m tapping threads and using a bolt anyway.
Generally screw length is measured by how deep it will go into the material. For instance a countersunk screw would be measured from the top of the head to the end of the screw. A pan head screw would be measured from the bottom of the head to the end of the screw.