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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, no need to guess or to do test holes to see which drill size is correct

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

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.