Chris Nolin
07-27-2010, 3:32 PM
I'm attaching ship-lapped beetle-kill pine siding to an old trailer, and have been counterboring the screw holes to be covered later by plugs cut from the same wood.
I've been drilling, countersinking and counterboring all in one step with one of those quick-change bit sets (Makita, in this case). The counterbore bit I've been using is stamped with an "8" on the shank (#8, right?) and I'm driving #8 deck screws.
I bought a plug cutter set last week and discovered the counterbored holes don't match the size of any of the cutters in the set. The 1/4" plug is too small, and the 3/8" plug is too big. I have hundreds of holes to plug, and I fear having to remove all the screws and redrill each hole.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong and/or how I might fix it?
I've been drilling, countersinking and counterboring all in one step with one of those quick-change bit sets (Makita, in this case). The counterbore bit I've been using is stamped with an "8" on the shank (#8, right?) and I'm driving #8 deck screws.
I bought a plug cutter set last week and discovered the counterbored holes don't match the size of any of the cutters in the set. The 1/4" plug is too small, and the 3/8" plug is too big. I have hundreds of holes to plug, and I fear having to remove all the screws and redrill each hole.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong and/or how I might fix it?