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Mike Stanton
06-11-2004, 7:35 PM
What size drill for 6d gal. nail .I have to pre drill holes in the bird houses that I am making for the kids clinic. mike :D
Chris Padilla
06-11-2004, 8:09 PM
6 d is about 13 AWG which is about 0.0915" which is about 3/32". Anyone can confirm? You may wish to use a 1/16" drill bit, that is 0.0625".

See here, too: http://www.inthewoodshop.org/general/wwa20.shtml
Tyler Howell
06-11-2004, 10:09 PM
Cut off the head off and chuck the 6d in your drill. Perfect hole size every time. Depending on the job I usually cut a few in advance so I have them ready.;)
Rob Littleton
06-11-2004, 10:51 PM
6 d is about 13 AWG which is about 0.0915" which is about 3/32". Anyone can confirm? You may wish to use a 1/16" drill bit, that is 0.0625".

See here, too: http://www.inthewoodshop.org/general/wwa20.shtml

Man, you're a geek !!!!!!!!!!!!!


Only an engineer would come up with these results.....:-)
Keith Zavodney
06-12-2004, 12:30 AM
OK, guess I'm a geek, too. A 3/32" is .09375". A #42 drill is .0935 and a #47 drill is .0785". If you don't have numbered drills, a 5/64" is .0781". Can't tell you about the size of the nail.
David Rose
06-12-2004, 1:36 AM
I suspect several of us resemble that remark. :D I do like the one about the glass of water. The pessimist says the glass if half empty, the optimist says the glass is half full. The engineer says the glass is twice as big as it should be. I'm no engineer, but he is surely right about that one!

David


Man, you're a geek !!!!!!!!!!!!!


Only an engineer would come up with these results.....:-)
Walt Pater
06-12-2004, 5:32 AM
What Tyler said.
Mark Singer
06-12-2004, 9:45 AM
I suspect several of us resemble that remark. :D I do like the one about the glass of water. The pessimist says the glass if half empty, the optimist says the glass is half full. The engineer says the glass is twice as big as it should be. I'm no engineer, but he is surely right about that one!

David
Drink often from the glass and you have less of a chance of getting kidney stones...(Urologist)
Daniel Rabinovitz
06-12-2004, 12:03 PM
Mike
Let the nail sit in the glass of water and you'll eventually reach your minimum daily allowance of zinc and iron.
Daniel :D
Oh! Oh! back to the question - WHAT TYLER SAID.
David Rose
06-12-2004, 3:14 PM
But... drink from the perfect glass and it is too big again!

David