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Figured out my drill bits were the problem after 8 months of stripped screws
I was putting up a shelf in my garage last Saturday and stripped the third screw in a row. My neighbor came over and asked why I was using the pointed bits for pilot holes instead of the flat ones. I had been using the same worn-out bit for every single pilot hole since I bought my drill last fall, and it was drilling holes too big. Got a $12 set of brad point bits and the screws went in clean the first time. What tool have you been using wrong without knowing it?
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sarahh4828d ago
Did you check if your drill is spinning the right way? I spent a whole afternoon cussing at stripped screws before my buddy flipped the switch from reverse to forward. Felt like a complete idiot but man those screws went in like butter after that.
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