pilot hole
Screw's advance path
A pilot hole is a small hole drilled before inserting a screw or driving a larger drill bit.
The preliminary hole guides the fastener and prevents the material—especially wood—from splitting: Always drill a pilot hole when working near the edge of a board.
The diameter is typically smaller than the screw's threads.
Hole-boring device
- bitSmall amount or portion
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- countersinkConical recess for fasteners
- bradawlTool for starting holes
gimlet · awl · chuck · twist drill · auger · reamer · masonry bit · power tool
Threaded metal fastener
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- fastenerSecures things together
dowel · lag screw · wood screw · machine screw · thread · shank · tap · drive
Correct relative positioning
- diameterDistance across through center
- depthDistance below surface
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- measurementDetermining size or amount
accuracy · centering · positioning · tolerance · specification · calibration · jig · fixture
Shaped metal objects
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- sheet metalThin flat industrial panels
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- deburringRemoving machining imperfections
chamfer · steel · aluminum · punch · center punch · lubrication
drill
Hole-boring device
- bitSmall amount or portion
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- countersinkConical recess for fasteners
bradawl · gimlet · awl · chuck · twist drill · auger · reamer · masonry bit · power tool · cordless drill
screw
Threaded metal fastener
fastener · dowel · lag screw · wood screw · machine screw · thread · shank · tap · drive · secure
alignment
Correct relative positioning
measurement · accuracy · centering · positioning · tolerance · specification · calibration · jig · fixture · guide
metalwork
Shaped metal objects
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- sheet metalThin flat industrial panels
- threadingPassing strand through opening
deburring · chamfer · steel · aluminum · punch · center punch · lubrication
lumber
Sawn wood for building
joinery · mortise · tenon · cabinetry · furniture · carpentry · grain · splitting · cracking · workpiece
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- hole makingdrilling, boring, reaming, punching, piercing
- trenchless drillingHDD, directional drilling, pullback, reamer, reaming
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- screwswood screw, machine screw, drywall screw, deck screw, set screw
- tool partsblade, handle, teeth, head, guard