predrilling
Making guide holes
Predrilling is drilling a hole before inserting a screw or nail, typically to prevent wood from splitting or to make fastening easier.
The hole is usually slightly smaller than the fastener: Predrilling is essential when working near the edge of a board.
The term applies in other contexts where a preliminary hole prepares for a larger operation.
Pre-drilled screw channel
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- studUpright wall framing
fastener · countersink · bit · hardwood · joist · framing · deck · subfloor
Sequential workstation manufacturing
- fixtureAttached building component
- jigSpirited folk dance
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
batch · throughput · quality control · automation · workpiece · indexing · precision · repeatability
Device placed inside tissue
- jawboneLower skull bone
- guideLeader or instruction book
- surgicalRelating to operations
- titaniumElement twenty-two
abutment · prosthetic · bone density · placement · angulation · depth gauge · sterile · oral surgery
pilot hole
Pre-drilled screw channel
stud · fastener · countersink · bit · hardwood · joist · framing · deck · subfloor · lag bolt
assembly line
Sequential workstation manufacturing
tolerance · batch · throughput · quality control · automation · workpiece · indexing · precision · repeatability · cycle time
implant
Device placed inside tissue
titanium · abutment · prosthetic · bone density · placement · angulation · depth gauge · sterile · oral surgery · alveolar
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
rig · formation · casing · geologist · lease · permit · spud · mud · core sample · reservoir
predrillingself-tapping
Cuts own threads entering
self-drilling · stapling · gluing · welding
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