What drill bit goes with what screw?

Quote from the video:
Quote from Youtube video: Here's how you do it it's really easy. You just take the screw that you're trying to put in the wood. And you want to find a drill bit that is the same diameter. As the shaft. – these threads here.

What size tap do I need for 1/4 inch hole?





Tap and Drill Size Chart

THREADSIZE DRILL DIAMETER Coarse Thread TAP DRILLSIZE
12-24 .1770 No. 16
1/4-20 .2010 No. 7
5/16-18 .2570 ‘F’
3/8-16 .3125 5/16

What size are tap threads?

20.9mm across. For further reading, we recommend the Wikepedia page.



Measuring BSP Sizes.

BSP Size Diameter of the thread (mm) Typical products you might find
3/4″ 26.4 Bath tap rigid tails, valves that fit into bath taps
1″ 33.2
1.25″ 41.9 Basin wastes
1.5″ 47.8 Bath & sink wastes

What is the drill size for a 6mm tap?

Metric Tap and Drill Bit Size Table

Tap Metric Drill US Drill
5mm x 0.8 4.3mm
6mm x 1.0 5.2mm
7mm x 1.0 6.1mm 15/64″
8mm x 1.25 6.9mm 17/64″

What size is M6 in MM?

6 mm





M6 refers to a metric 6 mm screw. The outside diameter of the threads is 6 mm. The standard metric rack screw is actually an M6 x 0.1 mm. The number 0.1 mm refers to 0.1 threads per millimeter.