Vent: My new apprentice kept snapping gate hinge screws on a cedar fence job.

I had him pre-drill with a bit 1/32 smaller than the screw shank, not the threads, and we haven't broken one since. What's your go-to trick for teaching hinge installation?

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cameronrivera8d ago

Ever try soap on the screw threads?

leet328d ago

My uncle swore by that trick for years. Honestly though, how many screws are people fighting with that this is a life hack? I just use a bit more elbow grease and it's fine. Feels like a solution for a problem that isn't really a problem.