I need to fix some 12mm diam coach screws into wood.
Normal pilot hole rules may not apply to such screws .... these do not have a tapered shaft ... the main shaft is parallel (8.9mm)
Overall thread diam is 11.6mm
Initial thought are that I could use an 8.5mm pilot hole ..... don't want to put in too big a hole or it won't provide the fixing load .... and too small a hole will risk splitting of the wood.
Anybody any guide on this ?