What size screw to use? Excel file

[Robert Brennan]

Kreg%20Screw%20selection%201.xls

I see lots of questions regarding selection of screws to match different thickness of timber.

There is a Kreg table somewhere on this site, but I could not find it so attached my copy of  it.

Hope it is of assistance.

[Al St. Aubin]

Thanks, great chart.

[Stephen Ferri]

[Stephen Ferri]

Thanks for chart.  Does this chart apply to both "Edge Joints" and "Face Joints"?

[Robert Brennan]

Hi Steve

I am not sure exactly what you mean, but will attempt to answer anyway.

I don't think it would make any difference as to the grain orientation.

The "from" usually would be a screw entering the timber, (the pocket) in line with the grain and the "to" the point of the screw going into the timber across the grain.

In saying that I have joined boards edge to edge and had good results as well, (see my mushroom stool post)

I hope this helps

Regards

Robert Brennan

[Allan Anderson]

Huge help, thanks so much for posting this spreadsheet!

I have fine-tuned the spreadsheet to make it a bit easier for me to pick out the proper setting based on "From" - "To" materials. I have uploaded my revisions in both pdf and Excel files in case others may find it helpful as well.  

[Robert Brennan]

Looks even better than my attempt, hope all the members enjoy it.