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Drill Pilot Holes for Cup Hooks

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Select the edge of the cabinet door or shelf where the cup hooks will be least visible after reinstallation. For instance, for a lower cabinet door, the bottom edge is suitable. Use a cordless drill with a 7/64 inch drill bit to create a small pilot hole. The hole should not be very deep, approximately 1/8 inch, just enough to guide the cup hook screw without splitting the wood. Repeat this for each cup hook you intend to install on the piece.

Goal: Drill small pilot holes into the chosen edges of the cabinet pieces to prepare for cup hook installation, preventing wood splitting.

Tools and materials

  • 7/64 inch Drill Bit
  • Cordless Drill
  • Cabinet Doors/Shelves

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them up. So, here's this door. Once I determined where I'm actually going to put this thing, I'm going to show you these little cup hooks. So, these are just little simple little cup hooks that we actually just buy from our local hardwood store, hardware store. If you can see that little tiny thing, it's just a little tiny cup hook. And I got my drill here. And we use a 70 764 bit. And you're just going to drill a little tiny pilot hole in there. It doesn't have to be very deep. It only goes in uh probably about an eighth of

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