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I have several 2"x4" x 12ft pieces of wood that I will use as rails. I need to secure them to several 1/4" steel plates. The steel plates have two holes for screws ( or whatever I end up using). The wood doesn't have holes and I don't want the screw to go completely through the wood.

What's the best way to secure the 2x4 to these plates?

Thanks.

rbhat
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The wood doesn't have holes

So I'd use something like a bradawl to mark the positions then drill a pilot hole if necessary (depends on wood, position of hole, diameter of screw etc)

See How can I drill to an exact depth with a hand drill?

and I don't want the screw to go completely through the wood.

That's just a matter of buying the right sized screw.

RedGrittyBrick
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