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Pex Characteristics and countersinking
So here is piece of 1 x 6 pex ripped down to 2 inches wide. PEX cuts and machines BEAUTIFULLY. In the left hand corner you can see some pex shavings from my low angle block plane - pex planes in any direction. In the bottom center are four drills. The first is the countersink. Next is a longer drill the countersink diameter if you have to go through wide trim (to give the screw enough penetration into trim - I am using 2" #10 stainless). Next is the drill I run through the trim to make sure it does not give the screw to much resistance, which has a tendency to push the trim away from its proper position - that is why you clamp the trim not only when locating the predrill holes but when screwing in as well. And last is the long drill to predrill the frame for the diameter screw you were using (if the countersink had had a long enough drill I would not have to use this drill).
And that brings me to one last idea - the trim height on the outside should match the trim height on the inside so you don't have to look at the uglies.
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