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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:17:08 AM EDT
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Just make sure your depth settings on the jig and the stop for the drill bit are correct for the thickness of your material.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:27:28 AM EDT
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Good choice, there isn't a better pocket hole jig available. I've used mine quite a bit and swear by it.
First recommendation is probably obvious, make sure you drill some practice holes in scrap wood. Secondly, if you're using soft woods the pilot hole isn't guaranteed, you still have to aim some. You don't need all four bolts to hold down your stock and when drilling 2+" material it isn't even an option. Two bolts will do fine. I've built several outdoor cabinets out of 3x redwood with only two bolts and never had a problem. You can work on it all day and the only thing that might need adjusting is the stock clamp to keep tension.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:34:15 AM EDT
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How's it going man? I'm just gonna follow the directions on this first project. I tried to do it by drilling staight through the side pieces into the cross members. I haven't managed to get a hole drilled straight through one piece of wood much less two. Even with a doweling jig, drilling through a 1x3 from side to side never came out straight.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 7:54:10 AM EDT
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I like to put some glue into the holes before I screw everything in. Don't know if it does anything special, but I've noticed a few times my screws "stripping" so it couldn't hurt.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 7:57:12 AM EDT
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I have one. They work well. Just make sure it's clamped down tightly.
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Posted: 10/22/2014 11:11:38 AM EDT
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I have one. They work well. Just make sure it's clamped down tightly. If you are using pairs of screws drill the first hole, run in the screw. THEN drill the second hole. It is all to easy to slightly move the jig with the leverage of the drill bit. Some press on sandpaper on the bottom of the jig can help. |
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Posted: 10/22/2014 3:43:44 PM EDT
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I use a paint paddle on the back side of the clamp so I don't mar up the finish on the wood. I love those tools!
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Posted: 10/22/2014 5:52:44 PM EDT
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This thing rocks!
I wouldn't put this in the house; but for hanging in a closet with a bunch of woodworking clamps hanging off it, it'll work. It really highlighted how badly I need a real miter saw, this yellow piece of crap from Home Depot flexes like a contestant in a bodybuilding show. |
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