The jig is essentially a block that has 2 holes in it that are made out of hardened steel tubes in which you insert the drill bit to make the pocket holes. These drill guides clamp to the side of a piece of wood an appropriate distance from the edge that you want to join. the drill guides are angled at about fifteen degrees and the bit cuts a shallow angled pocket hole in the board. It also drills a pilot hole for the shank of the screw at the same time. This is accomplished by the use of a special stepped drill bit. There is a stop collar on the drill bit to adjust for the proper depth of the pocket holes. This depth setting is very important. Drill the holes using the pocket hole jig clamped it he appropriate location. Now, all you need to do is align the two boards together and drive the screws through the pocket holes and into the adjacent board.
----- Original Message ----- From: carl To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pocket hole jigs. so what funcktion does the jig part of the set doe or take in the drilling proscess ----- Original Message ----- From: Mickey Fixsen To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pocket hole jigs. Yes, that would be how it works. ----- Original Message ----- From: carl To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pocket hole jigs. pardon my ignorance but cud i use it for mounteing a table topon to a frame ? how wud i doe this drill the pocket and crew down threw the frame and into the under side of the table top? ----- Original Message ----- From: Mickey Fixsen To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pocket hole jigs. I have been using 2 different models of the Kreg pocket hole tools for years. They are quality tools and well worth the price. As long as you have made good cuts on the boards, the pocket holes make very tight, strong joints. These tools are easy to use with very little learning curve. You must use the proper screws to make the system work correctly. All of the screws for this purpose have a flat pan head toward the shank of the screw and the top of the screw head is a low dome with a square drive. There are fine thread self-tapping screws for hardwood and coarse thread self-tapping screws for softwood. I think there are even special thread screws for particle and fiber board, although, I have used the coarse thread screws for this purpose with good results. They are available in various lengths and with different coatings, depending whether for indoor or outdoor use. In my shop, the Kreg pocket hole tools are a "must have" item. Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:14 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Pocket hole jigs. So I just read Ray's post on the Kreg R3 pocket hole joinery kit. I don't know much, or anything, about pocket hole joinery. Has anyone used this particular kit, or any others? Can anyone give me an idea on whether or not this R3 kit seems like a worthwhile investment? Or is there another pocket hole kit that you have used that is just the be all and end all of pocket joinery? thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
