Pocket-hole question.

the Kreg screws do NOT need to have pilot holes. fine thread for hardwoods and coarse for ply and softwoods. GO FOR IT! You won't need to bother with waxing them, but it isn't gonna mess you up if you do. That Kreg system is SWEET!

dave

BeerBoy wrote:

No pilot holes... use a "little glue" and drive the screws.

I would strongly recommend using a "hand driver" until you get the idea of how much drill torque to use. By "over drilling", you can actually "spin out" the screws. Long square drives work the very best. I like to use a 6" at a minimum.

If you don't like to "hand drive" just remember to take it easy on the driving process and set the clutch to a very light setting.

Practice,practive,practice....(on scraps)

BeerBoy wrote:

I just finished using some pocket holes in an ash bedside stand. I found that the screws did split our the legs when I fastened the rail to them. I used an appropriately sized drill and drilled pilot holes. Had no problems after that.

Al, his are oak...

dave

Al Palmer wrote:

The ash worked a lot like oak in my experience.

I'm new at this and have only done projects with maple, oak and poplar, so far. I haven't had any problems with splitting of oak face frames when pocket holing, and those suckers are a LOT smaller than 3 1/2 legs, so I assumed oak MAYBE is less prone to splitting than other hardwoods. From what you are saying, I'm wrong on that score.

dave

dave

Al Palmer wrote:

Strike two. Plonk. You don't deserve three.

interesting. FOW's message you just quoted doesn't appear on my NG server. dave

CW wrote: