Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

kreg has a limiter to adjust for wood thickness, adjust the wood closer or farther from the end and you will have it adjustable. will try to post pictures bukas if you like. the angle doesn't have to change. just the reference point... 🙂

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

nice jig 🙂

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

Well it seems to work OK as long as you minimize or can deal with drill bit bending/deflection and take care to align the smaller (screw shaft) and larger (screw head) holes. These are not necessarily independent problems because a difference in amount of deflection between the two drill bits (due to their different resistance to bending) can lead to misalignment of the two holes. The screw fit can be quite sensitive to the alignment of the two holes especially if the holes are sized tight/just right, as opposed to loose.

Pictures of the jig in use...

First, position the jig so that the exit hole is located where desired. Usually, the exit hole is placed at the center of the thickness of the piece to be drilled, but it does not have to be there. [COLOR="Red"]Timber: By 'reference point' are you referring to this exit hole? Is the position of the exit hole with respect to the edge of the piece what the Kreg limiter allows you to adjust?

Then clamp the piece to the jig. Here there is no sacrificial piece of wood:

While in this experiment there is:

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

Some results. The Kreg jig + special drill bit + special screws probably does pocket holes faster and with more finesse but until I can get that, this will have to do.

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

the jig (kreg) has adjustment features for different wood thickness for ease of use and it will exit in the center of the board. seems from your pictures you can too by adjusting the placement of the jig on the dp table. moving right for bigger stock and left fir thinner pieces to have a center exit hole. sorry haven't time to take pictures yet Guad.
btw, you can try using brad point drill bits to minimize on deflection. locally available too.

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No problem. I think I understand it now so picture not really needed. Looking at the pictures of JayL, one could probably figure out how the Kreg adjustment for thickness and/or exit hole position would have to work.

Will look into brad point bits, thanks for the suggestion.

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

The bit has also a depth stop adjustment for different material thickness. It is calibrated using the corresponding gradations on the jig body itself.

On the picture bit is set for 3/4" thick wood.

The jig drill guide height should also be adjusted for 3/4 " wood to make the match.

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

I don't know if it just not shown on the pictures, but Kreg should also put metric (mm) calibrations for it to be a global product.

At first, I wondered why the portion of the Kreg special drill bit that drills the hole for the screw shaft is so short, then I remembered that the Kreg special screws are self-drilling/self-tapping.

I saw brad point drill bits at Panda, 4-20 mm, starting at P82, made by Alpen-Maykestag. At first they said they did not have such thing, but this was because it is not called 'brad point' in their catalog nor on the product label itself, and they were not aware of the term.

I also saw Forstner bits there, 15-50 mm, though not cheap, starting at P660, also Alpen-Maykestag. Anybody else sells Forstner bits locally besides Panda?

Re: Where to buy pocket hole jig and drill bit?

common sized forstners for concealed hinges are available in ace and handyman and other hardware stores, they just dull much faster.

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How about Powercraft? I saw some in Y2K Screws Hardware in San Juan. I had good luck with their Cobalt Drill Bit Set. Just didn't try any of their Forstner yet.

No metric marking on the Kreg.

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I just wish Kreg are available locally ::)

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Hi Guys. Great Jigs. Pls PM me incase you have an extra Kreg for sale. For now will plan to make my own jig. *fingers crossed.

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finally got mine.

TImber, werent you able to find locally available screws for pocket holes?

wow. the dvd manual is awesome