![]() Also, it helps to clamp your wood down to your work surface when drilling. Here is a Kreg screw chart guide from Kreg Jig showing what size screw should be used with different wood thickness sizes. For 3/4″ thick wood, 1 1/4″ screws should be used. Then, join your wood together with the appropriate size Kreg screw. Adjust your drill settings back to normal (#1 gear setting on my drill) and a medium power. Now you have two pocket holes!Ĭhange your drill bit out to the square tip end drill bit that was included with your Kreg Jig. Also, drill all the way down until the depth collar on the drill bit hits the top of the drill guide. ![]() ![]() Go ahead and drill the pocket holes! Tip: It helps with drilling if your drill settings are set to drill and a higher power setting (#2 gear on my drill). If it’s not secure enough, release the clamp, adjust the lock nut on the clamp to make it tighter, and then clamp it in place again. Use the clamp on the Kreg Jig to clamp the wood into place. If you didn’t mark lines, then just line up the wood so it’s centered. Then, insert your wood into the Kreg Jig and line up the pocket hole pencil marks with the “A” and “C” lines on the Kreg Jig. Drill Pocket Holes into Wood using the Kreg JigĬlamp your Kreg Jig to your work surface. Make sure you mark the lines on the side of the wood that you don’t want to show as that’s where the pocket holes will be drilled.ģ. This concealed-fastening system works together with Kreg Deck Screws to allow you to install decking without visible fasteners, so all you see is the beauty of your decking instead of a bunch of screws. For this example I am joining two pieces of wood together perpendicularly, so I marked two pocket holes on the back of my wood piece end. Create a better, more-beautiful deck with the Kreg Deck Jig. Determine Pocket Hole Placement on Woodĭetermine where you need to drill your pocket holes on your wood and mark with a pencil if desired to help remember. You can adjust the drill guide by turning the gold pin knob to loosen the guide and move it as needed.Ģ. As shown in the below photo I’ve lined the drill guide up with the 3/4″ line. Next, line up the drill guide with the measurement line of your wood thickness. Use the included Allen wrench to adjust the depth collar so that the bottom edge of the thick part of the drill bit is lined up with the 3/4″ line on the Kreg Jig. To do this, set the drill bit into the Kreg Jig slot as shown in the below photo. The micro dill guide that would work with the Kreg 720 Pro would be the Kreg Micro Pocket Drill Guide Kit 730 (KPHA730). Set the depth collar bit for 3/4″ thick wood. The Kreg Micro Pocket Drill Guide would not be compatible with the Kreg Jig 720 Pro. See my lumber dimensions guide for help with this step. For my example, the wood I am using is a 1×4, so it’s 3/4″ thick. Set Kreg Jig Settings for Wood Thicknessįirst, take note as to the thickness of your wood. *See link to Kreg Screw size chart in step #4 below 1. Kreg Jig – I use the K4 Kreg Jig in this tutorial (since discontinued) but I use the 720 Pronow!. ![]()
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