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Pocket hole jig
SeanFu:
Nice example Nannuu. I'm down to the wiring on my first cab, but I'm itching to do another with pocket holes! I've got to find a family member who wants a cabinet...
I was going to buy a buiscuit joiner, but then a cabinet builder talked me out of it and into the kreg stuff. It's pretty cool. I also picked up some of those Wolcraft bar clamps (the ones you can tighten with one hand) and now I wonder how I ever built anything without them. They are DEFINITELY worth the money.
eightbit:
--- Quote from: honko the clown on January 19, 2004, 01:18:03 am ---Nice example Nannuu. I'm down to the wiring on my first cab, but I'm itching to do another with pocket holes! I've got to find a family member who wants a cabinet...
I was going to buy a buiscuit joiner, but then a cabinet builder talked me out of it and into the kreg stuff. It's pretty cool. I also picked up some of those Wolcraft bar clamps (the ones you can tighten with one hand) and now I wonder how I ever built anything without them. They are DEFINITELY worth the money.
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I have a biscuit jointer and a kreg pocket hole jig. I almost never use the biscuits. Biscuits do not add any strength to a joint, they only aid in alignment. A pocket hole on the other head adds strength by using a mechanical fastener. This is especially usefull if you wanted to build a cab that was easy to knock down. Its also a very fast very strong joing method.
Tilzs:
Biscuits not adding strength to a joint is a false statement. The biscuit adds a lot of surface area for the glue to hold to and they expand when glue is applied makeing for very strong joints.
Lanman:
I am preparing to build a showcase cabinet. I can see how the Kreg Jig would come in handy for several projects so it seems to be worth the money.
However, for cabinets in particular, has anyone constructed one almost exclusively with pocket holes? I just want to make sure that the cabinet will be sturdy enough if I go this route.
Any opinions welcomed.
PedroSilva:
--- Quote from: Nannuu on January 18, 2004, 11:57:18 pm ---I just bought the whole Kreg setup before Christmas at a woodworking show and it is incredible!!! It is also rated the top pocket hole jig made. Here is a pic of the monitor frame I put together for one of the Minis I'm building. I've used the jig all over the cabinet so far with fantastic results.
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It looks fine, but ... shouldn't that be done on the inside, to have no holes showing ?
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