Quick Start Guide
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Using Pocket Screw Joinery at Home.
Pocket Screw Joinery is useful for all sorts of applications in your home. All you need
is a saw, a portable drill and the Kreg Jig
simple steps below to get professional results and strong joints in no time at all.
1.
Measure the thickness of the material
that you'll be drilling Pocket Holes into.
Move each slider on your Kreg Jig
the number on the slider lines up with the
arrows on the Kreg Jig
should correspond to your material
thickness and locates the Pocket Hole in
the proper position on your workpiece.
3.
Next, securely clamp the Kreg Jig
workpiece. Use the vertical lines on the jig
body to help you align it to drill a Pocket
Hole. The next step is to drill the hole.
You'll want to drill until the depth collar on
the bit contacts the jig body.
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Next, it is important to set the depth collar
on the drill bit properly. This will make your
Pocket Holes the correct depth for a strong
joint and proper screw penetration. Use the
built-in scale in the Kreg Jig
the depth collar to the thickness of the
material you're drilling into. Tighten it with
the allen wrench provided.
4.
Finally, align the two workpieces and
fasten them with Pocket Screws.
Clamp the pieces together while driving
the screws to eliminate shifting. Use the
square driver bit in your drill and drive
the screws until they seat in the bottom of
the Pocket Holes.
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