The screw head is not flush

by Jeff Varady

Feb 10, 2011

I made a cake board out of plywood and framed it in solid pine.  I used pocket holes to attached the edging to the plywood.  The problem I have is the srew heads are above the surface of the board once screwed in.

 

What have I done wrong?

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    Tom Kearns

    I just completed a building some 8' x 12" with a 4" (6 of them)  riser for the perimeter of my store to put inventory on.  I put in a pocket hole every 8".  A lot of drilling a lot of pocket holes.  I fudged the step by just about a strong 1/16 and it came out perfect.  I was also using MDF which I found was much more solid and not so soft as the pine I recently used, when thinking about I may have driven the screws a bit hard into the soft wood.  So I think it is also material driven.

    Jeff Varady said:

    I had the same problem.  I had the tip of the screw penetrate when I had the depth set on the bit correctly.  I must have had the depth wrong on the block itself.

     

    I am ready to built a couple of cabinets for my garage, I will try again and see how it goes!

    Feb 24, 2011

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    Jeff Varady

    Ok I am still a bit confused and want to make sure I understand the concept. You set the height of the jig to the thickness of the material that is getting the pocket hole, correct?  You also set the collar on the bit based on the thickness of the material getting the pocket hole?  I am making a case that is comprised of 3/4" plywood on the out side and 1/2" plywood is forming the dividers and an trying to understand how to set everything to join it properly.

     

    Thank you in advance.

    Apr 3, 2011

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    Eariyya

    It sounds like the issue you're facing is with the screw heads protruding above the surface of the kaker board after using pocket holes to attach the edging to the plywood. One possible reason for this could be that the screws were driven in too far, causing them to extend beyond the surface. To fix this, you can try adjusting the depth setting on your pocket hole jig or using shorter screws. Alternatively, you might want to countersink the screw heads slightly by drilling a shallow hole to allow them to sit flush with the surface. Hope this helps!

    Jan 11