2x2 Glue up

[jawomack25]

I'm using pine 2x2's to create a solid piece of wood for a King sized headboard.  I'm distressing the wood individually.  I will be gluing the 2x2's together , but thought about using my Kreg jig to save myself some time.  I still want to use glue, but I only have 6 clamps, so the use of the jig would be to save dry time. Since the wood is 1.5 inches thick; can I use the kreg jig?  I've seen 2x2's used with pocket hole jigs when drilling with the grain.  I would like to know the size of screw and the setting should use on the jig.

[KregRep]

You can absolutely use your Kreg Jig for the 1-1/2" stock. the standard setup would be to set your jig and depth collar for 1-1/2", and then use 2-1/2" screws.

But--if you're mainly using the screws in place of clamps and not "structurally" and you don't have long screws on hand, you can use shorter screws. Just change your jig and collar settings as above, and then drive in the screws you have. Shorter screws won't penetrate as far, but plenty far enough to clamp the pieces until the glue sets.

I hope this helps.

By the way, don't forget to reset your jig and collar back to your usual settings before you return to thinner stock!

KregRep

 

[Rick]

It might be kind of slow to assemble boards one at a time with pocket screws, but it can be done.  You are basically using the pocket screws in lieu of clamps, so once the glue dries, you can remove the screws. 

I reuse screws all the time.  Typically I take about half of them out.