frayed holes

[barry harper]

ii have been using my jig for a while but lately I have noticed that the right side of my pocket holes are not cutting clean , but seemed to be frayed. dull bit ? , any sugestions ?

[Rick]

Painter's Tape really did not help the fraying on birch plywood, and I tried it on both the good Baltic birch and that cheap Birch plywood from Lowe's.  I used my fastest drill and I think my drill is still sharp.

Jens Jensen said:

I don't know, but I wonder if you put painters tape on and then drill through and see  if the splinting is resolved. Just a suggestion but I have really never had it happen to my pocket holes

[David Dean]

Well gays be it old or new cutting across the grain and the way they make ply wood now days it's just one of these things?

[John Schaben]

I guess I've just considered it a non-issue. It's along the edge of a 3/8" x 1 or so inch long trench that I gotta do something with anyway.

[Rick]

Who's gays?  We're talking about pocket holes in plywood.

David Dean said:

Well gays be it old or new cutting across the grain and the way they make ply wood now days it's just one of these things?

[David Dean]

Ya Rick we are talking about pocket holes in plywood there is about 8 diffents ways this stuff is made I get my plywood from the dumpser at S&W Cabinets and they got alote of diffent plywood. Now your trun to take a shot at me? 

Rick said:

Who's gays?  We're talking about pocket holes in plywood.

David Dean said:

Well gays be it old or new cutting across the grain and the way they make ply wood now days it's just one of these things?

[Rick]

Naw buddie, knot a tall.  8D

[Jens Jensen]

Was not sure but I had a brain f--t and thought about it 

Rick said:

Painter's Tape really did not help the fraying on birch plywood, and I tried it on both the good Baltic birch and that cheap Birch plywood from Lowe's.  I used my fastest drill and I think my drill is still sharp.

Jens Jensen said:

I don't know, but I wonder if you put painters tape on and then drill through and see  if the splinting is resolved. Just a suggestion but I have really never had it happen to my pocket holes

[Bill Lanterman]

It's normal and based on the grain of the wood. Use a sharp chisel to cut off the frayed ends if necessary. It's not the sharpness of the bit. They will do this new out of the box.