Hi,
I am new to the forum and this is my first post.
I have purchased the Kreg Jig Jr. and have used it to join wood up to 1.5".
The next project involves oak boards 2" and 3" thick.
Is there a way I can use the above jig to facilitate this?
Thanks
Pete
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I'm new to all this, so apologies for not understanding the advice here.
How would just using the 1.5" maximum settings work with thicker material?
I'm trying to join a 2x2 to a 1x8
From other posts I understand that I'll be choosing my screws based on the 1x8 thickness, and setting the bit depth and collar based on the 2x2 that i'm drilling into. But I can't for the life of my figure out how to set the bit depth or collar using 2x2 ( 1.75" thick) material. I've tried using the 1.5" max as suggested but the screw doesn't stick out of the 2x2 enough.
I feel like i'm missing some basic kernel of knowledge that would help me make sense of this.
Any advice, insights greatly appreciated.
KregRep said:
Pete,
Welcome to the community, and great question to get started with! The answer is yes... simply set your jig, the drill bit depth collar, etc. to the largest possible setting (1-1/2") and create your joints as normal! In certain extreme situtations, we've also had customers remove the drill guide from the base so that they could put the guide even further from the edge of the board and drill that much deeper. This would obviously require extra long screws which we do not offer... and possibly some pre-drilling of the other workpiece if the screws are not self-tapping. When you start working with this large of material, you'll have to use a bit of trial and error.
Good luck!
KregRep
Any recommendations on the screw I would use for joining 2 boards of 2"
Thanks
Marcos
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