I have a love/hate thing going on with pocket hole plugs. They are a wonderful solution and give the project a professional look. I have purchased both the oak and paintable plugs that Kreg sells. I find they do everything I need them to just fine.
Now the hate side of the relationship... 1. They are expensive to use in places that will not be seen (but pride keeps me wanting those holes filled). and 2. They do not always match the wood perfectly.
I know there are plug cutters out there to be purchased but I would rather focus on new clamps!
So I saw a solution on DIY network and it has worked well so far. I keep a container of "clean" sawdust. (one for pine and one for oak) When needed I mix it like putty with wood glue. Then fill the holes using a spackle knife and take off the excess. After sanding this looks pretty good... if not in an obvious spot. I plan on continuing using this method so I am of course trying to perfect it.
My question is twofold. Has anyone else tried this? -and What would be the best glue to use for this?
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I don't even want to know what "hide glue" is. haha Sounds... interesting though.
Gary, my skill level is still at the point where it is just fun for me (and of course a stress releiver). I certainly have a long way to go. I have found that I am way to picky to let pocket holes go unfilled. I put most holes inside or under but still they call to me to be filled. It's just a preference I guess. I haven't tried making plugs out of dowels. Just as you said.. they are a tad pricey just to satisfy my little hang up about filling the holes. ha ha
I struggled cutting oak plugs to sanding level especially in lose quarters. A light bulb finally went off and tried using a Multi-Cutter. It worked great. Very easy to get the plug cut off to enable easy sanding. .
Is a "Multi-Cutter" the same as the Fein Multimaster tool that vibrates back and forth rather than rotate?
Jerry OBrien said:I struggled cutting oak plugs to sanding level especially in lose quarters. A light bulb finally went off and tried using a Multi-Cutter. It worked great. Very easy to get the plug cut off to enable easy sanding. .
Yes- mine is a Dremel Multi-Max which I got on sale for $50.00.
Gary Linn said:Is a "Multi-Cutter" the same as the Fein Multimaster tool that vibrates back and forth rather than rotate?
Jerry OBrien said:I struggled cutting oak plugs to sanding level especially in lose quarters. A light bulb finally went off and tried using a Multi-Cutter. It worked great. Very easy to get the plug cut off to enable easy sanding. .
Unfortunately, I bought the Fein Multimaster for about $400 about six months before the Dremel and one by Harbor Freight came out. I did have a unique need for this tool and the only good thing about paying this much is that I have used it a number of times to do things I don't think I could have easily done otherwise. Fein accessories are a totally ripoff and I'm going to see if Dremel and other accessories can be made to fit. They should work as-is on older Fein models, but the newer models have an indexing feature, probably patented, that would require some modification of non-Fein accessories. But, the Fein blade is about $30 versus about $12 for Dremel and others.
Jerry OBrien said:Yes- mine is a Dremel Multi-Max which I got on sale for $50.00.
Gary Linn said:Is a "Multi-Cutter" the same as the Fein Multimaster tool that vibrates back and forth rather than rotate?
Jerry OBrien said:I struggled cutting oak plugs to sanding level especially in lose quarters. A light bulb finally went off and tried using a Multi-Cutter. It worked great. Very easy to get the plug cut off to enable easy sanding. .
I used my Dremmel Mutli-tool for the first time this weekend, and it was to cut off a door jam trim. When I was doing that I thought it would be great for cutting off the plugs, and I read that I not the first to find this! What size dowel do I use if I want to make my own plug? What length do you cut dowel to? I thought I read this somewhere and now I can't find it.
Mark
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