So, I moved the stop on the drill bit, until I finally got the depth of cut to where I liked it.
Here you can see, after trying different height pieces of plywood, I finally got the bit to start drilling on the side, and not the top. (yellow oval).
However, that also moved the bottom of the hole downward to the point where, it would do no good, strength wise. (red oval). Fix one problem, create another one.
However, that also moved the bottom of the hole downward to the point where, it would do no good, strength wise. (red oval). Fix one problem, create another one.
Soooooooooo, after some fumbling around I cut a piece of plywood, that was 3/8" thick, and stuck it under the walnut in the Kreg jig. That seemed to cover up the hole in the jig, so that when I started drilling, it would drill into the side and not the top.
It turns out, that the jig is made for stock that is roughly at least 2" wide. If it's not, the drill will do exactly as above. Start drilling through the top of the stock.
Bummer. I have all these rails and stiles cut at 1.5" wide, so I am kind of stuck with them, so all I can do is try to make this work, with what I have.
Yes, I have more walnut available, but I am not interested in wasting what I have, and it is just a touch over 1/2" thick, so if I glue it together width wise, then I'll need to plane it even thinner to make sure the surface is level.
Ah, yea, not going to do that. I am going to use what I have.
After some mental manipulation, I discovered how a 1.5" wide piece of wood looks to a Kreg jig.
As you can see, the hole for the drill bit, starts much higher than the board does. Oops...
Bummer. I have all these rails and stiles cut at 1.5" wide, so I am kind of stuck with them, so all I can do is try to make this work, with what I have.
Yes, I have more walnut available, but I am not interested in wasting what I have, and it is just a touch over 1/2" thick, so if I glue it together width wise, then I'll need to plane it even thinner to make sure the surface is level.
Ah, yea, not going to do that. I am going to use what I have.
After some mental manipulation, I discovered how a 1.5" wide piece of wood looks to a Kreg jig.
As you can see, the hole for the drill bit, starts much higher than the board does. Oops...
When I drilled my first hole, it ended up looking like this....
Yea, the beginning of the hole, started, not on the side of the rail, like I expected, but down through the top. Say what?
Yea, the beginning of the hole, started, not on the side of the rail, like I expected, but down through the top. Say what?
Today, I discovered a major glitch in the use of the jig. It's my fault, really, I guess.
You know that old saying, "what you don't know can't hurt you"? Well, whoever, "they" are, lied.
Last week I ripped a whole bunch of my black walnut into strips that are 1.5" wide.
The picture below, shows that the bottom rail will be screwed into the plywood below. The red arrows indicate the joint between the plywood and the bottom walnut rail.
As you can see, that means that the screw holes will be drilled crosswise, rather than lengthwise. That created a problem for me.
You know that old saying, "what you don't know can't hurt you"? Well, whoever, "they" are, lied.
Last week I ripped a whole bunch of my black walnut into strips that are 1.5" wide.
The picture below, shows that the bottom rail will be screwed into the plywood below. The red arrows indicate the joint between the plywood and the bottom walnut rail.
As you can see, that means that the screw holes will be drilled crosswise, rather than lengthwise. That created a problem for me.
Normally, most of my using my Kreg jig for fastening 2 boards together, has been on boards being drilled like this.
I finally got my shelf facings cut, drilled with Kreg, and screwed together, with glue.
These are not fastened to the plywood yet, and I have just a little bit to add here, but this is all one piece now. Overall, I should be able to get his glued into place tomorrow. Yay!
These are not fastened to the plywood yet, and I have just a little bit to add here, but this is all one piece now. Overall, I should be able to get his glued into place tomorrow. Yay!
For those times when you think that I can drill holes just a little faster, if I put 2 pieces of wood in my Kreg drilling jig, at one time.
