On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 03:27:39 GMT, DK <[email protected]> Crawled out
of the shop and said. . .:
>Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
>from 3/8" dowel rod?
>
>Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
that's not called cheap, its called frugal! hehe
i make my own from dowels and sand them smooth after cutting them
almost flush with a 0 offset backsaw
T
Yes. 3/8 dowel. Drive them in and trim them off.
"DK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
> from 3/8" dowel rod?
>
> Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
>
>
>
> "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
I might be wrong but I thought the kreg plugs were not from dowel stock.
Such that the finished surface is not endgrain but "sidegrain" so it
finishes up nicer for a better match.
Not that I have ever used them.
John
CW wrote:
>Yes. 3/8 dowel. Drive them in and trim them off.
>"DK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>
>>Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
>>from 3/8" dowel rod?
>>
>>Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
>>
>>
>>
>>"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
>>
>>
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They are from dowel stock cut at an angle such that the end grain is spread
over an inch and a half width. Essentially this creates the illusion of
long grain when looked at from the cut side of the dowel.
"Eddie Munster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I might be wrong but I thought the kreg plugs were not from dowel stock.
> Such that the finished surface is not endgrain but "sidegrain" so it
> finishes up nicer for a better match.
>
> Not that I have ever used them.
>
> John
>
> CW wrote:
>
> >Yes. 3/8 dowel. Drive them in and trim them off.
> >"DK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> >>Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
> >>from 3/8" dowel rod?
> >>
> >>Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
"Traves W. Coppock" <newsgroups-AT-farmvalleywoodworks-DOT-com> wrote in
message
> that's not called cheap, its called frugal! hehe
>
> i make my own from dowels and sand them smooth after cutting them
> almost flush with a 0 offset backsaw
That's right, frugal. Cheap is when you drill the plugs from your neighbor's
letterbox.
Greg
I;m surprised no one else came up with this.
1. Drill a pocket hole in a rectangular scrap.
2. Attach this to another rectangle at the edge to make a 90.
3. Attach a runner to the bottom piece so it can be slid along the bandsaw
with the upright barely clear of the blade.
4. Cut the dowel into pieces just long enough to make 2 plugs.
I thought about using full dowels but you will eventually get to a
this short of a length or use the end of the dowel elsewhere. And this
doesn't require puching the jig along the blade with 3' of dowel sticking out.
5. Insert dowel into hole, slide along and cut 2 plugs.
This prob^H^H^H^H needs some refinement, but it's off the top of my head.
The Baseplate could be extended to include a catch tray to the right of the
blade, like a crosscut sled, with a lip to hold the cut plugs, and even
uncut stokk, with a lip to prevent blade contect. Probably would be nice
to have a spring loaded plunger set to eject the plug, they're supposed to
fit snugley after all, from the hole in the jig.
Joe
who has little else on the top of his head, not counting a phone heatsep
DK wrote:
> Thanks for the tips. I was doing some freehand too, but thought
> someone would have come up with a jig to make consistent length &
> angled plugs. If I come up with something worthwhile, I'll post it!
>
> Thanks for the good ideas!
>
> DK
>
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 03:27:39 GMT, DK <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
>
>>from 3/8" dowel rod?
>
>>Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
>>
>>
>>
>>"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
>
>
>
> "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
"DK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I think I have the idea, but do you have a way to cut the angle on the
> screw-end of the plug? Not that it's a critical angle, but it's not 90
> degrees either.
>
Yes it is.
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:02:56 GMT, "Groggy" <[email protected]>
Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>"Traves W. Coppock" <newsgroups-AT-farmvalleywoodworks-DOT-com> wrote in
>message
>> that's not called cheap, its called frugal! hehe
>>
>> i make my own from dowels and sand them smooth after cutting them
>> almost flush with a 0 offset backsaw
>
>That's right, frugal. Cheap is when you drill the plugs from your neighbor's
>letterbox.
>
>Greg
>
ok,,,so im cheap
*G*
T
Damn good idea! But the plug will appear to be oval- or elliptical-
shaped, and you're cutting out a round piece of veneer. How do you
match the shape?
Thanks
DK
On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 09:38:08 +1200, Barry Lennox
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:45:59 -0400, Eddie Munster
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I might be wrong but I thought the kreg plugs were not from dowel stock.
>>Such that the finished surface is not endgrain but "sidegrain" so it
>>finishes up nicer for a better match.
>
>For "nice" furniture, or where the plug will be very visible, I insert
>a rough plug of dowel then lay in sidegrain circles cut from 3mm ply.
>I use a sharpened piece of hobby brass tube with a few teeth filed in
>it to cut the ply circles.
>
>The rough plug needs to sit exactly 3mm lower than the surface so that
>the ply circle sits cleanly on top. So I have a "plug driving jig"
>that does that. It's a piece of hardwood with a 3mm thick washer
>expoxied to the bottom. Tap it down flush with the surface, and the
>washer drives the plug 3mm low.
>
>Barry Lennox
"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 09:45:59 -0400, Eddie Munster
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I might be wrong but I thought the kreg plugs were not from dowel stock.
>Such that the finished surface is not endgrain but "sidegrain" so it
>finishes up nicer for a better match.
For "nice" furniture, or where the plug will be very visible, I insert
a rough plug of dowel then lay in sidegrain circles cut from 3mm ply.
I use a sharpened piece of hobby brass tube with a few teeth filed in
it to cut the ply circles.
The rough plug needs to sit exactly 3mm lower than the surface so that
the ply circle sits cleanly on top. So I have a "plug driving jig"
that does that. It's a piece of hardwood with a 3mm thick washer
expoxied to the bottom. Tap it down flush with the surface, and the
washer drives the plug 3mm low.
Barry Lennox
Thanks for the tips. I was doing some freehand too, but thought
someone would have come up with a jig to make consistent length &
angled plugs. If I come up with something worthwhile, I'll post it!
Thanks for the good ideas!
DK
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 03:27:39 GMT, DK <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
>from 3/8" dowel rod?
>
>Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
>
>
>
>"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
I wouldn't call you cheap. The dam plugs cost over 5 bucks a bag.
"DK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
> from 3/8" dowel rod?
>
> Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
>
>
>
> "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
I think I have the idea, but do you have a way to cut the angle on the
screw-end of the plug? Not that it's a critical angle, but it's not 90
degrees either.
Thanks!
DK
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:24:47 -0400, Joe Gorman
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I;m surprised no one else came up with this.
>1. Drill a pocket hole in a rectangular scrap.
>2. Attach this to another rectangle at the edge to make a 90.
>3. Attach a runner to the bottom piece so it can be slid along the bandsaw
>with the upright barely clear of the blade.
>4. Cut the dowel into pieces just long enough to make 2 plugs.
> I thought about using full dowels but you will eventually get to a
>this short of a length or use the end of the dowel elsewhere. And this
>doesn't require puching the jig along the blade with 3' of dowel sticking out.
>5. Insert dowel into hole, slide along and cut 2 plugs.
>This prob^H^H^H^H needs some refinement, but it's off the top of my head.
>The Baseplate could be extended to include a catch tray to the right of the
>blade, like a crosscut sled, with a lip to hold the cut plugs, and even
>uncut stokk, with a lip to prevent blade contect. Probably would be nice
>to have a spring loaded plunger set to eject the plug, they're supposed to
>fit snugley after all, from the hole in the jig.
>Joe
>who has little else on the top of his head, not counting a phone heatsep
>
>DK wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the tips. I was doing some freehand too, but thought
>> someone would have come up with a jig to make consistent length &
>> angled plugs. If I come up with something worthwhile, I'll post it!
>>
>> Thanks for the good ideas!
>>
>> DK
>>
>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 03:27:39 GMT, DK <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anyone come up with a jig plan for making your own pocket-hole plugs
>>
>>>from 3/8" dowel rod?
>>
>>>Hey, just call me a cheap bastard!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
>>
>>
>>
>> "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin
"If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." ---George Carlin