On 12/8/2014 10:33 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
I think I have mentioned this before, but I consistently get "hanging
chads" around the edge of my pocket holes. I'm using the Kreg bit, and
have probably only made a couple hundred holes with it. They're usually
on one side only, which I believe is the left side of the hole; the side
where the drill bit edge "exits" the wood. Sometimes they're 3/16 long.
If memory serves, it's more pronounced in plywood.

I don't really use pocket holes where they will be visible, but I still
prefer the holes to be neat. I found a really quick way to clean them up
too, with a mini drum sanding bit on a dremel-like tool.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguar...57644207411490


Is this common? Does Kreg acknowledge the issue?



It is the nature of the beast. BUT BUT you are going to way too much
trouble to clean up the tear out.

Simply lightly push those whiskers back away from the hole with a block
of wood wrapped in sand paper and then sand with the grain.

Almost always I can simply use my finish sander over the hole and that
is enough to remove the whiskers.