On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:15:45 +0100, wrote:

On 17/10/2020 13:50, MM wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 10:12:17 +0100, wrote:

On 16/10/2020 18:42, MM wrote:
http://www.littletyke.myzen.co.uk/po...ole_screws.jpg

The above link shows a butt joint made with 1" Triton pocket hole
screws and the Triton double pocket hole jig.

The wood is 15mm thick on the short side.

I did several test joints using thicker wood, e.g. 18mm and they
worked a treat.

But as the picture shows, on the thinner wood the screws stand proud
by about 1.5mm.

Is it just because the wood is too thin for pocket holes?

I can of course file the proud bits flat, then insert the provided
filler plugs and finally sand down. The little bit of bright metal
showing after sanding down the plugs wouldn't matter.

But it's annoying.

I checked and the screws protrude from the rail exactly in the centre
of the butt piece as it should be.

Alternative: Kreg pocket hole screws appear to have more "compact"
heads instead of the rather large integral washers on the Triton
variety.

So could I use Kreg screws instead?

Thanks.

MM

Errr, drill a deeper hole. I use the Kreg system and it includes
guidance on jig settings and screw lengths for different thicknesses of
wood, I assume the Triton jig will come with something similar,

To do that I'd have top use shorter screws and Triton don't do 'em.

That's why I wondered whether Kreg screws could be used instead,
because they come in either pan head or washer head. I'm assuming the
pan head is smaller in diameter.

MM.

Why can't you drill a deeper hole and use shorter screws? The hole is
angled so that will take the screw head away from the face of the wood

I can't find shorter pocket hole screws. Triton don't have any shorter
than 1".

MM