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?

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.

On 12/8/2014 11:52 AM, Leon wrote:
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.

My method took only about as long as it would take to "push the whiskers
back". It was more luck than design; that attachment was on the tool,
and the tool was hanging over the bench I was working at. But it turned
out to be very efficient, a couple of seconds per hole. One or two
quick swipes did the job. The other nice thing was that I was able to
clean up each set of holes immediately after drilling them, with the
wood still in the vise.

On 12/8/2014 11:21 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
On 12/8/2014 11:52 AM, Leon wrote:
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.

My method took only about as long as it would take to "push the whiskers
back". It was more luck than design; that attachment was on the tool,
and the tool was hanging over the bench I was working at. But it turned
out to be very efficient, a couple of seconds per hole. One or two
quick swipes did the job. The other nice thing was that I was able to
clean up each set of holes immediately after drilling them, with the
wood still in the vise.


A couple of seconds to long. You have to sand anyway... might as well
let the sander di ot all in one step.

On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:52:14 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
It is the nature of the beast. BUT BUT you are going to way too much
trouble to clean up the tear out.

Hey! I clean up tearout mess too, whether it's in view or before it's
buried under five tons of concrete. *Some* of us are wired that way.
Nothing wrong with that, we just like to take special care with our
projects.

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.

Is this common? Does Kreg acknowledge the issue?

Yeah - it's how it is Greg. Not really a big deal though. Knock them down
with a sander really quick and you're on your way. Kinda comes with the
territory when using a drill bit.

--

-Mike-

"Greg Guarino" wrote in message

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?

I wouldn't consider it an "issue" because it is normal with anything that
rotates so it is cutting from the wood to out. Upcut router bits do it
too.

The type of wood has a bearing too...soft and fuzzy = edge fuzz,
hard/brittle less so.


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Greg Guarino wrote in
:

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...t-721576442074
11490

Is this common? Does Kreg acknowledge the issue?



Would it do any good to use a wood shim between the jig and workpiece?
That way, it'd tear out on the shim and not the workpiece. You'd have to
adjust the jig for the shim thickness, but that shouldn't be too bad.

Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.

On 12/9/2014 12:41 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
Greg Guarino wrote in
:

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...t-721576442074
11490

Is this common? Does Kreg acknowledge the issue?



Would it do any good to use a wood shim between the jig and workpiece?
That way, it'd tear out on the shim and not the workpiece. You'd have to
adjust the jig for the shim thickness, but that shouldn't be too bad.

Puckdropper

Probably not, there is a tight fit between the jig and the work already
and the jig has a pretty precise fit with the bit. AND it would throw
off the location of the hole in the work.