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They fit well, take stain or paint, and are consistant. What more could you ask for.
just what the wood doctor ordered for a hole that needed a plug in it.
Yes, they work, and as Kreg warns you, they are cut a little long. But then, maybe that gives you an excuse to buy that nifty Japanese flush cut saw you keep fondling at the local wood working store.
The kind folks at Kreg did that on purpose fellas - one size fits all. If I am lazy or only need one or 2 plugs I just zip off a hunk quickly with my little band saw or scroll saw.Put a little glue in the whole and slide the plug down till it is almost flush.It dont get much easier than that. No, Kreg did not invent the pocket hole jig, but they sure made it easily availble to the masses.A pocket hole jig is a great addition to any shop and to make it even better Kreg has these little plugs to easily fill your holes when you're done.I recall that the last time I was reading the reviews there were those who were crying that the plugs were too long; said that they had to speng forever sanding them down after they were glued in place. Most home handy man types are probrobly using basic 3/4 inch stock but the pocket hole jig is great for a variety of thickness materials and thes plugs are made to use with thick and thin stock.For 3/4 inch material I either set my small chop saw to about 30 degrees (putting a piece of scrapwood against the backing to hold the plug steady against) and lop off about a quarter of an inch off the fat end of the plug.
Sand or file it flush and finish. Tap it in. Very handy to have around the shop.
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