TREND PH/JIG User Manual

TREND PH/JIG User Manual

Pocket hole jig

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  • Page 1 POCKET HOLE...
  • Page 2 PH/JIG SAFETY Use the attachment with the power Connect dust extraction equipment. tools and accessories specified in If devices are provided for the this manual only. Do not force the connection of dust extraction and tool or attachment to do a job for...
  • Page 3: Items Enclosed

    PH/JIG ITEMS ENCLOSED DESCRIPTION OF PARTS Pocket Hole Jig Pocket hole jig body Stepped drill 9.5mm (3/8") diameter x Guide columns with solid hardened bushes 150mm long HSS Solid bush drill guide hole Depth collar for stepped drill Guide column equidistant scale...
  • Page 4 PH/JIG...
  • Page 5: Assembly And Adjustment

    PH/JIG ASSEMBLY & ADJUSTMENT The built-in push-pull clamp arrangement allows both hands to be free for drilling in both applications. The Pocket Hole Jig is used with an electric or cordless drill with a minimum 10mm chuck For use portably, the jig can be clamped to the capacity.
  • Page 6: Setting Pocket Hole Centres

    PH/JIG Setting Pocket Hole Centres Setting the Push-Pull Clamp The pocket hole jig has variable distance drill To bore the pocket holes you will need to set the guides to allow material of minimum width of clamp position to ensure it holds the material 38mm (1-1/2”) to be joined.
  • Page 7: Setting The Drill Bit Depth

    PH/JIG through the face of the jointing piece. If too Setting the Drill Bit Depth shallow the screw may not enter into the joint The depth collar on the drill is used to control the sufficiently. depth of the pocket, which also sets the length of...
  • Page 8: Operation

    PH/JIG OPERATION Material Thickness The jig can be used on material from 16mm to 75mm 38mm thick. If the material is thinner than optimum 19mm thickness the screw will not exit (3") in the centre and likewise if thicker material is used.
  • Page 9: Assembling The Joint

    PH/JIG Assembling the Joint Self-tapping pocket hole screws do not need to Component have pilot holes drilled, even in hardwoods. Other types of screws can work in the jig but the self-tapping screws reduce splitting in the timber Square Drive Bit and are hardened to reduce breakage.
  • Page 10 PH/JIG Applications Frame Corner Joints – faster and stronger than Square Corner Joints – faster and stronger than dowel and biscuits. Self clamping whilst dowel and biscuits. Self clamping whilst glue is drying. glue is drying. T- Joints – faster and stronger than dowel and biscuits.
  • Page 11 PH/JIG Angled Joints – eliminates difficult clamping up. The joint is created not by cutting each mitre to half the angle but by cutting angle on one jointing piece and drilling pocket holes into the square piece. The method results in the mitred edge having an overhang, which will need to be removed by plane or sander.
  • Page 12 PH/JIG Edge to Edge Joints – allows narrow strips to Edging of countertops or shelving – quick be jointed to create wider boards such as a and easy way to join edging onto plywood, MDF tabletop. or particleboard shelves. Jig making – very useful for jig making and Post and Rail Joints –...
  • Page 13 PH/JIG Framed Panel (Cabinet) Joints – pocket holes can be used for almost all framed cabinet carcass construction. -13-...
  • Page 14: Maintenance

    GUARANTEE This jig carries a manufacturers guarantee in accordance with the conditions on the enclosed guarantee registration card. For the location of your nearest Trend Service Agent, please call the telephone number at the back of this manual. -14-...
  • Page 15 PH/JIG PH/JIG - SPARE PARTS DIAGRAM v2.0 08/2003 -15-...
  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    PH/JIG PH/JIG - SPARE PARTS LIST v2.0 8/2003 Qty. Desc. Ref. Jig Body WP-PHJ/01 Guide Column with Solid Bush WP-PHJ/02 Guide Column Rod WP-PHJ/03 Guide Column Nut WP-PHJ/04 Machine Screw Dome M6 x 12mm Socket WP-SCW/72 Push-pull Clamp Complete WP-PHJ/06 Push-pull Clamp Adjustable Pad &...
  • Page 17 Web: ____________www.trendmachinery.co.uk RECYCLABLE © Copyright Trend 2003. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without prior permission. Our policy of continuous improvement means that specifications may change without notice. Trend Machinery and Cutting Tools...

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