Hi, I'm a newbie at wood work and I thought building stuff with a pocket hole jig would be a good start; I can use a drop saw no probs, but I'm not ready to use the more dangerous stuff like table saws and routers.
I found a nice day bed project which has some general instructions like use 2 x 2's for the base and legs. I had a look at a Kreg jig and saw that it basically goes to a max depth of 1-1/2 inches. Then I found an American chart which seems to show that 2 x 2 is physically 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches or 38 x 38 mm. Next looking at my local wood supplier I see that the nearest common lengths to 38 mm are 35 and 45.
So when the Kreg jig says it supports up to 1-1/2 is it actually referring to what is know as an American 2, as in 2 x 4? And what is the equivalent in Australia; is 45mm x 90mm a 2 x4? Would the Kreg jig be OK with 45 mm, given that 1-1/2 is actually 38 mm?
Sorry if this is obvious, but its doing my head in :U
Cheers,
Gerry
I found a nice day bed project which has some general instructions like use 2 x 2's for the base and legs. I had a look at a Kreg jig and saw that it basically goes to a max depth of 1-1/2 inches. Then I found an American chart which seems to show that 2 x 2 is physically 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches or 38 x 38 mm. Next looking at my local wood supplier I see that the nearest common lengths to 38 mm are 35 and 45.
So when the Kreg jig says it supports up to 1-1/2 is it actually referring to what is know as an American 2, as in 2 x 4? And what is the equivalent in Australia; is 45mm x 90mm a 2 x4? Would the Kreg jig be OK with 45 mm, given that 1-1/2 is actually 38 mm?
Sorry if this is obvious, but its doing my head in :U
Cheers,
Gerry
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