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PSA: I stopped using pocket screws for face frames in my shop last week.
Three years ago, I built a kitchen in Springfield with them. Last month, a client called about a wobbly frame on a built-in I made. It was the pocket screws, they had loosened over time. I switched to mortise and tenon for a repair job last week. It took longer, but the joint is solid. Anyone else find pocket screws just don't hold up long term?
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jennifer_west2d ago
Pocket screws can work loose with wood movement, especially in big casework. That wobble you saw is classic. Mortise and tenon is a forever fix, even if it eats up more shop time. Good call making the switch, @faithg65 is right that the timing seems off, but sometimes one bad failure is all the proof you need. I keep a few pocket hole jigs around for quick shop stuff, but never for client work that needs to last.
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faithg6529d ago
Last week" you stopped? That's a wild timeline after a three year old failure.
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thomas8328d ago
Look at the actual facts instead of guessing. That three year old thing was a different project with a different team. We shut down the new initiative last week because the numbers were bad from the start. It just wasn't working. Sometimes you have to cut your losses fast.
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