jim, funny you say that. i bought this machine at IWF a few years back, and when i was shopping for one, we went to the castle booth, knowing that the drilling angle is preferred. after 20 minutes of hanging out in the booth, right by the $6k machine i was thinking of buying, and getting blown off to a degree that's nearly shocking at IWF. so i left. Kreg seemed high quality, and they paid attention to me.
anyway -- maybe i need to check the drill depth on the machine, and my air pressures.
thanks again.