Kreg Jig

[John.P.Burns]

Hello,

I've never done pocket joints before. I am looking at purchasing a pocket joint jig and from everything I've seen, the Kreg Jig seems to be pretty good. My only concern is that it is a little pricey. Is the Master Kit worth the money, or would anyone recomend another kit or jig? Thanks for any advice up front.

-John

 

[Joe Scharle]

I've had the K3 Master set for about 5 years.
Paid for itself on just a couple of cabinets.

 

[Glennbear]

I have not owned mine as long as Joe but feel it was a very worthwhile investment. :wsmile:

 

[TracyP]

I have not owned mine as long as Joe but feel it was a very worthwhile investment. :wsmile:

+1

 

[JackLeg]

I've had the K3 Master set for about 5 years.
Paid for itself on just a couple of cabinets.

+1 for the K-3 if you can find one! :wsmile:

 

[Steve_Honeycutt]

John,

I built an entertainment center and used pocket hole screws exclusively. I used almost 300 screws on this project. You can see a picture of my entertainment center at:

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/showthread.php?t=39495&highlight=Entertainment+Center

...or in my photo gallery. There were two places that I did not use them, the raised panel doors and the back. I purchased the K3 system and I would recommend it. Recently there was a thread about preventing joint creep when using pocket hole screws. The two primary reasons that I chose to use them was they make assemblying a project very quick and the joint is strong. Good luck.

Steve

 

[TBradley190]

Agreed :icon_thum I bought the original Kreg jig in 1994 and has proved to be indespensable in my shop. As a matter of fact, I don't know how I would build face frames if I didn't have one....jm2cents


Tim

 

[Rob]

Love mine, built all my shop cabinets with it.

 

[Bas]

It's worth it. When it comes to building cabinets, I use it for everything - carcass, face frame, even attaching the face frame to the carcass. And the mini Kreg jig is great for furniture repair.

 

[ScottM]

And there is a big difference between the Kreg and the knock offs. If you are building book cases and cabinets they worth every penny.

 

[MarkE]

I have the K3 master kit, Use it all the time. It makes for a very quick and strong joint. It also makes it easy to measure parts to length, no joinery to figure in to the calculations.

I'm in the process of building a miter saw station right now using pocket screws for the whole thing. I am between table saws at the moment and didn't want to try to make a bunch of tongues and grooves and rabbets and dadoes, etc. on the router table. No need with the pocket screw system.

 

[John.P.Burns]

Well, those are a bunch of resounding accolades for the Kreg Jig... just got to convince the wife now.:gar-La;

 

[Tarhead]

I use mine with my Domino to pull the Domino joints together. Strong like Bull!:icon_thum

 

[Ken Massingale]

I have the reg K4 Master System and am very happy with it. It's ~ $110 with shipping at the url below.

http://www.coastaltool.com/a/ab/kreg/k4.htm

 

[junquecol]

There are two kind of pocket screw jig owners. Those that own Kreg's, and those that wished they did! I have two of the original aluminum ones, two K-2000's, a small portable one, several mini's (cheapest way to buy replacement bits), plus some others. The K-2000 is similar to current jigs except drill guide block can't be used with portable base. You are welcome to borrow one and get your feet wet in the pocket screw pool. Bruce

 

[Bas]

There are two kind of pocket screw jig owners. Those that own Kreg's, and those that wished they did! I have two of the original aluminum ones

If money is the only limiting factor...Harbor Freight makes an aluminum jig for $70 that looks pretty darn solid. Throw in a 20% off coupon and it's a bargain. The couple of reviews I've seen on Sawmill Creek have been very positive, and the reviews on the HF web site are also good. I took it out of the package at the local store and I was very tempted to buy it, but since I already have the Kreg...

Just trying to make the decision even more difficult :tool:

 

[BWSmith]

We use the 100$ model(? model #) enough to justify its purchase.They can be extremely useful in certain applications.........but,can also be a sort of "crutch" for more traditional joinery.Try to find where they fit in within the scope of your work.

Used one of the co's "bench" models(3k $$)for a year or so.It was fast,I'll give them that.But was less than perfect in a cpl key areas(at least to me).Their pnuematic hold downs were pathetically undersized.......along with the mounts used for them.They'd flex noticably.Even the fence was "underwhelming".Just thought it curious from a design standpoint?Did the engineers ever try it before putting it on market?Just sayin,BW

 

[Mike Camp]

+1 K3/K4 or get the Kreg Jr. for only $40, just be prepared for the projects to take a little longer with it, but it is just as effective.

 

[Asheville Hardware]

Hello,

I've never done pocket joints before. I am looking at purchasing a pocket joint jig and from everything I've seen, the Kreg Jig seems to be pretty good. My only concern is that it is a little pricey. Is the Master Kit worth the money, or would anyone recomend another kit or jig? Thanks for any advice up front.

-John

The Master Kit is definitely worth it. Very versatile for almost any situation that you will need to use pocket screws.

Scott

 

[Asheville Hardware]

I use mine with my Domino to pull the Domino joints together. Strong like Bull!:icon_thum

As we sell both Festool and Kreg, I HIGHLY endorse this practice! :rotflm:

Scott