Kreg Pocket Hole Jigs / System

[dales133]

Ive found my kreg invaluable for making but joints with tb3 on my teardrop build.
As mentioned some care and practice is required to stop the joints moving but it works well to clamp the joint

[rrich]

First let me say that I'm not affiliated with Kreg in any way.

Let me ask a couple of questions.
How much did the timber cost?
Why do you want to save a few dollars of the cost of the screws, over several projects?

The Kreg screw pre-drills the pilot hole for you.
The Kreg screw reduces the exit mushroom to almost nil.
The Kreg screw reduces the entrance mushroom to almost nil.
The Kreg screw is a very good clamping device.

The screw is the reason that the whole system works as well as it does. I find myself using the Kreg screws for other uses because they are such a good screw.

The savings don't seem to justify not using the Kreg screws.

[dales133]

You can purchase a selection of screws in a case from cabitec for about 40 bucks for 500 screws. Its pretty inexpensive realy.
All the benifits listed above make it a no brainer

[dazzler]

This is the kit I bought;

https://www.carbatec.com.au/joinery-...ocket-hole-jig

and I got this as well to hold the jig as I drill.

https://www.carbatec.com.au/joinery-...ium-face-clamp

It works well though you may ve able to get buy with just a normal clamp and use the money to buy this one as previously mentioned;

https://www.carbatec.com.au/clamping...ht-angle-clamp

Not bad value.

[lesmeyer]

I concur with what the dazzler and rrich said above. The clamps will solve any problems with movement when screwing the joint together. The Kreg screws are extremely strong and are designed for this type of joinery. They cost about the same as the rubbish one buys at the big box stores. If you are unable to get them as the local dealer often runs out, Amazon have them and will ship to OZ. It ends up roughly the same as the local price once shipping and weak exchange rate is taken into account.
I have had the early model Kreg jig for about 10 years now and use it for many projects. I also own the Festool domino. It is the usual horses for courses.
Just a word of caution about the clamps. I purchased the Kreg automax clamp and I cannot get it to clamp as well as the manually adjusted Kreg clamp. Maybe it is just me. The 2 clamps that dazzler have a link to is what I use mostly and they are great.
Les

[Yanis]

I have a Kreg jig and have used it for several projects where the joint would be subject to unusual stress and I love it. Having said that I would not use it for a box or drawer. I have made about 20 wood boxes for my steel shelving using dovetail or box (finger) joints but even that is overkill. Your rebate with wood glue would be more than strong enough for what you want.

John

[dazzler]

There are some good kreg videos on WoodworkWeb.com


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