MKJKIT Mini Jig Kit - Simple, Compact Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig - Create Strong Joints Without Glue - for Tight Spaces & Small Projects - Holiday Home Improvement Gifts for Him

I'm a sucker for most infomercials, and I've been disappointed after purchasing infomercial crap before. I saw the Kreg stuff on an infomercial initially so I was leary despite being intrigued. I had already repaired my wooden dining room chairs with wooden dowels in the spindles, some wood lag screws, and Gorilla Glue, all to no avail. My three monkeys, er sons, broke my initial round of repairs and several chair arms and legs got all wobbly or had completely broken off. The company that made the chairs went out of business, so no matching chairs were available for our set of 10 chairs. I broke down and bought this Kreg Mini Jig Kit, along with a box of assorted screws, the set of two drivers, and the oblong oak plugs. I bought some face clamps at Lowe's, and you will definitely need some good clamps to make the system work. I'm an addict now to this Kreg Jig idea. The Mini Kreg Jig worked great. It's designed for flat stock, but with some finagling I was able to clamp onto the unusual shapes of the chair spindles, etc. and the repairs seem rock solid. They have held up longer than my initial glue/dowel/screw repair, despite having to drill through my previous glue and dowel work. My three testers haven't been able to break anything loose yet. Since then, the kids trundle bed frame came apart, and the repair of 3/4" to 3/4" stock at a 90 degree angle was very simple, fast and satisfying. The repair is more solid than the initial bedframe construction. I'm a Kreg addict now, looking around the house for other wood repairs. The repairs are amazingly fast and strong. I glue some of them, but it's optional. Believe the infomercial--this is a great system, and it works like they show in the video. You must be very careful with your measurements, and set the drill stop at exactly 4-1/4" or whatever the directions tell you for the thickness of stock you're using. I bought this Mini Kreg Jig, and it works fine but if I ever need to replace it, I will get the "Kreg R3 Jr. Pocket Hole Jig System" which has some jigs to help set the measurements quickly and correctly. I would probably get the Kreg clamps too--mine from Lowe's are plastic and sometimes the jig slips a bit. The R3 also has two parallel pocket holes which would be stronger than the singles I've done. I'm buying the Kreg stuff as a gift for my parents who do household repairs/woodworking and I will get them the R3 Jr. Kit, a box of assorted screws, the oblong wood plugs, and a face clamp. The R3 kit has the driver or I would get that too. This is a great product. If you're wavering, just do it. You won't be disappointed.

Nice jig. Small enough to place it where I want and works great.

I love this jig and have been using it to build several raised planter boxes and an outdoor table. Other than the jig, you will also need an adjustable clamp to keep it in place when drilling, a measuring tape to adjust the depth setting on the bit, and your drill (obviously). Now although I love this jig, I have a few places where it can be improved upon to make it even better. Many of these adjustments, I have made myself already, but it would have been nicer (and looked better) if it was included in the original product. 1/ It would be nice if there was a place to keep the hex wrench to make the adjustments. I was constantly changing the depth of the drill bit so I needed the hex wrench handy. I ended up drilling a small hole in the side of jig so I could keep the wrench with the jig at all times. 2/ The depth settings are printed on the instructions, but they should have been etched into the jig itself. I ended up writing the various setting configurations on one side of the jig so I didn’t have to memorize the setting or keep track of the paper instructions. Since I didn’t have a box or anything to keep the wrench or instructions, I figured I was going to lose the instructions at some point so having these settings directly on the jig made it a lot easier to switch configurations at any given time. 3/ Other indicators on the jig itself would have also been helpful. I found I needed to know where the center point was to help align with my measurement markings. I ended up drawing a single line down the center and on the two sides to help line up the jig more accurately. 4/ Setting indicators on the drill bit. I ended up marking up the three depth settings using a marker to help alight the nut, but always had to double check my configuration with a measuring tape. It would have been nicer to have small depth marking on the bit itself to make changing the settings quick and easy. All that said, this little jig was small, compact, and did a great job on several of my projects. I didn’t realize how much i would use it until after I got it. now I can imagine not having this as an option for attaching two pieces of wood.

Why did I wait this long to buy this? I'm the cheapest dude in the world, so I got righteously indignant about a jig that costs $39. After lots of deliberating, I bought this version for $19. It's awesome, it's worth every nickel. It's so good, in fact, that I really should have gotten over myself and bought the R3. As it is, I'm going to eventually anyway. This thing is small enough to throw in my tool bag, and it's still big enough to do the job right. It's fast to set up, the only drawback so far has been during setup - I had to play with the collar to drill to the right depth. I didn't realize it until after I pulled the clamp that there's no smart way to reposition this jig to redrill the exact same hole. No sweat, I just started throwing a pencil mark down either side of the jig on the board. Now, I can reposition to exactly the same point if I need to fix a hole for some reason. (I guess you could use the drill bit as a probe too, but this is pretty soft wood.) Buy this, then buy the R3. Or just buy the R3. I'm cheap, and it's worth the money.

Works great!!! Easy and well built!!!

It worked perfectly. I used the bigger jig on an inch wide piece of wood and it split. The micro jig was exactly what I need for smaller pieces, such as face frames.

I was looking for something cheap that I might use once a year. This does the job.

I used to make my own pocket hole jigs. Drill a hole into a square hardwood block, cut an appropriate angle off the block, and you've got your jig. This approach gives you maximum flexibility with the angle, hole diameter and stock size. Sometimes, it's the best way to go. However, the downsides to this approach are numerous: you have to think alot (it takes some time to figure out the angle and offset), the wood jig gets sloppy after extended use and must be replaced, you need to drill twice for each hole (one countersink, and one for the screw). Enter the Kreg jig. Pros: o no thinking required (well, not about how to build the jig anyway). o easy to use. o high quality product. This is a very well made jig, built to tight tolerances. I expect it to last for a very long time. o the drill bit is also top quality - if you've only used cheap disount bits you will be very pleasantly surprised to see how this fine Kreg bit performs. o instructions are clear, short, easy to follow. o works as well as advertised. Better than I expected, actually. o great support and product information at the kreg website. Cons: o you are limited to a single angle (about 15 degrees, I seem to recall). o you are limited to a single hole width (3/8") Overall I am very pleased with this jig. It works well and is surprisingly pleasant to use. I've been using the Kreg screws with this jig and am very pleased with them - they are the same high quality as the jig. You can use other screws but make sure they are self-drilling. I use any one of a number of my shop clamps to hold things in place - they work well. I suspect the kreg clamps would work better but have not tried them, and am not inclined to do so at this time. You will need long reach robertson (square drive) screwdriver (or bit for your power driver). A 3" square drive bit with an extension will do, but a 6" bit is best. (These are available here on amazon.com, and possibly at your local hardware store.) One last thing. Used appropriately pocket holes can be quite strong and durable, whether done with a home-made jig or the kreg.

El Kreg Mini resultó ser mucho más util de lo que pensaba. A comparación de sus hermanos mayores que podrían tener más control y comodidad, el Kreg Mini destaca por ser esa pieza de batalla que no defrauda. La broca incluída es de buena calidad y el plástico duro del cuerpo del Kreg se nota durable (Aunque no lo he tenido mucho tiempo también). Soy un amateur, un novato, un carpintero de fin de semana y este es uno de los elementos que está presente en todos mis proyectos. El Kreg Mini viene únicamente con 4 piezas: la broca, el tope de la broca, la llave allen (fácilmente reemplazable) y obviamente el Kreg. Sus hermanos mayores incluyen un acoplamiento para el taladro especialmente hecho para usarlo con los tornillos de cabeza cuadrada que solamente he visto que los vende Kreg. Sin embargo, no he tenido problemas utilizando simples tornillos para madera de cruz (Son mucho mejores si son auto-perforantes) y una extensión de 8 cm para la punta del taladro por lo que uno no se debería de preocupar por comprar los tornillos. Es importante hacer saber que este Kreg no tiene ningun tipo de soporte para anclarse o asegurarse temporalmente mientras se hace la perforación pero lo resolvi con un par de tenazas de cualquier marca pequeñas y no hubo más problema. Sin lugar a duda este es el articulo que te dará más por tu dinero, me hubiera gustado mas comprar alguno de los hermanos mayores pero creo que el precio no lo vale y aunque no he encontrado la extensión del taladro vendida por separado, este articulo justo como está es simplemente escencial.

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Used this jig while making a bunk bed and walls. The pocket hole method keeps the smaller boards from splitting in the ends. Since I’m in Japan, the method to assemble walls and such do not use 2x4’s and such, but rather smaller joining boards. Has been a life saver, but takes a little more time to use rather than just driving a regular screw in at an angle. The single hole jig is great for smaller boards and tight spots.

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