R3-EUR Jig

I must admit I have never been the neatest DiY'er. Although I have always bought the best of tools, and over the years now have a workshop full of every gadget known to man! Even with "all the gear and no idea" nothing ever turned out as an item to be proud of. However, I purchased this and made a garden planter with climbing trellis out of 2x2 planed timber. It was a doddle, and as long as you cut the ends of your timber square, 90 degree joints are guaranteed! I am very pleased with the jig, and can see lots of uses for it in the future. On reflection, maybe I would have been better buying the model up from this, with the clamping system built in. Also, if there is one disadvantage with the jig, it is that it is awkward on timber less than 2 inches (50mm) wide as it is a bit fiddly to get wood that size positioned on the jig accurately. That said, a marvellous piece of kit, and one that I would immediately replace should I ever lose this one!

Im currently making a few picture frames with heavy/thick timber that need strong reliable joins. Initially went with dowels then discovered this device and back tracked. It makes the job so much easier & accurate. I didn't by the Kreg clamp instead just going with a regular large G clamp which seemed to work fine. I did however buy the specific screws after hearing about non Kreg screws splitting the wood, I think there is a youtube video somewhere for this question. The screws also work well (in the sizes that are available). Best piece of kit i've bought in a while

This really is a very clever idea and a great bit of kit, it is very accurate and very easy to use however you will need to buy kreg clamp to go with it I’ve tried using others and and they just don’t hold very well , I found YouTube videos about how to use this very helpful indeed. It’s gives tips about setting the collar around the drillbit while in the box and so on. Unfortunately on softwood you will still get some tear out around the hole but this cannot be helped but it’s still much better than trying to drill these freehand. Highly recommended by me !!

I bought this jig to build a table. It's very easy to use and comes with a complete manual on which settings to use when. I recommend using the Premium Face Clamp for this jig. It is impossible to use this jig without a proper clamp. That is my main reason why this product has a 4 star rating, it's missing a clamp. I recommend this product to all people who like to make things out of wood and want to use face-to-face fastening methods. It really say to make with this jig and the result are pretty nice. You do have to sand the hole pretty heavily to get a nice result. One other thing to consider is that it doesn't come with a lot of screws and this jig set uses screws with a square head. My local hardware stores don't sell those screws so every time I need more I need to buy them online. That can be a real hassle...

This a great jig rebuilt our kitchen table well designed easy to use make sure clamped well to wood. Good starter for getting into pocket screw usage lots of information on you tube. You need to buy some more screws I brought the mixed pack. Next project work bench also purchased Kreq square cut another excellent DIY product. Pocket screw method places wood work onto a new level. Since using a few times I would recommend buying the Kreg clamp which makes it even better.

The device is great. I never did woodwork (only chipboard) and I really enjoyed how easily can join 2 pieces together. The drill is very sharp you can drive it with an electric screwdriver and it's easier to replace it with a screw bit. They included only square bit. I prefer to have PZ2 but they are widely available and cheap so no big deal. There are a few screws to get you started and a manual with ref. table for different thickness/screw dimensions.

Aaah... I've sadly become addicted to pocket holes and use them more often than is reasonable. Very handy set for occasional use, doing its job well especially with a "pistol" type one-handed F-clamp (I mean those that you trigger like a caulking gun). If using it a lot for repetitive jobs you'd be looking at a faster fix/release setup with one of the bigger versions. Even if using less intensively, you may also need to invest in a shorter "square nr.2 bit" (or check your collections of screw bits): As seen from the photo, there's only the long screw bit, as long as the long drill bit; often in the (almost) finished product you don't have enough space to insert that loooong screw bit as well as a drill/screwdriver... Then you need either an "angle drill", or a 2--3inch square bit (shorter can't reach the screw!), or a totally differently planned order of construction. Also with short bits, given the angle of the screws, the rotating head of your drill driver may damage your workpiece (so use a hand screwdriver, not a drill)! But these are things you know if you've been working with pocket screws before, and mostly independent of the quality of this thing! I've used it quite a bit so far (my first 500-screw bag is 3/4 empty), mostly for 3/4inch = 18mm hardwood ply, plus occasional 12mm as well as sandwiched 2x18=36mm, plus to invisibly fix wobbly oak chairs with 1.25inch struts. It's easy to change thickness settings (comes with a table for settings on drill bit, blue-grey jig, and choice of screwlength); it still works well no worn out positioning or so.

If you are unfamiliar with the Kreg pocket screw system but need a cost-effective, and more importantly time-effective, means of building solid right angle joints then you could do far worse than this. Yes, it is not 'joinery' in the sense of beautiful dovetail joints that the purists advocate as a means of hiding from their partners in the shed for several hours, but it very much gets the job done and couldn't be simpler to use. Kit contains everything you need bar, as others have noted, a face clamp, which really is essential if you're not going to negate the time you've saved by faffing around with G clamps or similar (I'd recommend the Kreg face clamp shown for this job) and comes in a handy case with a few samples screws, which is a bonus. Again, as others have noted, don't scrimp and buy cheap screws - having experimented with others I had knocking around to see if other reviews were being hysterical, I promise you'll only do this once before you crack and buy the genuine Kreg ones. One word of warning; although the kit suggests you can go down to around 1/2 inch material, this starts to get a little tricky as the margins become quite tight (causing slight splitting in a plywood joint, in one instance). More able craftspeople than myself may not experience the same problem, but I'd suggest 3/4" is a safer minimum and will produce rock solid joints in no time at all.

J'ai longtemps voulu acheter un gabarit de perçage d'une marque concurrente ( qui commence par wolf... ). Et j'ai finalement découvert le Kreg pour a peine quelques euros de plus. Bien plus durable dans le temps au vu des insert métallique pour guider le forêt... Utilisé pour créer plusieurs meubles lorsque les assemblages allaient être invisibles ( tenon/mortaise et tourillon a d'autres endroits ), je n'ai eu aucun soucis pour l'utiliser et le résultat est parfait. Assemblage très solide, encore plus si vous utilisez de la colle a bois en complément. Le seul inconvénient vient des graduations en pouces, mais on s'y habitue très vite... Il existe pas mal de type de vis différentes, pensez a prendre celle qu'il vous faut ( longueur, pas fin, etc... ). Les caches en bois sont en revanche chères et peuvent être remplacées par des tourillons de 10 arasés.

Kreg è una sicurezza. Robusto e funzionale, costa di più della concorrenza ma la qualità si paga. Ancora l'ho usato poco ma da alcune prove si rivela molto pratico e semplice da usare.

Wer noch nie von Taschenbohrlöchern gehört hat, sollte hier genau aufpassen. Mit diesem kleinen "Jig" wie es die Amis nennen, werden 2 Holzstücke durch schräge Bohrungen bombenfest und fast unsichtbar miteinander verschraubt. Durch diesen kleinen Helfer bauen sie sich Schränke und Regale, Türen und Tische, die Möglichkeiten sind unbegrenzt. In Kombination mit einer Schnellspannzwinge ist der Kreg R3 Junior schnell montiert und mit dem beiliegendem superscharfen Bohrer sind die Taschenbohrlöcher auch ruckzuck gebohrt. Damit die ersten Projekte auch ohne Probleme fertig gemacht werden können liegen amerika-typische Schrauben bei, die mit einem Vierkant-Langschraubendreher-Bit eingeschraubt werden können (liegt ebenfalls bei!). Zum Verschließen der Bohrlöcher gibt es einige Holz und Plastikstöpsel. Nach dem "verstöpseln"sieht ihr Werkstück wie vom Profi gemacht aus! Die Anleitung ist leider wieder in Englisch. Das nervt etwas. Ausserdem sind alle Maße in Inch auch die Schrauben, die beiliegen. Dafür würde ich gerne einen Punkt abziehen, habe ihn aber wieder draufgerechnet, da es eine vergleichbare Bohrschablone von Wolfcraft in einem Koffer zu einem etwas niedrigerem Preis gibt, die aber mit dieser hier nicht vergleichbar ist. Die Schablone von Kreg hat mit Metall gehülste Bohrlöcher, die Wolfcraft ist komplett aus Plastik. Beide haben beiliegende, scharfe Bohrer. Nur mit einer Metall ausgekleideten Schablone gehen Sie auf Nummer sicher, dass sie sich diese nicht nach ein paar Bohrlöchern "zerschreddern". Ich empfehle das Ausprobieren. Es macht Spaß und der Erfolg stellt sich schnell ein! Kleiner Tipp zur Schraubensuche (damit habe ich etwas Zeit vertan): Für Taschenbohrlöcher eignen sich nur Schrauben, die keine schrägen Köpfe haben, da sie ggf. das Material spalten könnten. Also bitte keine Spanplattenschrauben verwenden. Ansonsten einfach die beiliegenden Schrauben als Einkaufsmuster mitnehmen. Wenn Sie der Spaß gepackt hat, werden sie viele Schrauben benötigen ;-)

Ich bin über Pinterest auf das Kreg Tool gestossen. Dort dübeln die Amis damit alles mögliche und unmögliche im DIY Bereich zusammen. Nach kurzer Recherche habe ich mir gleich die Schnellspannzange KREG KHC-PREMIUM: 76 mm Face ClampTM-Schnellspannzwinge mitbestellt. Auch ein paar Spax mit Halbrundkopf SPAX Universalschraube, 4,0 x 50 mm, 200 Stück, T-STAR plus, Halbrundkopf, Vollgewinde, 4CUT, WIROX A3J, 0201010400503 in verschiedenen Größen sollten nicht fehlen (alles was eine Flache Unterseite am Schraubenkopf hat, sollte funktionieren). Den mitgeliferten Innenvierkant-Schrauben kann ich nichts abgewinnen, die können die Amis behalten. Falls du auch Spax verwenden möchtest, brauchst du noch entsprechend lange Bits, wie z.B.: diese hier: KWB Bitsatz T, 4-teilig, 130 mm, 1116-00 Das System ist genial einfach und gut durchdacht. Die Schraubverbindungen halten super. Ich freu mich jedes mal wie ein kleines Kind wenn ich irgendwo etwas damit verschrauben kann :). Nach zwei, drei Testbohrungen hat man das Prinzip verstanden und kann direkt loslegen. +++ positiv: Super Produkt, gut verarbeitet, einfach in der Handhabung. Es eröffnen sich ganz neue Möglichkeiten beim Arbeiten mit Holz. --- negativ: Das US Maßsystem ist merkwürdig. Ich hab mir deshalb einen Spickzettel auf die Innenseite der Box geklebt. Somit ist der immer Griffbereit. Die Mitgelieferten Innenvierkant-Schrauben sind nicht jedermanns Geschmack. Fazit: Echt spitze und Empfehlenswert. Wer das nicht hat, dem entgeht was. Das R3 Jig ist für den Hobby-Bastler auf alle Fälle ausreichend.

Esta guía es fácil de usar y muy precisa. Esta es la segunda que compro y estoy muy satisfecho