Shop Made Pocket Hole Jig

Very clever and $255 is a lot of money. So good work.

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Good one! I might try this idea as well – thanks!

Jeff

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very good idea and great $ saving tip

thanks for sharing….

-- Eduardo Licona

WOW , $255 !! Great project that saved you so much money in the end : )

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Great job! I’m glad you were able to provide height adjustment.

I have a comment though. I noticed traces of pilot holes in the base of your jig. Kreg Company suggests you don’t drill through the stock to prevent tearout that would compromise tight joints.

By the way, Kreg’s lastest version has the toggle clamp in the back, like prior models. You did it right!

Best,

Serge

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Great shop-made pocket hole jig. Serge is right about not drilling through the stock. The joint can break off on the endgrain side if it’s under great stress.

By the way, for those in Norway who want to buy a K4 jig (I think K2 is being phased out?), you can get it for $99 Cdn here:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=61977&cat=1,180,42311,46275

It’s free shipping if you order it before Sept 26.

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Thanx for the positive comments all of you:
@Serge: the holes in the bottom are from the drillbit indeed, I lent it to a friend of mine, and he was not aware of this, and I also suspect that he did not use self boring screws, so mabye that is why he did it, i dont know.

@ChuckM: Free shipping to Canada and US unfortunately:(

One thing I am considering is to drill an dust extraction port on the back, like the original, to get rid of the chips, so I do not have to eject the bit so many times during drilling to remove the chips

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Sometimes those holes in the base get there when someone forgets to reset the stop collar after he’s changed the material thickness. Someone like me, that is.

-- Phil, North Carolina

I always wonder why companies sell a piece of plastic with a little metal for a couple hundred dollars. It likely costs less than five bucks to make them, and they mark that up way beyond what most people are willing to pay! I’m all for businesses making money, but to me, that just seems like bad business…

Anyway, you beat them at their own game, bravo to you!

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Man O Man. I can’t believe how much that thing is in Norway.
You did a nice job working up an affordable solution.

-- Eric

Good for you ! now I know that I’m not the only guy the makes his own jigs, made one bout 10 years ago, but I was working in a furniture factory and acquired the slide holder.

Keep up the good work. I’m now a self employed furniture builder and still like saving money that way.

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Awesome !!! I have one of those cheap pocket hole jigs, I think I might try that too.

-- If it ain't broke don't fix it, if you fix it make it better than it has to be.

Very nice!
Thx

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