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The Kreg Jig is mounted to a small board which nests in the workstation. This workstation gives support to your wood as you work. It contains five storage compartments behind three sliding doors. These compartment store screws, bits, drills, clamps, and the jig itself. It can also house the Kreg Jig Master kit case nicely. The brace for the dust collection adapter is dovetailed in so it to can be removed and stored within. T-rails can be added to help with other accesories such as stops. Currently, I am still working on a handle or strap so that it can be easily carried.

Download the Sketchup file at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=2ef79225f79bd25b7c0c3e8c5e5b3232&result=4

Check out this video for more info.



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Phillip;

Great jig. You obviously have figured out how handy pocket joinery is.

Thanks for sharing and welcome to Lumber Jocks.

P.S. your truck bed is way cool!
 

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Wow I thought mine was good. You have the super Kreg Jig workstation. Love the wall brackets. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Good idea nice work.
 

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A very well thought out system for a very common problem, you will have copycats by the dozen, me too!
 

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Great job, and thanks for the SU file, downloded and soon to be copied… :)
 

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Great set up. I just started to use my Kreg since I started to remodel my shop. Didn't relaize it was so handy until I used it.
 

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Thanks eveyone.
Exelectrician- I hope so. I'm really interested in seeing others take on this. I'm sure it's needing some revisions.
JGM0658- I hope the SU file Is a big help. Gotta love Skethup.
 

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Great idea, and thanks for the skecthup file, just started using it myself, still figuring stuff out.
 

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Hi I tried to download the plans for your kreg work station, I guess I don't have the right program to download it , are you able to email them to me? This is a great idea.
Please and Thank You
 

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Nice work station, I hope you used pocket hole joinery to build it :) !!!!
 

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Tattoo- you need Google Sketchup. Check it out it's a very useful tool and it's free.

Bob- you bet I did!
 

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Pip, seeing as you build such a nice kreg station I wonder can you tell me when you are screwing 2 pieces at a right angle what is the secret to keeping them flush and stopping the screw from pushing the board out at the very last second? Anyone jump in if you have any ideas, I know about the right angle clamps but they only work on the ends if I want join two sections 5' long they don't really help. Thanks Pat
 

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Pat;

I clamp a very straight piece of MDF on back side of the joint to keep it from moving …. Foolproof.

Good luck.
 

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If possible, I clamp both pieces down to a flat surface. This should keep them lined up laterally. I would then clamp them to each other, but at 5' long that could be tricky. I wouldn't fret this though because the Jeg screws do a good job of pulling the two pieces together. As far as keeping them square… you may want to make a simple square jig that you could clamp both pieces to while you screw them together.
 

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Pip, I get that the screws pull things tight but when 1 board is laying horizontal the other is vertical to it at the edge, with the screws holes on the inside when I tighten the screws the center pushes out ever so slightly to bow the center section of the 5' section. I'm starting to think if I got a metal inside 90 and clamp it to the horizontal board in the center it would stop the push out?
 

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Thanks for the comment on my Kreg jig work support. I had seen a video for your project previously. Great job. I am very limited on space and have to keep everything compact.
 

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very very functional design, well done
 
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