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"Sonny"

14/10/2003 3:33 AM

anyone use a "Kreg tool"

Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?


This topic has 19 replies

TW

Tom Watson

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

16/10/2003 8:45 AM

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:56:18 GMT, Pat Barber
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I was following along real good till I got to this one...
>
>How are you doing that ??? (Who loves my Kreg jig big time)
>
>Tom Watson wrote:
>
>Snipped excellent ideas and suggestions
>>
>> In the installation of custom work the pocket screws can be used in
>> conjunction with a modular approach to construction in a way that
>> allows you to join together a long wall of units without penetrating
>> the finished surfaces.
>>
>> Pocket Screws - "How do I love thee - let me count the ways."

Good Morning, Pat:

A typical detail on the wall units that I build is the use of fluted
pilasters between the individual carcasses and on the ends that meet
the walls.

On kitchen cabinets, you usually just screw through the frame and cap
the screw - the doors and drawer fronts hide capped screw hole.

In cabinetry without doors to hide the fasteners i.e. bookcases, it's
a little nicer to use the pocket screws. The end pilasters can be
demounted and scribed in the field.


Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson

MZ

Matt Zach

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 6:56 AM

It makes your work have a very 'professional' look to it. I love mine, but I'm
a little confused on when to stop drilling in the screw. I'm using the fine
thread screws for hardwood, and it seems to keep spinning even after it bottoms
out in the hole. But it seems to hold well enough.
Matt

Sonny wrote:

> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?

dd

darrell darcy

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 5:41 PM

I wouldnt be with out it.I have used it for edge gluing for table tops and
it sure beats the clamping method.

Sonny wrote:

> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

15/10/2003 3:56 PM

I was following along real good till I got to this one...

How are you doing that ??? (Who loves my Kreg jig big time)

Tom Watson wrote:

Snipped excellent ideas and suggestions
>
> In the installation of custom work the pocket screws can be used in
> conjunction with a modular approach to construction in a way that
> allows you to join together a long wall of units without penetrating
> the finished surfaces.
>
> Pocket Screws - "How do I love thee - let me count the ways."

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

16/10/2003 3:06 PM

Okey Dokey... I thought it was somthing along those lines
but thanks for clearing it up. Pocket holes are a wondeful
thing.


Tom Watson wrote:

> A typical detail on the wall units that I build is the use of fluted
> pilasters between the individual carcasses and on the ends that meet
> the walls.
>
> On kitchen cabinets, you usually just screw through the frame and cap
> the screw - the doors and drawer fronts hide capped screw hole.
>
> In cabinetry without doors to hide the fasteners i.e. bookcases, it's
> a little nicer to use the pocket screws. The end pilasters can be
> demounted and scribed in the field.
>

Wx

"Woodman"

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 1:50 PM


"Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first
cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?

I've been using one the Kreg pro pack for about 6 months now and absolutely
love it! Certainly a handy device to have in your workshop.
Check out my review of the product at
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/kregk2000.htm

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[email protected] (Bigpole)

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 6:20 AM

Great tool. I just built some steps from 2 X lumber with it so that
there are no screws showing.

Ted

"Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?

BA

Bay Area Dave

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 4:55 AM

Love my Kreg stuff! I don't recall anyone saying a bad word about the
Kreg system. You can't go wrong with one. Be sure to get an assortment
of screws so any project you tackle with it will go together well.

dave

Sonny wrote:
> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>
>

Wb

"Wilson"

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 7:38 PM

I've had one since April and haven't used it yet. I guess I should dig it
out and put it to work.


"darrell darcy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I wouldnt be with out it.I have used it for edge gluing for table
tops and
> it sure beats the clamping method.
>
> Sonny wrote:
>
> > Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first
cabinet
> > and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>

DW

"Denver Woody"

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 7:14 AM

"Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first
cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>
I bought the Kreg Rocket Jig about a month ago to help in making cabinets
for the first time. Now that I'm finished, I just couldn't even imagine
that there exists a simpler joining technique. Biscuit joining, with the
associated gluing and clamping, would be a nightmare compared to how easy
pocket holes made assembly (and how strong as well). I got a little "pocket
hole happy" and used them to put the carcasses together, the face frames
together, and the face frames to the carcass!

DW

@N

"@sbc(nospam)global.net" <""Nobody\"@sbc(nospam)global.net">

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 5:11 AM

I hope the reviews are good, just bought the propack at the WW show.

Sonny wrote:
> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>
>

mM

[email protected] (MarcColten)

in reply to "@sbc(nospam)global.net" <""Nobody\"@sbc(nospam)global.net"> on 14/10/2003 5:11 AM

14/10/2003 6:36 AM

I bought mine at the first woodworking show I went to and it's great.

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

20/10/2003 10:21 PM

Kreg, McFeeley's, Lowe's,

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:43:25 -0400, Trent© <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:16:49 -0400, Tom Watson
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I use the Kreg Jig so often that I buy the screws in boxes of five
>>thousand.
>
>Where do you get them, Tom. I need a good supply again.
>
>
>Have a nice week...
>
>Trent
>
>Certified breast self-exam subcontractor.

BH

"Bernie Hunt"

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 4:16 AM

I've had one for a couple of years now. Very handy! I've used it on
cabinets, face frames, even home contruction. I have the previous model to
the current one. I think the current looks even better than the one I have.
I highly recommend it. It won't solve all your problems, but it's sure handy
when you need it!

Bernie

"Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first
cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>
>

BT

Bill Thomas

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 11:03 PM

Sonny wrote:

> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>
>
Greetings,

What place has the best price for the screws?

Sincerely,
Bill Thomas

Pn

Phisherman

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 12:37 PM

If the screw is spinning, I question the strength of the hold.
Perhaps a course thread and back off the torque adjustment.

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 06:56:32 GMT, Matt Zach <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It makes your work have a very 'professional' look to it. I love mine, but I'm
>a little confused on when to stop drilling in the screw. I'm using the fine
>thread screws for hardwood, and it seems to keep spinning even after it bottoms
>out in the hole. But it seems to hold well enough.
>Matt
>
>Sonny wrote:
>
>> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
>> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 10:49 AM

had one two years and wondered why I had waited so long.

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:50:27 +1000, "Woodman" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first
>cabinet
>> and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>
>I've been using one the Kreg pro pack for about 6 months now and absolutely
>love it! Certainly a handy device to have in your workshop.
>Check out my review of the product at
>http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/kregk2000.htm

TW

Tom Watson

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

14/10/2003 4:16 PM

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 03:33:27 GMT, "Sonny" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Thinking of buying a Kreg Tool. I'm just starting to make my first cabinet
>and thought it would make the job a little easier. Any comments?
>

I use the Kreg Jig so often that I buy the screws in boxes of five
thousand.

In constructing the case goods that make up the majority of my
business they are invaluable in that they reduce the number of clamps
that I have to use. This is beneficial in at least two ways: it keeps
down the clamp inventory needed to complete projects and it is a great
help to not have fifty pounds of clamps holding together a carcass,
that must then be moved to make way for the next assembly.

In conjunction with biscuits, it forms the basis of all my case
construction, as well as being the preferred method of joining up face
frames.

On cheaper work, I use biscuits and pocket screws to join up drawer
boxes. This works well in the instance where a five piece drawer is
called for. The pocket holes are only visible on the back of the
drawer and the applied drawer front covers the other holes.

Cabinet Modification (def. Screwups) is another area where the jig
excels. On that all too often encountered situation where the new
refrigerator demands that we cut down the old cabinet above, it is
possible to cut the cabinet down on the tablesaw and rejoin the pieces
with biscuits and pocket screws. The doors may also be cut apart, the
bevel of the raised panel sawn off, the field cut, and the bevels
rejoined using pocket screws and biscuits - accomplishing in the field
what would normally require a trip back to the shop.

When fitting out a stock kitchen the fillers can be applied with
pocket screws which avoids the necessity of drilling through the
frame.

In the installation of custom work the pocket screws can be used in
conjunction with a modular approach to construction in a way that
allows you to join together a long wall of units without penetrating
the finished surfaces.

Pocket Screws - "How do I love thee - let me count the ways."

(But there simply isn't enough time.)








Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson

Tt

Trent©

in reply to "Sonny" on 14/10/2003 3:33 AM

20/10/2003 9:43 PM

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:16:49 -0400, Tom Watson
<[email protected]> wrote:


>I use the Kreg Jig so often that I buy the screws in boxes of five
>thousand.

Where do you get them, Tom. I need a good supply again.


Have a nice week...

Trent

Certified breast self-exam subcontractor.


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