Rich Engelhardt
02-28-2007, 7:27 AM
Hello,
Back in late December/early January, Lowes had a weekend deal going where you got a $20.00 gift card with each $50.00 or more purchase.
One of the things I'd wanted was Kreg, so I took the opportunity to "upgrade" from the ~ $20.00 mini to the ~ $40.00 R3.
I had to fasten a piece on a cabinet to separate the 2 doors that are under the sink. Previously, there was no piece there. I first tried toe-nailing it in place on top and felt that wasn't going to be anywhere near strong enough to hold up.
I took it back down and removed the nails. I then broke out the Kreg and read the instructions. They were pretty simple and straight forward, even for a beginner like myself.
I positioned the clamp in the tool, and "eyeballed" where the first hole should go and clamped the tool to the wood and had at it. I repeated it for the second hole.
When I put the piece in place, I clamped it down so it wouldn't move and proceeded to screw it in place.
My conclusions:
- Very handy tool. I'm glad I went with the R3 instead of the mini since it comes with everything you need right out of the box.
- I plan to pick up one of the mini's also at some point.
- I read in another thread here about 2/3 weeks ago about how the Kreg will "shift". I found this to be the case. The work did indeed "shift" even though it was clamped. Minimal, but noticeable.
- "So easy a cave man can do it" - sorry to borrow that line, but in this case it's 100% true. Looking back at the tips given in that other thread, it's easy to see that excellent results can be had for even the rawest of rookies with fairly minimal effort/planning.
Defiantly a yes as far as an answer to "should I buy one". I'm 100% satisfied with the initial results and experience. I consider it a very good expediture even at the full price of ~ $40.00.
Back in late December/early January, Lowes had a weekend deal going where you got a $20.00 gift card with each $50.00 or more purchase.
One of the things I'd wanted was Kreg, so I took the opportunity to "upgrade" from the ~ $20.00 mini to the ~ $40.00 R3.
I had to fasten a piece on a cabinet to separate the 2 doors that are under the sink. Previously, there was no piece there. I first tried toe-nailing it in place on top and felt that wasn't going to be anywhere near strong enough to hold up.
I took it back down and removed the nails. I then broke out the Kreg and read the instructions. They were pretty simple and straight forward, even for a beginner like myself.
I positioned the clamp in the tool, and "eyeballed" where the first hole should go and clamped the tool to the wood and had at it. I repeated it for the second hole.
When I put the piece in place, I clamped it down so it wouldn't move and proceeded to screw it in place.
My conclusions:
- Very handy tool. I'm glad I went with the R3 instead of the mini since it comes with everything you need right out of the box.
- I plan to pick up one of the mini's also at some point.
- I read in another thread here about 2/3 weeks ago about how the Kreg will "shift". I found this to be the case. The work did indeed "shift" even though it was clamped. Minimal, but noticeable.
- "So easy a cave man can do it" - sorry to borrow that line, but in this case it's 100% true. Looking back at the tips given in that other thread, it's easy to see that excellent results can be had for even the rawest of rookies with fairly minimal effort/planning.
Defiantly a yes as far as an answer to "should I buy one". I'm 100% satisfied with the initial results and experience. I consider it a very good expediture even at the full price of ~ $40.00.