I finally built one.

[Chuck E Cobb]

I have been wanting to build myself a pocket hole machine. the clamp down one was wearing my arm out with all the drilling.

I built this one by taking a clamp down jig (15 degree angle) and inserting it into a plywood top, then making a foot lever with a pully system to move the drill up to drill the hole. This one may not look as pretty as the real kreg machine, but it works great. I have cut about 60 holes so far with more to come with the next projects to come.

Chuck

[Roy Wall]

Chuck -

That is slick - nice!

Could you take a few more close up photos so I can study - and hear your details?

[Michael Short]

Nice work Chuck.

[CPeter James]

Please, more pics so the rest of us can build one.

CPerer

[Joe Chritz]

Please, more pics so the rest of us can build one.

CPerer

or maybe a tutorial with complete drawings and hints.

nudge nudge

No sense in reinventing the wheel. I could find a place for one of those.

Joe

[Greg Muller]

Chuck,

More pics!!! Diagrams!!! C'mon, share the knowledge, man!!!!

Sweeeeeet!!

Greg

[Jason Scott]

wow, how did you fasten the drill?

[Kyle Kraft]

Nice Job!! This would be a good one for the "anybody built any of their own machinery" thread. Like the others, more details and copious pictures would be wonderful:).

[Chuck E Cobb]

Sorry about not posting more info. I really thought I might get more laughs than questions. I have used it on another project and it works great. I will try to take some pictures this weekend as I am out the door to Joplin, MO to deliever some custom leaded glass panels for a customers new cabinets.

Chuck