Kreg shelf pin jig

[Jmac80]

Hello everyone
I recently got a kreg shelf ping jig, 32mm spacing's with 5mm holes for shelf pins.
Not sure if i'm doing something wrong or not but using the jig, supplied drill bit and the supplied 5mm shelf pins the fit seems very loose and the shelf pins are prone to falling out.
I tried different 5mm shelf pins and a different 5mm drill bit and they are equally as loose.
Surely it should be a nice snug fit?
Thanks

 

[Nelsun]

I got one and have to say I found it pretty much the same. I only used it the once (thankfully only on a workbench) and subsequently buried it at the back of the cupboard in the tools I'll never use section. I've a lot of shelf pins in my future so threw my CC out the window and picked up the LR32 system. It, as you would hop[e for the price, works like a champ.

 

[Jmac80]

I got one and have to say I found it pretty much the same. I only used it the once (thankfully only on a workbench) and subsequently buried it at the back of the cupboard in the tools I'll never use section. I've a lot of shelf pins in my future so threw my CC out the window and picked up the LR32 system. It, as you would hop[e for the price, works like a champ.

Thanks Nelsun
Lr32 is probably the way i will go, easy for me as i'm already fully invested in the festool system.
Cheers

 

[Nelsun]

It's a great piece of kit and not just for shelf pins. The guide rods come in handy for lining a rail up to an edge and then there's the obligatory making a your own MFT bench top!

 

[Zeddedhed]

I use the Kreg jig and I can't say that I've found it to be problematic. I once used it in MFC and the pins were a tad floppy but in MDF, Ply or solid it works fine.

 

[MusicMan]

I have the Veritas shelf drilling jig and find it very good, nice tight fit. For any jig however, it's good to get a drill with a high speed, as they are clumsy to use on pillar drills. Many hand or cordless drills have rather too low a speed for drilling smallish holes. The nest I found was a corded Makita.

Keith

 

[Hemsby]

Bit of a panic here #-o , my Kreg jig arrived today.

Despite having Man flue :-({|= I have just been out and tried the supplied drill in a scrap of MDF using my Dewalt cordless running at full speed drilled several holes and the cheap pegs I bought fit a treat =D> . Also tried at low speed and the pins were definitely looser :?

Perhaps you are pushing the drill in too quick :?:

Keith

 

[chippy1970]

I've got the kreg jig and it has been fine for me. As others have said speed is the key.

Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk

 

[Shultzy]

You lot have too much money to spend. . I made a shelf jig for my kitchen cupboards and one for fitting the drawer runners for next to nothing using a router, bush and 5mm router bit. After hundreds of hole the jigs still look untouched.

 

[Zeddedhed]

You lot have too much money to spend. . I made a shelf jig for my kitchen cupboards and one for fitting the drawer runners for next to nothing using a router, bush and 5mm router bit. After hundreds of hole the jigs still look untouched.

Kreg shelf pin jig inc 5mm drill bit and collars = £22 from FFX

Router bush & bit - my guess at least £12 minimum.
Your time - half an hour to an hour @ £20 per hour = £10 - £20
Total = £22 - £32

Unless of course you did it in your own time and don't factor in that cost

 

[Shultzy]

Zeddedhed, I take your point but the shelf pin jig only does shelf pin holes, whereas the bush method can be used for many other jobs so the extra cost can be apportioned further.

 

[Zeddedhed]

Zeddedhed, I take your point but the shelf pin jig only does shelf pin holes, whereas the bush method can be used for many other jobs so the extra cost can be apportioned further.

Agreed. I was responding mainly because I was in shock as no-ones ever said I had too much money before!!!

 

[Shultzy]

I'm not so sure, have you seen the helmet you are wearing - they ain't cheap :lol:

 

[Zeddedhed]

Free issue when I was recruited into the Imperial Army.....or something like that. I'll check with my son.

 

[Jmac80]

Thanks for the replies guys.
So as fast as possible drill and don't plunge into the hole too quick?

 

[Zeddedhed]

Thanks for the replies guys.
So as fast as possible drill and don't plunge into the hole too quick?

Yep. And don't keep going in-out-in-out.

 

[Hemsby]

Thanks for the replies guys.
So as fast as possible drill and don't plunge into the hole too quick?

Yep. And don't keep going in-out-in-out.

+1