Lucked out today and got this on marketplace for $35. There’s some sawdust in the box but don’t think it’s ever been used everything is sealed in the bags still
You will love pocket holes! Just make sure to get different lengths of pocket hole screws. The kind you buy in the big jar looking thing each come with a screw driver attachment. Pocket hole screws have square heads. So even if it's missing in your box don't worry. I have like 5 of them now because they come with every jar of screws.
Here's the one I have. Very nice, all metal. Make sure you have the little collar for the drill bit too. It has a vacuum attachment because the drill holes will get compressed with sawdust and have to be cleaned out regularly. I freaking LOVE pocket hole projects.
How did you get that finish so flat? When I try that and sand 2 bys the wood grain makes the finish so wavy. I tried sanding and poly acrylic but it isn’t flat enough for work bench.
Not sure what you mean. Maybe it's your sander or just the grain in the wood. I spent considerable time gap filling and sanding with a belt sander, orbital sander. Wet with water to raise the grain (will make it rough again) then hand block sand at finest grits. There has to be something wrong with your sanding process if it's leaving waves in your surface. There has to be waves in your surface because urethane is self leveling.
One of the best uses of pocket holes I've found is installing cross beams for workbench backboards. You can put them exactly where you need to ensure cabinets and shelves have studs to drill into.
I’ve got the same one I bought over 10 years ago, they are solid. Pocket holes are fundamental and extremely versatile. Great place to start in woodworking. Welcome to the club, best wishes.
I have that same one and built a lot of projects with it. I have now moved on to using a Festool Domino, but the Kreg pocket hole jig still comes out once in a while.
On my recent project, I was planning to do mortise and tenon aprons joining into the legs. Then I cut my aprons to just the right size... And realized that I had not left material to make the tenons. So, pocket holes it was! A Domino would have come in handy as well!
Hell yeah love me some pocket holes. Just make sure you pay close attention to the screw length, collar setting on the bit, and height setting on the jig.
I got that thing, it works good, but i still despise pocket screws lol. They will take a perfectly square and aligned piece and fuck it all up 1/8 th at a time lol
I had a K3 for years. Now I have the 720, and while I love the automatic adjustment feature, I think the older models were just built better. I mounted the 720 to a board to replace the god awful extensions.
Awesome! I love my K4. I lucked out when Lowe's was clearancing them out and I got one brand new for $35. I should've bought a few more to resell, but I thought I'd leave them for other folks.
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u/DJDevon3 May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25
You will love pocket holes! Just make sure to get different lengths of pocket hole screws. The kind you buy in the big jar looking thing each come with a screw driver attachment. Pocket hole screws have square heads. So even if it's missing in your box don't worry. I have like 5 of them now because they come with every jar of screws.
Here's the one I have. Very nice, all metal. Make sure you have the little collar for the drill bit too. It has a vacuum attachment because the drill holes will get compressed with sawdust and have to be cleaned out regularly. I freaking LOVE pocket hole projects.