KregR3-EUR Jig

A very well designed system. The drill bit is very sharp and it's all beautifully made. If you follow the instructions and use the official Kreg screws, everything works out very well. Very impressed with how well thought out the system is. I initially 'balked' at the idea of proprietary screws, but when I saw they were available very reasonably priced as an Amazon add-on, I went for it. Last time I made something like this it took me about a month with mortice and tenon joinery. This one didn't need to be a masterpiece - just a quick frame for a trolley I'm making. I put this together in one evening using the Kreg J3. It's easy to use and gives excellent results. Highly recommended!

If you are unfamiliar with the Kreg pocket screw system but need a cost-effective, and more importantly time-effective, means of building solid right angle joints then you could do far worse than this. Yes, it is not 'joinery' in the sense of beautiful dovetail joints that the purists advocate as a means of hiding from their partners in the shed for several hours, but it very much gets the job done and couldn't be simpler to use. Kit contains everything you need bar, as others have noted, a face clamp, which really is essential if you're not going to negate the time you've saved by faffing around with G clamps or similar (I'd recommend the Kreg face clamp shown for this job) and comes in a handy case with a few samples screws, which is a bonus. Again, as others have noted, don't scrimp and buy cheap screws - having experimented with others I had knocking around to see if other reviews were being hysterical, I promise you'll only do this once before you crack and buy the genuine Kreg ones. One word of warning; although the kit suggests you can go down to around 1/2 inch material, this starts to get a little tricky as the margins become quite tight (causing slight splitting in a plywood joint, in one instance). More able craftspeople than myself may not experience the same problem, but I'd suggest 3/4" is a safer minimum and will produce rock solid joints in no time at all.

I have now used this may times for assembling items of furniture that I have built. It is a great time saver & enables a tidy, consistent, quick screwed but joint time & time again

Easy to use to make good joints. For occasional use this is more affordable than the more complicated jigs from Kreg. It is possible to use alternative screws with care as the proper Kreg screws are not that easy to find, nor are they cheap. However, if the alternative screw doesn't have a "shoulder" it is easy to overdrive the screw and split the timber. You get a few trial screws with the kit, but you really need to buy more from the outset.The jig is made from plastic with steel inserts, but is very solidly made and I have had no problems in use.The jig is designed to take the Kreg clamp, which speeds things up, but is an expensive option when other clamps are available and probably cheaper. If you think you might need the clamp and are doing many pockethole joints, I would look at the Professional Kreg kits.For perfect joints you need precision-cut timber but with mitre/crosscut saws being quite affordable these days, you can be producing great pieces of work with reasonable expense.

I must admit I have never been the neatest DiY'er. Although I have always bought the best of tools, and over the years now have a workshop full of every gadget known to man! Even with "all the gear and no idea" nothing ever turned out as an item to be proud of. However, I purchased this and made a garden planter with climbing trellis out of 2x2 planed timber. It was a doddle, and as long as you cut the ends of your timber square, 90 degree joints are guaranteed! I am very pleased with the jig, and can see lots of uses for it in the future. On reflection, maybe I would have been better buying the model up from this, with the clamping system built in. Also, if there is one disadvantage with the jig, it is that it is awkward on timber less than 2 inches (50mm) wide as it is a bit fiddly to get wood that size positioned on the jig accurately.That said, a marvellous piece of kit, and one that I would immediately replace should I ever lose this one!

This really is a very clever idea and a great bit of kit, it is very accurate and very easy to use however you will need to buy kreg clamp to go with it I’ve tried using others and and they just don’t hold very well , I found YouTube videos about how to use this very helpful indeed. It’s gives tips about setting the collar around the drillbit while in the box and so on. Unfortunately on softwood you will still get some tear out around the hole but this cannot be helped but it’s still much better than trying to drill these freehand.Highly recommended by me !!

Despite advancing years, I'm new to DIY and jointing wood is an art and a mystery I haven't yet got to grips with. This jig reduces some of the trauma. If you want strong, accurate pocket joints, then this is a great jig for you. Just a quick overview of the instructions and one practice joint on two bits of scrap, then I was off making a (though I say it myself) pretty good set of joints. An excellent piece of kit!