Here's an accurate and inexpensive way to set up your drill press for making holes for 35 mm and 26 mm cup hinges.
Simply align your fence with the jig and drill. You'll get consistently accurate holes set to the proper depth and the ability to position quickly and easily!
1) Submitted by
Peter Boyce, from Nantucket, MA
on 1/7/2008
Customer Rating:
A simple jig, but it comes with no instructions. From looking at the photo in the catalog I presume that the jig is used to set your drill press fence position and drill depth. Then the jig is removed and the door substituted. But, there are two edges to the jig, and there is no indication which edge to use for a given hinge. My doors are not ready yet, so I can't say how this works in practice. But it looks straightforward and simple, given the picture in the online catalog. But, instructions would have been nice.
Editor's note: You are correct Peter, the jig is used to set your drill press fence position and drill depth. Then the jig is removed and the door substituted. The jig used will depend on the hinge selected. See the "More Info" page of this offer to select the correct jig for the hinge purchased. The edge of the jig that locates the cup hole for the hinge will be the edge with the hole closest to it.
2) Submitted by
Terry Hawn, from Farmington, MO
on 2/9/2009
Customer Rating:
Now that I figured out how to use the jig it is very easy to use. A few extra minutes of your time is all it takes. I agree with some of the previous reviewers that a simple instruction sheet or even something stamped on the jig would have been nice. Don't let this stop you from buying it though. This jig is a time saver. I can now set up the forstner bit in my drill press and adjust the fence in a matter of seconds and be ready to drill and have the confidence that it will be accurate. Since I don't always drill all the cup holes at the same time I wrote on my jig some simple instructions to help me remember the next time I get it out. Because of the material the block is made from you'll have to repeat the writing from time to time becasue it wipes off after after awhile. I'm glad I got it.
3) Submitted by
Terry Wentz, from Prosser, WA
on 3/11/2008
Customer Rating:
No instructions! I spent some time last night trying to figure out the value of this jig. I will spend more time again today but don't understand why simple directions weren't provided. It might turn out to be useful, but right now I have my doubts.
Editor's note: To use these jigs you simply bring the bit down into the jig to set the depth and then align your fence to the jig. It really is that simple. You'll get consistently accurate holes set to the proper depth and the ability to position quickly and easily.
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