How To Use Kreg Cabinet Jig

Use a drill and this jig to align hinges perfectly and mount cabinet doors with ease.

How to use kreg cabinet jig. Set the Height of the Pull. If you made the cabinets the traditional way where the stiles are the full height of the cabinet. If youre replacing old cabinet doors measure the spacing from the top and bottom of the door to the center of the hole on the previous doors.

The jig includes a scale on the front edge. The moveable edge guide and measuring scales make it easy to position knobs precisely while adjustable drill guides ensure straight holes for perfect knob and pull positioning every time. Refer to my post on Cabinet Building Basics for additional information on spacing.

The jig positions an included carbide-tipped bit exactly at the proper position and offset and drills to the perfect depth every time thanks to a depth stop collar. To use a Kreg jig start by measuring the thickness of the board youre using and selecting the drill bit that corresponds to that depth. Use a Kreg Jig or other brand pocket hole jig to drill pocket holes into the cabinet bottom.

2 Set the Height. First measure the spread or distance between the holes on the. My go to brand for all things pocket holes is Kreg Tool.

The new models are the 520 Kreg Jig and the 720 Kreg Jig. Using your Kreg Jig drill pocket holes into each end of your stiles so that you will have one screw going into the top rail and one screw going into the bottom rail. You just slide it up to the bottom of the door edge.

The Concealed Hinge Jig allows you to drill cup holes for concealed cabinet door hinges sometimes called Euro hinges using just a drill. Kreg recently came out with two new pocket hole jig options and are discontinuing some of their older models. Add your own doors to your cabinets no complicated tools required.