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Review on πŸ”¨ Enhance Your Deck with the Kreg Deck Jig - The Ultimate Deck-building Tool by Dale Rylander

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Beautiful but very moody!

This is not the quality I expected from Kreg Tools. My deck looks great, but it took about 4 times as long to finish. Here are a few things that might help you. 1) The screws are very slightly round. To me they would look better if I kept them out of the sun. 2) Just don't use the template when installing the screw. Move carefully and slowly, and I think you'll be less frustrated and less likely to loosen screws. I had no trouble with the drill, but the screwdriver bit is about 1/2 thicker than the screwdriver bit in the pocket gauge. That means it bends, which knocks the head off, and then you round off the screw. I use almost all drill bits in the Pocket Jig, but in this case both the drill bit and the drill bit were 1-1 1/2 inches too long, which also resulted in stripping. I found I wasn't strong enough to hold the jig and turn the screw when working with my non-dominant hand. The results were better when I just worked without the device. Another thing that bothers me is the collar on the bridle. Wouldn't have stayed in place. I tried installing it by all means and it kept resolving. There are no problems with the drill pipe, I will not buy again and will not recommend.

Pros
  • Consistent test results
Cons
  • Some difficulties