My trusty Kreg jig snapped on me mid-project Tuesday

I was drilling pocket holes for a set of kitchen cabinets I'm building for a client in Oakville. The jig had been working fine for years, but the hardened steel guide just cracked in half when I was putting in the seventh hole. Had to stop everything and run to Home Depot for a replacement. Cost me about 3 hours of work time. Has anyone else had a Kreg jig fail like that without warning?

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nathan54529d ago

Is a broken jig really that big of a deal? I've had tools crap out on me plenty of times and it's usually just a quick trip to the store to get a new one. Three hours sounds like a lot to lose just because a guide cracked. Maybe you could have switched to a different method for the rest of the holes instead of stopping completely? Either way, Kreg jigs are cheap and pretty basic, so it's not like you lost anything special.

tara70029d ago

Aww man, that really sucks for them though.