Shelf Pin Jig With 5 Mm Bit

5 mm shelf pin jig makes easy work of drilling shelf pin holes 6 hardened steel drill guides allow perfectly vertical holes for wobble free shelf placement removable dual position fence allows holes to be drilled from 1 of 2 distances from the workpiece edge standard 32 mm hole spacing allows proper support balance of shelving built in storage for locating pin drill bit depth.

Shelf pin jig with 5 mm bit.

We found two jig styles. Drill dozens of straight perfectly aligned holes to precisely the same depth with the kreg 5 mm shelf pin jig. But shelf pins marked as 5mm are not necessarily 5mm but are imperial near equivalent. A shelf pin jig is a special purpose template that allows a woodworker to drill a line of holes that the shelf pins will rest in.

Most importantly extending the hole pattern by using a shelf pin simply does not work with any accuracy. I was hoping this jig would allow me to accurately place 5 mm holes at 32 mm spacing according to the euro standard. With an adjustable fence designed to allow for 2 distances from the edge of your workpiece alignment is virtually foolproof and hole depth is a no brainer thanks to this user friendly shelf pin guide with stop collar. Guide bushing for precise and repeatable hole locations.

Good quality brad bit too. Add shelf pin holes to existing furniture or build custom shelves from scratch if you re adding shelf pin holes to an existing piece of furniture or building shelves from scratch the shelf pin jig is the perfect tool for the job. Coupled with a specialty drill bit the installer can quickly drill shelf pin holes to the proper depth in a straight line and at the same height from one side of the workpiece to the other. Unlike other shelf pin guides the kreg shelf pin jig features hardened steel drill guides that ensure precise and straight drilling so you ll get level wobble.

The shelf pin jig also includes a dual position adjustable fence for custom hole placement a locating pin for quick and accurate spacing reference a jig extender that lets you connect multiple shelf pin jigs together for high speed production work and an ultra sharp 5mm brad point bit with depth collar that can be stored on the bottom side. So this product means i m covered either way. The template style comes with a self centering 1 4 diameter brad point bit but you also can get a 5mm bit for smaller pins or slightly larger bits for brass sleeves. A plastic or phenolic template with a single fence and parallel aluminum guides.

I found several problems with this jig and bit combo. The parallel rail type are built for heavy use and cost four to five times as much.