Kreg Jig - Rare Earth Magnet Mod - Brent Dowell

Brent Dowell

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[Orginally posted in this thread. - VM]

Hmmm, Thought I would post this in the Tips section, but no rights to do a new thread there. Anyway...

So, I was using my Kreg R3 Pocket Hole Jig a bit lately.
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It had a neat little plastic thing that attached to the vice grip type clamp that made it quick and easy to put the tool on a board, drill the pockets, then move to the next. The problem is the plastic thingy broke, and it didn't stay on the clamp anymore.

So I got to thinking. A rare earth magnet embedded in the pocket hole jig would be even better. Easier to attach and less prone to breaking.

So that's what I did. I drilled a little 3/4" recess into the jig, scratched up the magnet a bit, and used some epoxy to glue the magnet to the jig. Quick, easy, and better than before! :thumb:

Jig with Broken plastic thingy...
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Magnet Glued into jig.
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Magnet holding jig to clamp!
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