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The master system goes for 139 on amazon, plus Kreg has a $20 rebate going. And I think you can get free shipping. So that brings you down to about $119.
I've done pocket holes before, with an old, old version of pocket hole guides that my dad bought about 30 years ago. Takes a lot of time to clamp it into position and setup.
P.S. Glenn.... I was STGC(SW)
"better" as in how matt? castle is the pockethole machine of industry, but if the boss is having problems with 150$ then don`t bother lookin`, i`ve not used the clamp-on types so can`t comment on their usefullness
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Tod:
Do you own this machine? That is nice!
Never owned a kreg. I've seen them marketed at woodshows, but they never interested me.
I had and used the older PC pocket cutter that was discontinued in around the year 2000.
It had a PC7310 trim router motor on it, which I usually had to replace or rebuild it every year. I used it a lot.
That machine didn't owe me a dime when I quit using it.
I now have my own system that a friend and I made.
He got the idea from an old woodworking magazine.
We made a couple of them, tested them, revamped them quite a bit, and got a real nice workable system, that employs the use of a 1.5 or 2 horse router.
And of course, being the PC router fan that I am, we used a PC690 router on them.
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This is one of the original test machines that I use daily in the shop.
You will probably notice the depressed hole in the fence. Thats where the toggle clamp started it's life at.
I moved it after discovering the sideways mount was not going to work very well.