Trend Pocket Hole Jig Kit with Dual Column Jig, Face Clamp, HSS Drill Bit & Depth Setting Collar, 2 Square Bit Drives & 100 Pocket Hole Screws, PH/JIG

Glad I bought this makes doing pocket screws a doddle, used this to make a Router Table Cabinet and it was a breeze, went together fast, came with everything I needed to do the job, highly recommend thanks seller and Amazon.I purchased another drill bit and more screws for this, so will have plenty for next job. This feels strong so hope it lasts.

I have a small portable pocket hole jig which is great for small projects or occasional use but I was tasked with making 14 outdoor storage boxes.I looked around and came upon this and it worked really well.I set the height of the jig to the thickness of the wood being used using the guide on the jig, simple.I set the depth of the drill using the rotating step gauge on the jig, again simple.I tested the settings with some scrap wood, good to go.I was then able to mark up all the pieces of wood in pencil where I wanted the pocket holes to be and got to work.The attached clamp allowed for quick and easy positioning of the wood to be drilled so the 406 pocket holes were soon done.I had attached the jig to a board and then secured the board in a vice for stability and this definitely helped speed things up and this is explained in the instructions for the jig.The vacuum attachment also helped as it meant that there was no build up of sawdust inside the jig so no stopping to tap/blow or prod the drill guides clear, they were ready to go after each drilling.The whole set comes with a decent storage bag although I'm leaving my jig attached to the board so the jig won't fit in the bag now.There are cheaper versions and there are more expensive versions. I found that this jig worked very well and appears to have many more years of use to go.

Works OK but limited in timber size.Note - If you want to use it with 45mm x 45mm CLS type timber the second set of fixing holes for the clamp need to be used so 45mm just fits - and even so the clamp doesn't hold unless you hold it.That aside it works well, just be aware it is only specified up to 37mm in the smaller dimension, although also can be used with your own clamp and theirs removed.

The quality of the jig itself is very good. I have done around 400 holes into softwood. All holes are accurate and the jig has little to no signs of wear. It’s fairly small and very easy to set up and adjust. I’ve not used the clamp very much therefore cannot comment on that but it seems good enough although not that ‘heavy duty’.The square drill bits for the pocket screws are the part that lets this kit down. While being an ideal length to drive in screws without the driver getting in the way, they rounded far too quickly which I am very disappointed at. Unfortunately, the return window has closed and I cannot contact the seller but I will buy another brands bits and continue to use the jig.Aside from the poor quality drill bits, I’d say overall it’s an effective tool that is value for money - if you get it on offer.

I just made a torsion box mft table using this to do the joinsI used 18mm plywood.I had some long lengths, and the jigs removable side supports were a god send, with the built in clamp, I was able to smash out pocket hole after hole in many bits of wood.The dust extraction port was really handy, but it has an odd whistle as the air gets sucked through the drill holes.I can easily change the depth of the holes, the kit is well made.When screwing in pocket holes, the wood moves a touch. I clamped mine really well, but it still drifted slightly. Grrrr! Always clamp your joints!(I used my mft top with dogs and clamps, 2 90 degree brackets clamped to the work peices and also quick clamps and the cutouts to hold it all in place -> result, the wood shifted very slightly -> may chuck in a dowel next time. The movement was far less than 1 mm, and I am being really picky)When I first used the jig, I got some metal shavings as the drill removed some of the black surface finish around where the drill leaves the jib and enters the wood. Surface finish -> gone, but the metal shavings stopped as I used the jig more and more.I'd buy this again -> its well made, the extra gubbings made it really easy to use, hardly any time spent faffing around lining things up and clamp them. Its a case of mark up where you want the holes to go, plonk it in the jig, roughly place the side supports, clamp, drill, unclamp, shift the wood to a mark, clamp...The top of the jig has marks to show the center of the hole against the wood. Really easy to line up and adjust. I looked at cheap chinese ones, cheaper trand ones, Kreg and I am glad I got this one.