Does The £28 Kreg Concealed Hinge Jig Perform?

Kreg Concealed Hinge Jig + Premium Clamp

Blum Ecodrill

Concealed Hinge & Mounting Plate Jig

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[JoelAaargh]

I just used this jig to swap the doors in my kitchen for a quick refresh - clamping and clearing the debris each time, it made pretty quick work of the job. I'm sure I'd upgrade if I was doing it every day! And yes that mounting plate jig came in handy too for a couple of extra hinges, plus as a general purpose small square.

[tony]

The two little holes on the edge of the main cutter are the guide holes for pre-drilling the hinge screws.

[thetallcarpenter]

Great little video guys, and that jig certainly takes some of the measuring when drilling out for these hinges👊

[mazdamaniac]

I really wish that I had known about these tools before I had to spend ages holesawing and carefully chiseling out two hinges through a solid oak cupboard door. 😮‍💨
It would have saved me many wracked nerves, lots of swearing and more than a few cups of tea to calm down!

[ironian]

I normally put my cutter in a router and put a mark on each side of the guide to ensure each end of the door is machined in exactly the same place all the time, and a big plus with using the router and rail is extraction, speed and accuracy.
I do use the black plastic thingy to drill 5mm holes for the screws.
I should do a video on this as it's easier, cleaner amd more accurate than the blum or kreg jig for this task.
Great video though and always good to see other products that may help.

[alexox]

I do a fair amount of custom cabinets and use this guide. Pretty much always set up to a 3mm spacing as people almost always want panneling of some kind. I've also replaced the cutter with a better one.

People saying why not just mark out and do it by hand. It's a lot more consistent using the jig, center lines make hinges easy. Guaranteed to drill in square. And if you're adding 5 hinges to a door that's holding a heavy mirror everything will line up.

If you use the cheap mdf from wickes it doesn't drill well. MR mdf, specifically medite drills much nicer with a lot less dust.

[therealdojj]

no dust mask though?
thought mdf was worse than other stuff for your lungs?
on the plus side, the clamp seemed to make that job easier

[MrSmid]

15 years ago when I did kitchen fitting we had a drill on a jig with a handle to offer it down onto the door. You’d set the depth stop on a scrap piece of wood. Used to do curved doors on it free hand. You can’t beat things being hard. Things are too easy these days! Have a drilled through a door? Yes 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[stakkerhmnd]

First. Like the champ that I am!

I don't get the attraction of blowing all the wood dust all over the shop and in to one's boat race and nasal passages?

Also, that wood dust is going to contain all sorts of dangerous chemicals like glue, formaldehyde and whatever else is used in the process of engineered wood composites.

You're going to have to vacuum it up at some point? Plus it really doesn't look very clever if a client is watching.

Blowing that dust to specifically make it airborne will ensure it goes everywhere. Like MDF dust does.

[nthbdc]

The jig also has positions for the screw holes so you can drill those too

[Sjf]

Good timing! Got one of these jigs to build a meter cupboard door just like this one. 😀

[simonmiddleton]

Disappointed you were not using a face mask to protect yourself from harmful MDF dust 😢

[kennethtalbott]

i think it's a handy jig to have in your van, but it looks a lot of effort. my old drill stands about knackered so i'll just be replacing it with a new one fixed to a board with a few pencil marks to centre the holes. on a full kitchen i don't see the jig being a lot of use. not to me anyway. until i forget to take my stand with me,

[jimcraiggeezer]

Yeah it works fine.. I've used mine many times.

[olafbigandglad]

I have one. It works really well, for what it is.

[TheToolnut]

I bought one a few Years back Dan, they are ideal for on the job. Back in the W/S you'd be using a drill press obviously. A very handy bit of kit to have in the van, 👍🔨🇮🇪

[johndoran]

Rumour has it all dans clamps are still on the job he done the last hand rail 😂

[garyblake]

wurth one is the best one I have used, it also clamps to the door which is good. You then just put a hex drive in your drill then slot in the top and away you go. Bit more pricey compared to the Kreg but is made of aluminium.

[sparkyjackson]

I take it mdf dust doesn't effect you (yet!)

[burwoodbuild]

Dan making himself a new front door… lovely job! 😅