Trend adjustable lock jig: My honest review and thoughts.

This is an independent tool review not a paid advertisement.
I recently received the New Trend adjustable lock Jig, and this video shows my findings, experiences and opinions.
I was using this on site, so 'in use' videoing was impossible to do with all the other trades working as well. With this in mind I have managed to include a number of photographs with the video/audio.

Any questions, and comments please feel free to chip-in, including if you have on of these yourself.

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Not a cheap item, but well worth the investment for somebody hanging lots of doors. Also one of the best after sales and technical support systems in place.
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[stevecordery]

Well done that man, I’m just about to hang a dozen doors in my own home and totally see the benefit of a jig to not only speed up the process but improve my chances of a quality outcome. Loved te added touch of the cat sliding down the glass pane at around 11 minutes in. My wife loved that bit. Thanks again, will be subscribing

[paulbamborough]

Many thanks, you've made my mind up.
Purchased the adjustable today.

[Chris-uudg]

Thanks for your detailed video, if you could only keep one which one would it be ? 🙂

[ImTMPZv]

And a contractor..this was a really helpful little review fella. Thank you..trend got there money back for thwt jig, just off me.

[celticexplorer]

Does the plastic jig do door jambs or door standards?

[liambailey]

Could you mark Centre line then drill body with spade bit then align jig to centre line and then router the plate?

[Pavement-Prophets]

Just bought the trend lock jig b adjustable lock jig. Not used it yet hoping to get it done this weekend. Don’t see why you can’t do the mortise on a hung door? That’s what I’m hoping on doing. good review, would have been nice to see a demo.

[ChristianFrench]

Considering a jig for a renovation project I have coming up, last time I had to manually do nine doors, and a jig looks like it would save a lot of time.
Following this review I think I'll go for the templated one rather than the adjustable, as it's simpler, plus it has the clamps built in. 

Thanks for the review!

[STEVEBLACKA]

Nice one, probably will never need or use one but its good to know its out there.

Steve

[michaeljames]

Really useful video, thanks - do trend sell cutters that will route to the depth of a mortise lock.

[robc]

Why would you use a router to mortise the lock body? I have always used a good sharp auger bit & drill when the door is swung, two or three times quicker.

[MikeThompson]

Would you recommend the trend t11 or the t10 router for general site work?

[kevobcarpentry]

How deep does the guide bush have to go? trend say you need a 10mm spigot but my festool has an 8mm - would that be deep enough?

[davidcairns]

Very good. Interesting new jig... I have just bought the heavyweight item so your thoughts on that were v useful. Thank you

[kevinchamberlain]

You've given me food for thought and I appreciate it, thank you! I'm getting back into house/site bashing so I'm guessing the newer one would be wiser as we don't know which make/model of mongery is coming our way? The simpler, newer one presumably will cover any oddities we may encounter?

[jasonmarten]

hi Richard. was wanting to know does the trend jig come with plates for an es latch 120×26 face plate. also a zoo bathroom lock 155×22 face plate. thankyou. Jason

[marcmcgettigan]

Hello Richard. great videos btw. Just wondering what you think of the SOUBER DBB morticer. Im buying a lock jig and steered towards the new trend jig but curious about the souber. Seems like a fairly practical design but never seen them and dont hear anything about them and I know its hard to beat the accuracy and a good router jig. Cheers.

[antlm]

I need the plate that you show on the video the small one, were you get it please?

[eddhamilton]

Great video, ive just bought (today) the adjustable one as im currently fitting some locks at a job, ive always fitted em by hand but these seem so much easier to get the same standard of work and save alot of time, im unsure what router ud recomend as the lads at work all say just use a makita 1/4 trimmer but think its not going to have enough power for the mortice, unsure if to get the old one as it comes with clamp and the guide bush etc only thing if i ever need to do a job where the locks are different like u said, but think it will be alot easier with the plates for adjustment rather than setting each one up door by door or like u said going round the full job do all the mortice then adjust and do the faceplates, is there anything for the latch on the frame or is that always by hand? Also do u do the doors in situe or take them off

[fireblaster]

Nope, souber tool is on another level for installation of locks, and it’s very versatile for almost every lock and latch you can buy, no complicated setup and bits to loose