New Members: Please Introduce Yourself!

[KregRep]

Welcome to the Kreg Owners' Community!
 
This thread is the best place to introduce yourself and let other Community members get to know you. Please include your name, where you're from, your experience building with wood, why you joined this Community, and any other interesting facts about yourself. Also, feel free to share links to your blog, personal website, etc.

Once you've introduced yourself, be sure to check out Helpful Tips for New Members.

We hope that you find great use and enjoyment from the Kreg Owners' Community!

-KregRep

[Tom Hendrie]

Hello all. I am Tom and I live in North West England in an area known as The Lake District. I have always made things but have only in recent years had space and resources for a mall workshop (minute by U S standards!) I have recently retired from full time work and begun a few projects. Currently finishing off a small dresser (hutch?). I have been looking at the Kreg jig vs dowelling jig for a while but recently succumbed to a good deal at a nearby woodworking show. As well as making stuff I also ride a BMW trike when our British weather allows.

[Robert Brennan]

Welcome Tom,

Sounds like you will be busy making stuff.

Dont forget to post some pictures of your fine work

But first off though  I need to see one or two shots of the trike! (the most important priority)!!!

[Tom Hendrie]

Dunno if this will work

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/TomHendrie/TrikeOne-1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/TomHendrie/734a9e9b90282fbd2...

[Robert Brennan]

Yep it worked.

Hey I am impressed, I didnt even know they existed, I was expecting to see a Drab Olive Green Outfit with a MP40 or the likes fitted!!

I will have to get up with the times, my K1100 Lt is getting too big for me to handle (read as I am getting too old and too weak to pick it up if it ever fell over) these days so its spends most of its life watching me use my wood working tools

Thank you

[Jim Worrell]

Hello, my name is Jim Worrell and I live in Dekalb, IL I consider myself an amature cabinetmaker. I've gotten to where I can fix my own mistakes. Not trying to be profitable, I tell everybody I make really expensive sawdust. Anyway I had purchased my Kreg jig sometime ago and drug it out to put pocket screws into the rails of a light box I am building for a stainglass window. So I logged on here to checkout tips and such, and will probably be on regularly from now on. I retired 2 years ago, I was a mechanical designer for 40 years, now my 2 hobbies building streetrods and woodworking take up my time. I still get up and go to work everyday I just dont have the commute anymore.

I will post pictures of my stainglass project soon.

Big Jim

[Jim Worrell]

Hello, my name is Jim Worrell and I live in Dekalb, IL I consider myself an amature cabinetmaker. I've gotten to where I can fix my own mistakes. Not trying to be profitable, I tell everybody I make really expensive sawdust. Anyway I had purchased my Kreg jig sometime ago and drug it out to put pocket screws into the rails of a light box I am building for a stainglass window. So I logged on here to checkout tips and such, and will probably be on regularly from now on. I retired 2 years ago, I was a mechanical designer for 40 years, now my 2 hobbies building streetrods and woodworking take up my time. I still get up and go to work everyday I just dont have the commute anymore.

I will post pictures of my stainglass project soon.

Big Jim

[STEVE ROPER]

HI

my name is steve roper I live in north sydney nova scotia canada. I worked with wood on and off over the years. Now that I'am retired I have more time on hands and started dusting off the tools, to turn my garage into a workshop. I did pocket holes years ago with a metal jig I made myself. The kreg equipment is just starting to apear in stores here. Thay don't have alot yet mostly just some jigs and screws,can't wait to be able to buy the different types of tracks here. We always seem to be the last place to get new equipment.

[michael evans]

Hi steve roper, you sound a bit like me .I used to work for a building company here in the uk 36 years doing various tasks including machine driveing ,shuttering ,etc etc.Had to retire in june caught pneumonia pretty bad.So now spend my time helping my wife with her little business 2 days a week , and also down my little shop doing small woodworking projects.I often get on my scooter fly round my old companies building sites scroungeing old used timber.Love to find new uses for old materials hope you enjoy this site as much as i do.REGARDS MICK /UK.

[STEVE ROPER]

michael evans said:

Hi steve roper, you sound a bit like me .I used to work for a building company here in the uk 36 years doing various tasks including machine driveing ,shuttering ,etc etc.Had to retire in june caught pneumonia pretty bad.So now spend my time helping my wife with her little business 2 days a week , and also down my little shop doing small woodworking projects.I often get on my scooter fly round my old companies building sites scroungeing old used timber.Love to find new uses for old materials hope you enjoy this site as much as i do.REGARDS MICK /UK.

[STEVE ROPER]

 

 

 
STEVE ROPER said:

Hi Micheal the last year I' ve been busy building a hovercraft it is a sevtec suveryor 16 ' and building little projects . My son wants me to build a bedroom set for him I told him i could  buy one cheaper he said ya but I want one you built, he loves the shaker style funiture. This KREG system will sure come in handy doing this big project.    

 
michael evans said:

Hi steve roper, you sound a bit like me .I used to work for a building company here in the uk 36 years doing various tasks including machine driveing ,shuttering ,etc etc.Had to retire in june caught pneumonia pretty bad.So now spend my time helping my wife with her little business 2 days a week , and also down my little shop doing small woodworking projects.I often get on my scooter fly round my old companies building sites scroungeing old used timber.Love to find new uses for old materials hope you enjoy this site as much as i do.REGARDS MICK /UK.

[michael evans]

Good to hear from you steve,sounds like you got your hands full with all those builds.The pleasure of making something yourself far exceeds the costs.I love shaker style furniture ,i am in the middle of making my first shaker style piece.Its a coat rack for our hall ,post some pics when done with the aid of my eldest daughter as i am rubbish with I.T. have a good week regards mick .

[Faraj Gasimov]

Hello everybody!

I just joined the club and have a question:

I have free 10 kg of Phillips Flat Wood Screws, like this one but black.

Dimensions are: length - 1 1/2". Diameter is 3mm. 

Which Kreg Jig Set is most suitable for this type of screw?

Thank you in advance!

Faraj from Baku