I got my monthly E-mail From Highland Woodworking and seen this in it. http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/kreg-toolboxx-complete-system.aspx
I was wanting to find out some more info on this kit, but I could not find any thing on it at http://www.kregtool.com/.
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Mike Berger said:Check out the Husky Model # 17187311 available at Home Depot for $29.97.Oh so busted! It always gets me when companies simply take a cheap product, slap their colors and logo on it and jack the price up 3 fold... not just singling out Kreg here, Festool is probably the real king of 'brand jacking'.
Don't get me all wrong here, the Kreg case is quite nice but unfortunately I don't see it as being much better than the case that they had before..... after all, you are best to mount your Kreg Jig to a base to use it properly, right?
If Kreg really wanted to make a useful and proprietary containment system for their tools then they should have made the tool useful while still in the case; essentially they could have modeled their branded [plastic] case after some of the excellent wooden/metal examples of cases & bases shown by members right here on this very website!
Hey Kreg, way to overlook your greatest asset when designing a new product. Better luck next time.
DC
Looks nice, but $60 for a plastic box?
Jerry,
As you can see in some of the replies, there are other such boxes from other suppliers available. I got mine at Home Depot for $30.00. Not only cheaper but it is 2" deeper, more space. The one Home Depot offers is from Husky. I have seen one of the replies lable it "junk" He just looked at it as I read it. I have owned mine for 1yr+ and have not found such to be true. My only mistake is not buying 2. I will get a second and possibly a third.
Jerry said:
I want one, why the limited availability?
I will probably buy the box with the screws, but I have everything else. I've already bought the Blu-Kote screw assortment and have a second on order to use for screw storage. This box might not work as well as you might think once you have the Master Set installed on a reasonable base. I think I will just add a handle on the project Master Base that also holds the screws and tools. It's important to have a solid mounted base to work with, and is nearly impossible to use without one.
I guess it depends on what you are building, but I have found it so much easier to clamp my wood and move the jig than vis versa. I have a Rockler clamp that can stabilize a full sheet of plywood (and all sizes up to that).
Walt said:I will probably buy the box with the screws, but I have everything else. I've already bought the Blu-Kote screw assortment and have a second on order to use for screw storage. This box might not work as well as you might think once you have the Master Set installed on a reasonable base. I think I will just add a handle on the project Master Base that also holds the screws and tools. It's important to have a solid mounted base to work with, and is nearly impossible to use without one.
home depot was selling this same tool box no tools or screws for about $30.00
and also sears.
Why spend 60.00 for a kreg labels box? I have a box that I use that I bought from Costco for 10.00 that looks almost exactly like the box they are selling.. I guess if you are going to buy the kreg tool with the box it is great..
Did you forget that it comes with $30 or $40 worth of screws?
I already know what I'm going to do - buy the more expensive version with all the stuff, and then give my old one away to my brother for Christmas or his birthday. New toolbox and a new jig!
Glenn Thomas said:
Why spend 60.00 for a kreg labels box? I have a box that I use that I bought from Costco for 10.00 that looks almost exactly like the box they are selling.. I guess if you are going to buy the kreg tool with the box it is great..
Which clamp is this??
Gail Wyse said:I guess it depends on what you are building, but I have found it so much easier to clamp my wood and move the jig than vis versa. I have a Rockler clamp that can stabilize a full sheet of plywood (and all sizes up to that).
Walt said:I will probably buy the box with the screws, but I have everything else. I've already bought the Blu-Kote screw assortment and have a second on order to use for screw storage. This box might not work as well as you might think once you have the Master Set installed on a reasonable base. I think I will just add a handle on the project Master Base that also holds the screws and tools. It's important to have a solid mounted base to work with, and is nearly impossible to use without one.
Sorry, That's a Rockwell (not Rockler) jawhorse w/plywood accessory.
John Schaben said:Which clamp is this??
Gail Wyse said:I guess it depends on what you are building, but I have found it so much easier to clamp my wood and move the jig than vis versa. I have a Rockler clamp that can stabilize a full sheet of plywood (and all sizes up to that).
Walt said:I will probably buy the box with the screws, but I have everything else. I've already bought the Blu-Kote screw assortment and have a second on order to use for screw storage. This box might not work as well as you might think once you have the Master Set installed on a reasonable base. I think I will just add a handle on the project Master Base that also holds the screws and tools. It's important to have a solid mounted base to work with, and is nearly impossible to use without one.
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