K3 upgrade

[Scott Bastian]

I have a K3 and my nextdoor neighbor has the new K4 he really wants to get a clamping body for a K3.  Does anyone have a source for just a clamping body?

[Wayne Mclellan]

Have a look at Woodentoolcompany's utube channel.  There is a way to improve both k3 and k4 jigs that make them alot faster.  Look under k3 on a foot lever.  The video's show how to build a simple jig that enables user to open and close the clamp with your foot rather than by hand thus taking the step of setting the drill down everytime between holes.    Turns both kinds of jigs into super jigs!

[Paul Jones]

There's one on eBay. Last bid $28 plus $15 shipping so far.

[Gary roofner]

http://www.kregtool.com/Kreg-K3-FrontSided-Clamping-Base-Prodview.html 

Here from kreg. About $13 to ship.

[Scott]

$13 to ship!

Dealing with large panels is a huge pain, and the $69 tag a little on the 'generous-to-Kreg' side, but geeze, another $13 on top of that is kinda irksome...

And when were they going to tell anyone? This is what the K4 should have been all along.

Scott

Owner of at least one of nearly every Kreg jig they offer, drawer installation included, along with the shelf pin jig, and more than my share of clamps too.

Gary roofner said:

http://www.kregtool.com/Kreg-K3-FrontSided-Clamping-Base-Prodview.html 

Here from kreg. About $13 to ship.