Comments on: Getting Jiggy With Shelving Holes http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: TL http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-108564 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:39:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-108564 I've got this jig and love it. I would much rather drag around my cordless drill than the full sized router any day. I’ve got this jig and love it. I would much rather drag around my cordless drill than the full sized router any day.

]]> by: Sheldon McGee http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107693 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:36:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107693 I just do it the way I learned on TV probably from Norm. I made the jig in less time that it would take to drive to Rockler. I usually create the holes after the cabinet is made. Basically, you cut a piece of plywood and make it about 4 inches wide. Then you mark out where you want the holes. Using a drill press and a 1/2 fornester (I can't spell) bit to drill big holes that will fit perfectly with the brass collar that you put on your router. Clamp the new jig to the cabinet and using a 1/4 inch spiral bit on a plunge router set to the right depth. Perfectly space holes with very little tear out and done quickly. If you have a large cabinet you can make one long jig so you don't have to keep moving it. I just do it the way I learned on TV probably from Norm. I made the jig in less time that it would take to drive to Rockler. I usually create the holes after the cabinet is made. Basically, you cut a piece of plywood and make it about 4 inches wide. Then you mark out where you want the holes. Using a drill press and a 1/2 fornester (I can’t spell) bit to drill big holes that will fit perfectly with the brass collar that you put on your router. Clamp the new jig to the cabinet and using a 1/4 inch spiral bit on a plunge router set to the right depth. Perfectly space holes with very little tear out and done quickly. If you have a large cabinet you can make one long jig so you don’t have to keep moving it.

]]> by: Simon http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107363 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:16:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107363 IKEA has a cheap version of this for handle installations IKEA has a cheap version of this for handle installations

]]> by: Steve Thompson http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107296 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:49:22 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107296 I'd like to have one of these, but I just finished a kitchen and used pegboard and a Vicks bit. Besides durability, the pegboard worked fine. I’d like to have one of these, but I just finished a kitchen and used pegboard and a Vicks bit. Besides durability, the pegboard worked fine.

]]> by: Roscoe http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107284 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:14:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107284 I bought this exact jig several years ago and it was well worth it. The key to the hole system is really the spring loaded bit with collar that fits perfectly in the template holes. Every hole is square and the exact same depth, and since the bit doesn't touch the template, there is no wear. This is also better than a router, because you can fit the jig in finished cabinets where a router would require you to plan ahead. I bought this exact jig several years ago and it was well worth it. The key to the hole system is really the spring loaded bit with collar that fits perfectly in the template holes. Every hole is square and the exact same depth, and since the bit doesn’t touch the template, there is no wear.

This is also better than a router, because you can fit the jig in finished cabinets where a router would require you to plan ahead.

]]> by: Kyle http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107273 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:32:11 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/20/getting-jiggy-with-shelving-holes/#comment-107273 I can see this being worth it if you do this type of thing a lot, but for the rare use, you can use a piece of pegboard..... I can see this being worth it if you do this type of thing a lot, but for the rare use, you can use a piece of pegboard…..

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