Lowes: lowes.sjv.io/BXkj14 Amazon: amzn.to/2Cnlj6Q Replacement Bit: amzn.to/2CmgHhj Kreg's concealed hinge jig KHI-HINGE is a great solution for DIY cabinet door installation.
Helpful. One item for those that may need to make 35mm holes LESS than 1/2 inch depth (i.e. my hinges required 7/16). Just slip one or more half inch washers over the large portion of the shaft between the jig and stop. I used just one and the hinges fit perfectly.
Thank you! Another improvement I would like to see on this cool little jig is 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, etc... distance adjuster that you dial in with the screw driver. You got a new sub.
Thanks. I found the hinge instructions to be very daunting to decipher. Looks like you got your hinge from HD (Liberty Hardware), identical to my instruction sheet. You nailed it and saved me a ton of time and probably prevented me from ruining the doors I built. Great job!
Great jig.. can't fault it for what I needed. Had to make a new door for the kitchen cupboard...did the job in no time at all. Others may differ and buy different tools, but I love it.
I used this on my cabinet job today at home. You mentioned it clogs with shavings after each drill. I found once you unlock from jig if you run drill and hold the plastic piece it will spin and throw out all shavings. Just thought I would share. Great video. Very helpful.
Hi There Nathan, this is Shelton Brower (Shane's son) This is a nice channel you got going on here! You have way more subscribers( and tools come to think of it) than I do LOL.I post mostly hunting videos myself, but I will be sure to follow your videos. Take it easy, God Bless!
Great video. I just purchased one and used it on 4 doors. Worked okay. Not a bad jig for a DIY’er (as you mentioned). However, I found that there was a little too much play in the 1/16” guides for the screws to get consistent hole locations. You really have to be ultra careful to stay at 90 degrees. Because of the play, it’s easy to be slightly off. (And I agree, metal inserts would be nice from a durability perspective). All in all though, not bad for $30. You can pay a lot more for other jigs elsewhere.
Good job. Helped me a lot. Well done on your presentation. You should give a class to these tubers on how to give presentations. You broke it down as we use to say in the military “Barney style”
One thing I like about the jig is the alignment marks on the edge. Just align jig to the top and bottom of the door with your desired distance from the ends of the stile. No measuring and marking required. If you want hinges farther away, then just put a spacer block past the end of the jig. However, if you have 3 or more hinges, then you do need to measure location as you showed.
Thank you. My cabinet doors were off for over a year. Bought a little outdated house alone in 2021 and the hinges on the kitchen cabinet doors were the wrong kind, with slits in the doors for the hinges to go through! I started putting them back on today (my dad refinished them and patched the slots).
Hi. Great video, thanks. How would you say the bit would perform on birch ply (as opposed to pine/chipboard etc)? I'm going to basically drill about 30 holes or less with it into 18mm BP. Cheers.
Have one myself. Great tool. However, one of the carbides broke off the Forstner bit after only the twentieth pocket drilled. Still worked for the last four pockets but made a lot of dust rather than shavings.
In your scenario with the required 20.5mm recommended from the door to the center of your wood, what setting did you put the jig at? 3,4,5,6? I noticed you found the middle of the door and drilled but with the overlay, did that rub when opening the door? Thanks. New subscriber here.
The 20.5mm specification for my hinges is from the edge of the door to the center of the 35mm hinge cup, not the center of the door stile. I put it at 3mm, since 20.5 - (35/2) = 3. I didn't have any rubbing when opening or closing the door - that offset amount is driven by the required clearance for the door overlay.
@@DoresoomReviews omg thank you! I watched your explanation again and a light bulb regarding mm and offset finally went off on my head! I'm going to be drilling 17 holes over the next 3 days for my new doors I'm building (finally completed 1 last night) but wanted to triple check to ensure I didn't use the won't setting on the jig. Thanks again!
Sent mine back a day after purchase. I initially thought it was quite good, then realised that every hole had pulled a few mm to the left. I had the jig firmly clamped down, so it hadn't moved. The bush for the drill is made of plastic and it's so sloppy that it pulls over to one side as you drill. Might get you out of a jam occasionally but I wouldn't use it for any serious work. Back to the router and home made jig for me, dusty but accurate.
if i want to decrease the door overlay on the hinge side (by 1/8") would I use an 1/8" spacer between the jig and and the edge of the door?...I already have the jig set at the minimum edge distance (#3 on the jig). Thanks for a clear concise review!
The door overlay is generally a property of the hinge, not something that can be changed by deviating from the manufacturer's installation instructions. Doing so can cause clearance problems between the door and the cabinet. However, since you're trying to decrease the overlay it might be ok to do in this case. I think your plan of a 1/8" spacer is the best solution if you decided to go that route.
Best video on the Kreg hing jig. Thanks. I just orderd one, but I am having problems finding 35mm inset hinges with 45mm screw placement. I found one with 48mm. You think it would work?
I think it will work, but I just wouldn't use the jig for the mounting screws. I'd use it for the 35mm recess, and then place the hinge in it, make sure it's parallel with the door frame, and then drill right through the hinge holes as a guide for the pilot holes. A self centering drill bit would make it easier, but shouldn't be necessary.
I found that not drilling the main hole in one pass works best. Drill part way, pull up to clear chips, then finish drilling hole. I did my 1st test cut by not clearing chips, and it made it difficult to unclog the chips.
Overlay is a property of the hinge, the gray stops are for hinge cup offset. Two entirely different things. Your hinge hardware should have come with instructions for how far in to mount the 35mm cups. Here's a good guide to concealed hinges: www.rockler.com/how-to/understanding-hinges/
Agreed re seeing the brass inserts... I've bought lots of Kreg jigs in the past and to be honest, with this one I feel the quality has gone down quite a bit. It works ok, but I noticed quite a bit if wobble in the main bit that was never a problem before. I would also like to see built in clamps rather than having to add loose clamps... Too time consuming. Let's face it, you're never doing two holes at a time. Also a vacuum port would be handy as it does clig A LOT!!!
Not a dumb question at all! If you have face frame cabinets, it's really easy. After installing the hinges on the door, just shim the door to the height you want it on the cabinets. Then leave it open and pilot drill then screw the hinges to the right height on the face frame. They should reference off the corner of the face frame for left/right and front/back, so you really only have to worry about height.
Hi. My cabinet box is 3/4" thick instead of 5/8" regular cabinet box. Do I need to add 1/8" or 3mm more on top of 3mm offset from the door edge for conceal hinge?
The door overlay is generally a property of the hinge, not something that can be changed by deviating from the manufacturer's installation instructions. Doing so can cause clearance problems between the door and the cabinet when you open it. Here's a good guide to concealed hinges: www.wwhardware.com/concealed-hinge-buying-guide/
Could just use a 1/16" center punch to put a dimple in the wood under the 2 holes and drill them after you remove the jig. I've drilled the pilot holes before the main one so I can just remove the whole jig and get rid og the shavings easier too
If you have face frames, there's only one degree of freedom for the hinges on the cabinet side. Just measure the height and line them up. Or if you really want a jig, Kreg recently released one: amzn.to/497ZOGX
My hinge instructions say 1/8 TO 1/4 inch from the edge of the door. So, I'm not really sure what to make of that. I guess maybe I'll experiment with a few pieces of scrap. (They are full overlay hinges, if that matters.)
That's weird, I've never seen that on a hinge specification. Maybe I just haven't worked with enough different types though. Testing on scrap sounds like an excellent idea!
If you have a non standard screw hole distance. Just drill the 35mm hole first then lay the hinge inside and use a self-centering drill bit which puts the hole right in the center of the hinge screw hole.
do your screw holes actually line up with the holes on the hinge? I've seen other reviews where lots of people are complaining that the small mounting holes don't ever line up properly with the hinge.
@@DoresoomReviews thanks! I can't find it now but it was another review that led me to yours.. the reviewer and a bunch of commentors said they didn't line up right with any hinge they tried! weird..
You don't need to use those screw holes on the jig. It's just as easy to use the holes in the hinges and a self centering drill bit. When you have set both hinges in the door, put a straight edge against hinges to get them aligned properly, then drill the screw holes..
What brand hinge did you use? I understand some require this tool be altered outside of its intention. Using a hinge that fits the parameters of jig would make this a lot easier!
I used these, and threw out the plastic 8mm inserts and just used the screws to mount them since the cup bears most of the weight: www.homedepot.com/p/Liberty-35-mm-105-Degree-1-2-in-Overlay-Face-Frame-Hinge-10-Pack-850304/203274047 They've been working great for my garage cabinets for the last 6 months, although being such a cheaper option they don't have a ton of adjustability range and one of the doors is a tiny bit off.
Thanks! I just realized my current cabinet uses a double demountable hinge. Will I still be able to use this kit and convert to a hidden hinge? I’m curious about cutting out the whole on the door and if it will even work
Without seeing pictures myself, I'd just say this Rockler guide would be your best bet on figuring it out: www.rockler.com/how-to/understanding-hinges/
I got mine for $29, but I find the bit isnt really that sharp and I have to really push to get it to cut, but since I only have 8 hinges to do it won't matter much
The cost of the jig with bit isn't much more than a 35mm bit by itself. I'm assuming Kreg will offer replacement bits at some point. They do sell pocket hole bits individually, so these may be available too.
You don't need a jig for that part. If you're doing face frame cabinets, just set the door at the height you want, clamp a support block under it, then open up the door and screw the hinges in. The only real degree of freedom is the door height, which the support block will constrain.
The door overlay actually isn't a property of the hinge that really affects the jig settings directly. The closest related parameter that comes into play is the 35mm hole offset from the edge of the door. The jig is adjustable to 3, 4, 5, or 6mm from the edge. So in summary, the hinge is what needs to be compatible with the door (same overlay parameters), and the jig needs to be compatible with the hinge (adjustable same offset parameters, and both using the 35mm hinge inset diameter). You won't really find a direct way to see if the door is compatible with the jig. Hope that makes sense.
So... this jig doesn't align the holes for the inside cabinet side of the hinge? Does Kreg even sell such a jig? The Milescraft version of this comes with one the attaches to the back of the concealed hinge jig for convenient storage. It also has a wider range of offset adjustment on the 'cams', and costs less.
You don't really need an alignment jig for installing the hinge to the cabinet if you're working with face frame cabinets. The only dimension you need to worry about is vertical door placement, which is easy to manage. So for most cases you won't really need the Milescraft secondary jig. But it does look like that model has some nice improvements like end stops and metal pilot hole guides.
@@DoresoomReviews you still need to set how far into the cabinet the hinge will be screwed, don't you. This jig aligns those holes at the depth. Not a big deal, but it is included. Yes, you can mark out the height and depth to pre-drill the holes, but you could do the same on the doors without a jig too. I feel it would be helpful for someone who hasn't done doors before, such as myself prior to purchasing one of these. For less money, you get a lot as you pointed out. Metal bushings for pilot holes AND the 35mm bit, wider span of offset, end stops and the secondary jig for cabinet install. I'm not sure what the bushing diameter is for their bit, but there have been complaints the Kreg uses a non-standard bit size to force the user into buying their bits to use in their jig. You may or may not have brought this up in the video also, I don't recall. Either way, I appreciate your review of this product as it ultimately led me to make an informed decision on a jig for my garage cabinet product :)
If you're doing face frame cabinets, the depth doesn't matter, since the hinge just butts up to the face frame. But for frameless cabinets you're right, it is necessary to set the hinge depth correctly. Glad I could help you decide on a jig!
Ha! Pay attention to the depth unless you don't mind cutting through the front of the door.. screw holes are easier than spitting out the window of a parked car..
Is this the one? amzn.to/2oqondp I hope it's good, at 10X the price! I can see how it would speed up the process though, with the built in clamps and not having to change bits out in the drill.
