Great Tool!! Ordered it on Tuesday, was on my doorstep Thursday. Assembly was a breeze. A lot of thought went into this jig. My project just got a lot easier!! Stuff like this makes you proud to be an American!!
I just finished replacing my carpeted stair with hardwood treads. Your jig made my rookie effort look like a professional job. Thank you for the jig (well worth $45) and for all your instructional videos.
jhjjr1961 Great feedback. I really appreciate it. I'm really glad the jig helped out. Send me some pics of your finished project and I'll post em over on the website. I'd like to see it turned out!
Another order coming your way... appreciate the time you take to put these videos together. you do a great job. happy to support the college book fund.
I watched your first video and was impressed and thought about the bolts protruding and lo and behold your improved jig has solved the problem beautifully.
I just want to thank you for your idea. I made one like your rudimentary version (mine was even more rudimentary, haha). Anyway, it worked! I did the stairs by myself and they look great. Well, most of them look great, and a few have a bit of a gap. I think it was due to the rocking problem you described, which took me a few times to really get the marking right. I am very happy with the project and could not have done it without your video. I'm not sure if I need to worry about the gaps. There are a few 3/16" gaps between the wall and the stairs and a few between the tread and the riser. Maybe just a little clear or wood colored caulk would make the gap less noticeable or wall-colored paintable caulk along the wall. I don't know.... it might make it look worse. Let me know if you have a suggestion; but everyone that sees the steps from the bottom (where I finished the project, hence where my skills had been honed) is very impressed.
Great jig, I saw the first jig you made and thought the fact that it wouldn't sit flat was a slight problem, but this new one covers that problem just fine. Thanks for your help.
I just placed my order... This will certainly ease the process of replacing my stair treads and risers. Great way to improve the fit and finish of the final product !!!!! Thank you !!!!
Ordered one late night this past Sunday. Next morning just before seven in morning, had an email that said shipping label created and the package was on the way.I received it today in Philadelphia, Wednesday. I wish all shops operated like this,keep up the great work. By the way terrific jig,gonna come in handy THNX
don m Thank you for posting the great feedback, Don. I really appreciate it. I try to get these things out right away and succeed in that most of the time. I really appreciate you buying one and I hope it helps out with your project. Lemme know if I can ever help out. Good luck!
Great design on the jig. Glad to see someone who takes quality control seriously, and not as a joke. Keep up the great work and video(s). It paid to watch your video because I learned something. I think that's why youtube is such a great thing.
Great video, great presentation, great tool. It's guys like you, that made America great. Hope you make bundles of money with your handy device that is helping many!
Hondo Stone Thank you for the kind words. I really do appreciate it. Not making bundles of money yet but it has helped out a little bit with some of my kid's college expenses. I'm grateful for that!
I was wondering if I could do the job myself and decided with your jig I can do it. Thanks so much for putting it out. I'm happy to help pay for college/trade school costs.
Just bought one for myself. Built one from using your other video. But as a recent graduate student, I couldn't pass up helping you and your son. As a former Airborne Infantryman, tell your son [after he graduates] if he finds that the 9 to 5 grind is not doing it for him, the 82nd Airborne Division and the Army can always use another great Officer. Have a great week!
Michael Redfern Thanks Michael. I really appreciate the order. I just printed your shipping label and I'll get it on the way tomorrow. Lemme know if I can ever help out. BTW, Marine Gulf War grunt here. Semper Fi!
When I watched your first stair jig video, your improvements in this video were exactly what went through my mind... Good to see you are always thinking of improving!
Can wait to get this from you.... U have inspired me and hubby to change the carpet in stairs to wood.... Just need to get our material n mill of round stairs but this tool is in top of our list to start our project.........
well i'm sure glade i came across your video! as i was watching it i saw your problem of it not laying flat. so when i made mine i countersunk my bolts. thanks it's guys like you that make us still believe in our follow man...
I like this better than the first, and am looking forward to the project, but like many of us, I have others to do as well as work in my garden and this week is VBS at church, so just a bit busy for an old retired feller who needs about 10 more hours in a day to get my naps and my work done! I have found that being retired, I no longer leave the office!
Feddie, nice job on the upgrade. One idea comes to mind for a small improvement would be to make the outer 90 degree board slightly wider and then drill the hole off center to make it easier to grasp the knob. Then even those larger knobs you had would have worked.
Thanks for the great videos. I'm amaized at the quality of the videos you've produced and the level of detail in each one. I'm interested in building a large pole barn this summer around 40 by 60 feet and your video series has answered many questions for me. Keep up the good work. Todd from New Hampshire.
Thanks for the kind words, Todd. I really appreciate it. I'm glad the videos have helped you out. It inspires me! Good luck on your barn and lemme know how it goes.
awesome video. Wish you would have had this up last summer when i redid my mom's stairs. I think I'm going to get one of these though for myself since I'm going to be buying my own house soon. Great videos.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the great feedback. Let me know if you have any trouble buying one by clicking through the links on the website. I just put that together tonight and I'm not really much good at website stuff. Ha!
Great job, one miner thoug. Is it difficult to line up the side wings on the tread material. Would it not have been better if the middle main streacher was at the back instead of the middle? That way you could line it up with the back line of the tread.
Can a slot be cut in the vertical angle finding ends so I can turn them in and slide them towards the center of the jig for easier storage. The jig would be shorty over all and the ends would be protected whilst not in use
I've still got to do the stairs in our garage conversion. Have three treads to do, which is nothing big. I'd considered doing the treads first and THEN do the skirt boards like in the old days, but eesh, that'll be so much work. I'm going to go the skirts first to simplify and hope that years down the road, a gap doesn't open up from tread shrinkage.
I'll tell you Scott, my stairs took longer to do than framing the whole house! It's no easy job. Mine stairs have not had any gaps develop through the change of seasons. Good luck!
Hey man...I came across your page looking for a diy staircase drawers and even though I have no need for your Jig, I'm going to order one! Awsome inovation....keep it up!
Scott Young Thanks for watching, Scott. And thank you for the order. I really appreciate it and I hope it helps out with your project. I'll get it on the way Monday morning!
Hey Feddie, I received it in the mail yesterday. Looks great! Now if I can get the weather out of the 30's maybe I can start on my stairs. Thanks again!
How about a layout tool for doing handrails and balusters. So you can lay the jig down drill the center hole and locate it on the handrail this may require a leval also. But balusters have to be a mim and max distance apart by code, this might change by what type of material you use, the jig would have to figure this also so they always meet code no matter if you use wood or metal parts. The tool just helps you locate the center of the hole to drill without a lot of math, then helps you land the top edge, and cut your angle at the correct heights. To meet code requirements. But as well know codes change, the tool has to adapt to the new rules. Besides all this mine were nailed in with 18ga finished nails, these are not very strong. A book to teach the correct ways to install stairs would also be good.
Question: Isn't it important to align the long axis of the jig with the face of the riser? Otherwise, the ends may fit perfectly but the long axis of the tread may not meet the riser.
If you butt the wings of the jig against the riser it will automatically be in a straight line. Imagine a straight line between 2 points.... Then when you align it on the tread the edge of the tread becomes the straight line between the 2 points.
Just ordered one from your website. I should've just made one to practice my shop skills but your comment on school textbooks tipped the balance for me! I'm a professor, and always try to find the cheapest textbooks for my students--texts are criminally expensive! All best for Christmas etc.
ALISTAIR Q. Howard Thank you for ordering a jig. I really appreciate it. I sent it out last week so you ought to betting it soon. Thanks for helping the college fund! He's a good student but tuition, dorm, and books are a heavy weight. Not to mention spending the last two summers in China going to summer school!
Steve Small Hey Steve, I shipped it the next business day which was Monday. The tracking show it is scheduled for delivery today. Lemme know if you don't get it.
Kenny Kemp Thanks for watching, Kenny. The minimum width on the standard jig is about 33.25". I can make them a tad smaller if you need. Seems like the smallest one I custom made was about 26"? Just send me an email at blazingnailgun@gmail.com and we can figure something out.
Freddie I know in the very first video of the stair jig you said the knobs where expensive. Here is a source that will even send you free samples. It's called alliance plastic. Look them over they have a boat load of neat supplies
Great videos! My only complaint is that I didn't come across this sooner as I have JUST FINISHED installing new stair treads & risers dammit!!! lol... Anyhow, I think it's a pretty good tool to have & I'm looking to add it to my tool collection... I think everyone should support local/small businesses!!
jes2tngo Thanks so much. I really appreciate your support by watching the video and ordering a jig. I hope it helps out with your project. Lemme know if I can help out somehow.
Tina Mohl Thanks for watching, Tina. The basic jig will not measure that wide, however, I do make a custom jig that will. I usually just make these whenever someone requests one but I actually have one in stock right now that I could send out to you on Monday. If you will send me an email I will give you a price and work out the payment stuff. blazingnailgun@gmail.com
Thanks for watching Graham. The roof is all done except for the ridge cap and trim. Hope to finish up this weekend. I have some pics on my Google+ page. I built a model of the roof yesterday so I can shoot the "how I did it" part of the video so I hope to get some footage posted soon.
I made one of these... I have one question. Have you been able to take one for the other on what is there? I spilled my paint on it and tried to stain. Where is the other way? Have you been on for it?
I'm sending you 20 dollars for the "plans" you just outlined... I don't want anything for it because I used your plan to build one. I think the guy that is designing things to make our lives easier deserves to be paid and supported. I'm a hobbyist that is finding a lot wrong with my house. The stairs being one of them. This design will make my work quick (and I won't be paying 120 each step to have someone else do a crappy job either).. Thank you VERY much blazingnailgun!! Tell me how I can donate. Your website doesn't seem to have that (or I overlooked it)..
Hey Steven. Seems like the last one I sent there was about $70-$75 USD for shipping. The design is very much improved over the one you saw in the video. Follow the link provided in the video description box to see the new design. Thanks for watching!
Although I am fully capable of building one of these, I have a rush job to repair several split treads on a staircase and time is money. I'll just add the cost to the price of the job and help the college fund :-) Many thanks.
Hey did you once said you avoid buying those $50 tread jig not your selling it for $60! LOL anyway I have 68" width so I probably will make just make one. But keep up the good do you do furniture too?
Marty Boyle Thanks for watching Marty. Yes, I have sent three to the UK. Shipping is around $45USD and it takes a couple of weeks to get there. My customers have told me that they also had to pay some kind of duty/VAT once it arrived. Seems like it was about 20 bucks?
You might check for patents before you decide to sell your jig.. I'm pretty sure a guy Named Les Hewston out of Paradise CA has a patent on that same exact jig.. He calls it the trim gauge pro..
Say could you do a video on your security camera system. I am going to put one in my building. I have found what they call a Siamese cable on ebay that has a coax and two 18 gauge power leads all in one cable. What did you use to bring power to all your cameras
I could show the system I have but honestly I don't have a lot of expertise on the tech side of the cameras. My cameras have a power cable AND a RG-6 running to them. It was a lot of wiring but I was able to pull everything before drywall went up so it wasn't too bad.
I hope to god you get rich from this...other stores/places are charging a ridiculous amount of money...thanks bud..although I could probably make this at home the amount of wood and my inability to measure correctly on the first 6 cuts make buying it from you a no brainer...60.00 on your website and over 100.00 from other brands at the big box stores...thanks again!!!!
You're very kind Chris. I haven't gotten rich off of them but I have sold a lot od them for sure. Iit got one kid through college and the last one through one year so far. I'm making a batch of them as we speak. :-). Follow my weekly vlog that I post on the channel every Sunday and see all the things I am up to. I'd love to have you come along for the ride as I grow my self and my business!
If your wall frames are so far out that you need to cut your treads significantly out of square, then you need to fix your walls. I've been building stairs for most of my 30 years as a carpenter and I've never built a staircase out of square.
take a look at this ebay auction here is the number 121037255411 this is the cable I thought I would use to wire my camera system. Because ever camera needs a power source it beats putting power at ever camera and the can terminate it all back to a centeral location like you did.
Man what a job I have been research doing my own security system for a few years now and ran across this and it's real cheap. Say in the light scene in your shop do you camera's shoot night vision. And the whole deal is pretty crazy. Say I looked at the website template site which level do you use?
Jig is ok for THREADS, but, Sometimes YOUR side WINGS MAYBE TOO LONG for RISERS at 12 Inches. in length ……. average Riser is 7 inches.. Depends on the order of installation .. Not a big Deal to make some.. but Excellent Idea ..
OK,, your Right ,,, on your style, because then no board will be there.. to interfere !!! Did you see THIS OLD House Show where they use a Technique where they show No Screws or Nails in the Threads . I Do have the Video File …. its real cool on how they use supports screwed to the threads underneath. They Start from the Top and work down
Thanks Tim! I really appreciate it. I'm working on one last iteration in the development of the jig. Looking at using HDPE. I've cut some prototypes so now I'm just trying to source the material at a good price so I can keep the price down for my customers.
