Pocket hole jig broke mid-build on a kitchen cabinet last Saturday

I was about 20 screws into assembling a set of uppers for a client in Oak Ridge when the drill bit snapped clean off inside the jig. That little spring loaded pin that centers the bit just gave up. I had to stop everything, dig out the broken bit with pliers, and finish the rest with my old school Kreg jig that I keep in the truck for backups. Took me an extra hour. Anyone else had issues with those cheap plastic guides on newer jigs?

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jessica8411mo ago

Those plastic guides really don't hold up like the older metal ones.

val9491mo ago

Wait, the newer ones are plastic now? I had no idea they switched from metal, thats wild. Seriously, plastic guides probably snap if you bump em wrong, what a downgrade.