Kitchen fitters - what worktop jig are you using?

Kitchen fitters - what worktop jig are you using?

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Blakeatron

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2,515 posts

174 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Our trusty 10+ year old Hafele jig is due for replacement - stick to Hafele again or has anyone a better one?

hedgefinder

3,418 posts

171 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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I have to be honest and say that I havent used a worktop jig much for a number of years as all my jobs tend to be solid wood or stone.
But, when I did although I have an all signing and dancing huge £300 (18 years ago!)jig with aluminium pins and a multitude of settings I still always used the cheap as chips UNIKA jig which was £50 18 years ago..... as its just so much more convenient to carry about and if just doing simple worktop joints why use anything else??

It tends to be the user and not which jig used that gets perfect joints.
Cheap easy to carry about jig would be my choice and there are a load of people making them now, mostly to the same spec.

paulrockliffe

15,718 posts

228 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Not trade, but I got perfect results with a Silverline jig, which was very cheap.

Neil - YVM

1,310 posts

200 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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I've used a Trend Combi 650 for years. Recently 'lost' it and bought new Trend version. New one is so much thinner, and pegs rather than the exact depth stop.
So searched for a perfect condition Combi 650 and bought that.
New isn't always better

DrDeAtH

3,588 posts

233 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Unika multi purpose jig here. Cut plenty of worktops with it, nice fit on the joints.