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Pros & Cons
Pros
It's a little overpriced, but it has been invaluable for my projects! It's very easy to use and secures the joint very well. These are a little pricey, but if you are going to be doing more than a little ph joinery, having at least a couple of these i... Read More
The automax clamp holds the two pieces together while you screw them together. When using kreg * to hide screw holding, it's really the only solution for keeping the joint exactly where you want it. What you then need to do is mount an additional boar... Read More
The automax feature is everything they say it is, adjust clamping force once. The automatic tension feature is nice, but can be tricky to figure out. But is not just perfect.
Cons
One clamp works great and the other will barely clamp no matter how much you adjust it. Going from say (1/2) material to something like a 2x4 makes closing the clamp almost impossible without adjusting the clamp. Kreg claims that it will work on 1/2 m... Read More
This version slips no matter how much you tighten the adjuster nut. Totally un-adjustable. It splits wood and the automaxx doesn’t auto anything.
Highlights
Quality
The build quality is very good the tightness adjustment is easy and intuitive
Doing a kitchen upgrade and moving a cabinet to replace with the one i made
My only complaint is that while it’s a good clamp it’s just simply ridiculously over priced as it’s nice but it has parts that ... Read More
Clamp works well but if your work tilts with the clamp in place it can rip out the pocket hole
Packaging/appearance
However the the right angle insert the cylindrical claw can not be inserted into pocket holes made using the kreg micro jig
Straight out of the box they didnt want to work right
Competitiveness
Nice addition to my kreg k4 master kit
My only complaint is that its too small by about 14 to join 2x4s
Here is the complete response from kreg describing the reset procedure
They may be pricey but cheaper than at menards
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- This product had a total of 2,447 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 15 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The review where he said it destroyed item he was building has the adjustment just set wrong
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That means its too tight and it may damage wood
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It specifically did not do what it was advertised to do
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I read some reviews and found others had the same problem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I contacted kreg technical services by email you can find the address on their website
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But since it does not i will copy it here for anyone interested in buying this tool
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Here is the complete response from kreg describing the reset procedure
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Thank you for contacting kreg tool
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