Kreg Tool K5 Master System

I'm a DIY hobbyist and set out to build some cornhole boards with my boys. I initially purchased the Kregg K4 Master System from a local big box store. I had about 20 pocket screws to add to each corn hole board, with material of varying thickness and depth. The K4MS system makes changing depth really easy with the depth guides built into the side of the tool. However, the K4MS is a bit clunky when using the horizontal screw to change material thickness. This is kind of trial and error. While I was looking the other way, one of my boys removed the screw that changes material thickness, and this is where the problem started. For whatever reason, this would not thread back in. After 10 holes in I could no longer use the K4MS and had to return to the big box store. I purchased the K5MS given the board thickness was build on a slide rail system with a pressure clamp. This thing works so much better, and it's a heck of a lot faster. Also nice that it came with the wings and stop so that you can clamp to a larger piece of wood, and use the stop to ensure you set your pocket holes at the same place on each piece. I also purchase the case separately which has been awesome given the number of pieces this set comes with. It's nice that it even has space for the clamps. The only draw back is the depth gauge for the bit. This was easier/nicer to use on the K4. If you loose this thing you're out of luck which is why the storage box is handy. Anyway, I'd recommend the K5 over the K4.

I mounted mine on a board and put no skid strips on the bottom to make it even easier to use. They have covered everything with this design. Easy board thickness adjustment. Super easy to use clamping mechanism. Excellent dust collection. Storage trays with a chart showing what sizes and types of screws to use for different situations. The only weakness it has is the dust collection port. It is flimsy, comes off too easily and is designed in a way that makes it very difficult to get a hose attached without the adapter falling off. It is workable but poorly designed. The rest of the jig is perfect.

I'm new to pocket joinery. I noticed that Kreg has a couple different jigs. This particular one has the clamp handle in front, so when clamping a large piece of wood in the jig, you don't have to reach around the material to clamp it in place. This one also came with the wings and they really help to stabilize the jig when you don't have it mounted to a surface.

awesome tool for wood working!!! for a beginner like myself, super easy to use. i watched a couple of youtube videos just to be safe, but it works perfect. i ended up buying a few more of their jigs for my projects.

I bought this to use for rebuilding all of the face frames for the cabinets in our kitchen. I used 3/4" hard maple for the cabinets and pocket hole screws made for quick and strong joints with no gluing. This fixture made it very easy. I used a square to make sure the pocket holes were perpendicular to the joint although I don't think they actually need to be. One thing that I found was that it was really important to make sure that the end cuts of the rail pieces were perfectly square since that determined the overall squareness of my face frames. I appreciated the value of the included clamp to ensure that the faces were perfectly aligned together. But I also found that I had to clamp the joint pieces together to ensure that they wouldn't separate as I drove the screws in. I had one problem with splitting because I accidentally put a pocket hole too near the end of one piece. After that I was a little more careful to avoid that and I didn't have any more problems. This was my first time using pocket hole screws for joinery and I was impressed with how well they worked.

I upgraded from the 4 to the 5 and happy I did. When used as the directions say the clamp works great. The reviews and even you tube video that has an issue with the clamp didn't read the directions or didn't understand them. Everything works as it should.

Easy to use and solid joints. Wish it was a little less expensive.

The absolute best tool I own! I purchased this so I could make a set of cornhole boards for a friend, and have since used it to build a miter saw table, headboard, picture frame, and more! I am very new to woodworking, and found this tool very easy to use. Not having viable screws or holes on the outside of my work adds so much to the quality. I went back and forth between this and the K4, and while I have never used the K4, the K5 is very intuitive and easy to use. The wings store all of the accessories (except the clamp), so everything stays together. Having the clamp handle in the front makes tightening and adjusting the position of your project so easy. The quality and durability are very impressive as well, I am hard on my tools, and this feel like it will hold up for a very long time.

Lo compre especialmente para fabricar frentes de gabinetes de cocina y comprobé que son rápidas las uniones en dos libreros que fabrique completamente con los tornillos de estés sistema, en un día ensamble los libreros y las uniones son en verdad fuertes. La construcción es en plástico muy resistente y tiene mucha calidad, vale cada peso. Tengo un vídeo en mi canal llamado El atelier de maq para que veas todo lo que contiene. Como desventaja sólo veo alto el precio de los tornillos pero los puedes conseguir similares por fuera a mejor precio.

Great service n great tools

Yo lo compré de oferta, 2600 pesos. Pero aún en su precio actual vale la pena, sigue estando a mitad de precio de lo que lo vi en México en otros lugares. Viene con una pinzas que sirven bastante, si pueden compren el par. Y como vine con soportes laterales para piezas más o menos largas, ayuda mucho, más que otros paquetes de Creg que no lo traen. El desempeño es excepcional, se pueden crear uniones fácilmente y de gran calidad, ocultas y firmes. Muy, muy recomendable, de los mejor que he comprado en amazón y que no se encuentra fácil.

Easy to use and does a great job.

It saves you a lot of time and makes precise no hassle holes, making it really easy to put cabinets together.