Starting a series, a quick read, quite visual, things that I find really very handy for a small shop DIY woodwork / jack of a few trades, most certainly not a master of many, might find really handy… This first set of right angle clamps have come in super handy! The first couple of times you use them, it can be tricky to get them into position on your own, but after a couple of turns you’ll be just fine.
What are they for?
If you’re screwing stuff together at right angles, these clamps clamp into place on your material and hold it steady! In this case below I was using pocket holes, the right angle clamps held the 15mm plywood sheets together perfectly while I got my stuff together and fixed them in place.
The other handy tool - though some will say it’s kinda cheating, but if you’re just making essentially ply boxes, it’s fiiiine… PocketHoles are GREAT - quick and easy.
Get a Kreg K5 kit… it’s a bit more expensive than just the jig on its own, but super handy to get your pocket holes done with one hand - like I said “One person” …you can see below I have a 900x400 long sheet of 15mm plywood standing up on its own in the K5 - Helps with handling while you drill the holes… I’ve used this thing so many times!
The Kreg K5 Master System kit is now available on Amazon for $451.44 and comes with the Kreg Jig, the wings (you can see out each side under my plywood) as well as the drill and driver bits, screws, plugs, the HD jig (You can use it standalone) and a clamp, too… Oh, and mine came in that carry case points up..
Get the Kreg K5 Master System Kit-a-ma-jig on Amazon
I get all my Robertson Square Drive screws from Screw It Screws - Check them out: https://www.screwit.com.au/
All of my general purpose screws come from the exceptionally good looking and talented crew at NPX Fasteners: https://npxfasteners.com.au/