Cabinet Hardware Jig Tool Both Inch and Metric，for Handles and Knobs Drawer Guide Jig on Doors and Drawer Fronts-Red

This is a really great tool if you think like a novice. This is the very first time I’ve done this and it went perfectly. I put the steps below, along with four separate images, on how I did this. I mean no disrespect to the pros out there, but I simply ignored the measurements on the tool. As a matter of fact, if they didn’t put any markings on this tool, it would still work great for what I was doing. The important part is the set-up, which took me about ten minutes. After that, it took me about twenty minutes to install seventeen handles. That’s about one every minute. Really – you’ll be amazed.Step 1: The SET-UP - Using just your hand, position your hardware where you want it and mark off the bottom on three sides with painter’s tape (see the image). I had pulled three pieces of tape off the roll and stuck them to my forearm before I got started.Step 2: Find the center between the pieces of tape on each side and mark that spot. I used a cross marking (see image). DON’T think too much into it. Don’t worry about exactly where the screw hole is. Just make a mark and move on.Step 3: Align the bottom guide hole with the marking you just made and snug up the retaining screw. Here’s what you need to know; the guide that comes with the additional piece, the flat piece that has the extra screw that holds the jib to the edge. You just need to place that somewhere at the bottom of the ruler part. It doesn’t matter where you place it. Just put it on the bottom and tighten the screws so it doesn’t move. the next guide up becomes the guide for the bottom of the hardware as I am showing it here. (It could be the top of the hardware if you have the jigs orientation flipped, but you get the idea). Note: I took this picture after the fact, so your jig won’t have the tape on it yet at this point. Just ignore it in the image.Step 4: Loosely mount your hardware onto the jig. IMPORTANT – the only piece on the jig that should be loose and movable at this point is the top large cross-member piece that has the additional ruler. The two small guides should be firmly in place at this point. If not then start over. Loosely mount the bottom of your hardware then slide the large upper guide in place so you can attach a screw to the top part of the hardware. Make sure your hardware is loose in the jig. You should be able to wiggle it a little. Next, tighten down all the remaining guide retaining screws. DON’T REMOVE THE HARDWARE just yet.Step 5: Next I put painter’s tape on the jig in such a way that I could see at a glance if the guides moved at any point during the hardware installation. Yes, the picture doesn’t show the hardware on the jig, but yours should be there. Next, I wrapped a pair of pliers with electrical tape and used them to snug up all the retaining screws one last time. Afterward, I made sure my hardware was still loose in the jig. Now – REMOVE THE HARDWARE. This step marks the END OF THE SET-UP. You only have to do the above steps ONCE. Your jig is now set. All you need to do next is repeat Steps 6 and 8 for each handle. Step seven is optional and I only did it once at the beginning.Step 6: Next, using a *good* center-punch, (I have an awesome Neiko 02638A, you can get right here on Amazon), punch a mark through each guide hole to mark your hardware position on your cabinet. I opted out of drilling through the jig. It was just my preference. I didn’t feel like I would have good control over both the jig and the drill if I did it that way.Step 7: (Optional) You can verify your punch marks if you wish (see image). I did this only on my first one.Step 8: Using a really good drill bit that’s the same diameter as your screw, drill your holes at each mark. Mount your hardware and you are done. Now just repeat steps 6 and 8 for each handle. As a time-saver, I went around and made all my punch marks at every location first. Then I put the jig down at this point.I hope this helped someone out there.

This worked great. The holes are all even and perfectly aligned. Good quality. Easy to use. Highly recommend it if you are putting up handles. Easy to adjust between handle sizes.

After messing up two cabinet pulls with my homemade jig (one not perfectly spaced and one not fully plumb), I decided to purchase this jig. Seriously, why did I wait so long!!!??? I have remodeled 3 kitchens in the last two years and if I had know that this jig would be so handy, I would have bought it two years ago.A few reviews mentioned that the spacers moved on them because the set screws did not fully tighten. I did not have that problem, but I did check the accuracy a couple of times when I bumped the jig during use. I also marked on the jig with a marker (a tiny mark) so I could tell with a glance that it was still in the correct place. The jig I purchased has the stainless steel ruler so a quick wipe with some rubbing alcohol took my ink mark right off.The jig doesn't have any instructions, but at the same time, I am not entirely sure that you need them. I simply put the cabinet pull screws through the bushing holes and attached my pull to the jig to get the placement set up and then tightened down the set screws. Since the bushings are made of metal (brass?) I used them for my drill guide and had no problem. I do recommend using clamps to hold the jig in place rather than trying to hold it with your hand while you drill.Using this jig I was able to correct the two cabinets that I messed up in a way that makes it not noticable to anyone without taking off the cabinet pull - which make me very happy. I also was able to move along much more quickly than I could using my homemade jig. I like this jig so much that I recommended it to my handyman brother-in-law who purchased it and is also very happy with the purchase. He said he was able to install the pulls in his kitchen in half the time that it usually takes him.If you are on the fence, go ahead and make the purchase, I think you will be happy you did.

The more I use this guide the easier it gets. Installed new hardware on approx 20 cabinet doors and drawers 1st time I used it. Seems to be good quality aluminum with hardened drill guides. Easy set up once you know where to locate the 1st pull.

Much better than the plastic ones.

This tool is good for the money when installing pulls for drawers and doors. Easy to set your hole spacing.The problem I had was the attachment for the drawers did not set it completely perpendicular. It was probably off by a few degrees, making that piece almost useless unless you didn't tighten it and held it with one hand.Overall I was pleased, but it would be better if they corrected this issue because on a job with multiple drawers of the same size it would be a lot easier and quicker to install pulls if the perpendicular piece locked at a true 90 degrees.

Once you work with this a little, it really is a time saver for replicating measurements quickly on cabinet doors. A bit pricey I think, but well-made and sturdy and was worth it to me!

The product was exactly like it was supposed to very, very happy