forum threadBoschToolsFan posted Nov 10, 2025 04:03 PM
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forum threadBoschToolsFan posted Nov 10, 2025 04:03 PM
Kreg Rebel™ 20V Ionic Drive™ Pocket-Hole Joiner Kit, $299.99
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I guess if you are in the battery system, and are on the move doing pocket holes on a job site, then sure?
But for a shop, for this price you could spring for the kreg foreman which I think gives you more stability and doesn't require the battery system. Although I guess you lose the portability. But if portability is your need, then I don't know why you wouldn't just have a standard clap jig (like armor (now bora) or one of the 100$ kreg ones).
I guess if you are in the battery system, and are on the move doing pocket holes on a job site, then sure?
But for a shop, for this price you could spring for the kreg foreman which I think gives you more stability and doesn't require the battery system. Although I guess you lose the portability. But if portability is your need, then I don't know why you wouldn't just have a standard clap jig (like armor (now bora) or one of the 100$ kreg ones).
This is considerably faster than doing it with a separate drill
I guess if you are in the battery system, and are on the move doing pocket holes on a job site, then sure?
But for a shop, for this price you could spring for the kreg foreman which I think gives you more stability and doesn't require the battery system. Although I guess you lose the portability. But if portability is your need, then I don't know why you wouldn't just have a standard clap jig (like armor (now bora) or one of the 100$ kreg ones).
The utility of this over the Foreman is that you can bring the tool to the workpiece (i.e., for large pieces). From the reviews I've seen this certainly looks pretty fast. However, for me, I don't want a Foreman because I don't make enough pocket holes to justify the space. I don't want this one because it means another battery platform. I'm going to stick with my 720PRO (which, by the way, has the automatic workpiece thickness adjustment that this one doesn't).
I guess if you are in the battery system, and are on the move doing pocket holes on a job site, then sure?
But for a shop, for this price you could spring for the kreg foreman which I think gives you more stability and doesn't require the battery system. Although I guess you lose the portability. But if portability is your need, then I don't know why you wouldn't just have a standard clap jig (like armor (now bora) or one of the 100$ kreg ones).
To me the choice was: spend $170 on the 720 Pro jig, still have expensive pocket hole bits, etc. or various crappier ones, OR buy the specialized drill that I don't need clamps, jigs, etc. and can just bang them out rapidly for marginally more, assuming it is a buy once - which it should be other than replacing that bit one day.
It is stupid easy (even if I did let it jump a little and chunk some aluminum first go!) and I find more uses than I expected BECAUSE it just sits out, no setup, drill and keep going.
I even used it patching a cut I had to make in our drywall ceiling, was up against the joists BARELY on one side so I could not screw any new wood on that side to hold the patch, until I ran some 1x4 with pocket holes into the joist, screwed the other side as normal through drywall, patched, and done in like 5-10 minutes.
We laminate plywood battens onto plywood panels for 1" thick edge structure, then drill the pocket holes. Our "workpieces" in this case were 12' long. Benchtop drill guides are completely impractical and a domino is not an option as these screws are meant to be accessible and easily reversible for removing all side panels.
I tire of doing hundreds of these by hand with the smaller jigs, but I'm also very unenthusiastic about maintaining a Kreg battery platform for a tool that will get used not every month but run continuously when we do use it.
Unfortunately, in a rude-move, Kreg corporate pulled the plug on the corded version, presumably to push sales of this thing. I'm not really feeling the 14% off although I don't really see a better option on the market for our specific use case.
Although I appreciate the possible kitsch factor of owning a Kreg drill, at professional-tier prices, I expect their battery platform to flop. So I'll wait until this thing comes down in price, if it ever does.
What I'll probably do is make my own jig with 6 fixed drill-guide sleeves so we can clamp once and do 48" sections at a time.
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