Tried a new drawer slide jig and it threw everything off by 1/8 inch

I grabbed one of those cheap aluminum jigs from Amazon last week to speed up my drawer builds. First set of drawers came out with the slides sitting too low and the fronts wouldn't close right. Turns out the jig was stamped wrong on one side. I had to redo all 12 drawers by hand. Has anyone else had bad luck with those universal jigs?

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andrew85427d ago

1/8 inch? That's barely a shim. Are you sure it wasn't you?

holly_green8227d ago

Respectfully, @andrew854, I think an eighth of an inch can make a real difference if you're dealing with something that needs to sit flush or square up. It's not nothing when you're the one fighting with the fit.

smith.ray1d ago

Yeah I used to be the same way, I'd blame myself before the tool. But I had a similar issue with one of those jigs and when I put a square on it the thing was literally bent. It's wild how much trust we put in these mass produced things until they burn us.