Porter-Cable 511 Cylindrical Lock Boring Jig Lock Installation Kit
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Porter-Cable 511 Cylindrical Lock Boring Jig Lock Installation Kit
Customer Review: They should have stayed with metal
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this to finish some custom built 2+" thick alder doors. I nearly ruined one of them account this plastic piece of crap is unstable. It allows the shank of the bit to wander and thus the hole comes out crooked. There is just too much load on the large hole bit for the integrity of the plastic jig frame. The bolt feed is aggressive and may cause the feed point to get into widows cut into the door. I am totally unhappy with this product. It might work fine on hollow core or softwood doors. I will go back to using a General drill guide to drill a 1/4" pilot hole through the door and follow that with the common hole saw.Customer Review: This is junk!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this piece of junk and built 5 doors. I used this toy to bore the holes. It's made out of plastic! It split wood out on the other side of the door! It caught on itself and buggered up the jig! This is a toy for use by the non professional. I am very dissatisfied with this Boring Jig. If you want a good one, Templaco Tools Inc. or Kwiklocks.com or just get one that is not made out of plastic!Customer Review: VERY DISAPPOINTING PRODUCT
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this jig to bore the passage sets on 9 doors for a job I was on. I've always depended on Porter Cable to supply me with pro quality tools. This is not even close to home owner quality. The supplied 2&1/8" forstner bit had almost no clearance ground onto the cutter. The result? Like trying to cut your way through a 2x4 with a butter knife! I had to hand file it on the job in order to even use it. The 1" self feed bit boring worked better, but is VERY aggressive. The self centering guide that it fits into doesn't center the bit, and won't necessarily guide it correctly either. I had one door I almost blew through the stile into a door panel because it went off at an angle. It was a very UNSATISFYING tool purchase, and very frustrating to use. When I pay this much for a tool, I expect it to work as advertised out of the box. The PC 511 doesn't deliver what it advertises.
Customer Review: Very Dissapointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this jig for my carpenters to install locks, assuming a Porter Cable jig would be of good quality. When I opened the box, I laughed to discover the plastic housing. The drill fit very poorly, did not spin freely, and did not fit through the hole on the other side of the jig without manipulating it. Tried the quick release and could not get it to disengage without a pair of pliers.
Just to see, I gave it to my lead carpenter and without my saying anything, he laughed too. Mr. Pike's review is from 1999 when, I believe, the jig was metal not plastic. It's shocking to me that a company that presents itself as selling tools to professionals would ever present such a low class toy. Thank you Amazon for taking it back, I could not risk even trying it on one door.
Customer Review: Works well
Summary: 4 Stars
I have used this tool on two six-panel pine doors and must I agree 100% with the previous review. The brand new 2 1/8" boring bit was dull and slow going. I had to use a 1" spade bit with the 1" boring bit as the boring bit would cut chunks and cause the bit to jam.