Found a game changer for squaring up cabinets on site

I used to just rely on my speed square and eyeballing it for box assembly, but after 5 kitchen jobs I noticed I was fighting doors that wouldn't close right. Switched to using a simple 1/2 inch plywood squaring jig I knocked together in 20 minutes, and it cut my adjustment time by about 45 minutes per job. The difference was night and day after the first 3 cabinets I clamped it onto. Anyone else got a homemade jig that saved their back and their sanity?

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barbara4295mo ago

Made myself a similar jig out of scrap MDF last year and it cut my cabinet headaches in half.

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noraj795mo ago

Steve in my shop bought one from Harbor Freight and it warped in two weeks, @barbara429.

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lily_sullivan825mo ago

Hmm, I have to disagree a little. I tried an MDF jig once and it just didn't hold up over time for me.

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