Bench Dog 10-016 Trim-Loc Casement Trim Installation Tool

Customer Rating:
Summary: Kinda Expensive Gadget
Comment: I used the Trim Loc tool for the first time to trim out a door casing. What I found as the tool's only useful feature was how much quicker it was to mark the reveal line (vs using the combination square). I tried to use it for the measuring and either the tape kept falling out of the tape hook slot or the Trim Loc moved off the stock. I guess in theroy it works better if you use the tack holes but how is that a time saver. I'm sure mine is heading to the dusty bottom of drawer #3 in my workshop.

Customer Rating:
Summary: For amateurs not pros
Comment: This might be useful for a DIY newbie, but any pros thinking it's something a tool junkie needs to hang trim- forget it. Just another solution looking for a problem.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Trim-Loc Tool
Comment: This is a handy tool that takes a bit of getting used to.

Pros
You put it to the casement much like a speed square
It automatically gives you a 5/16 reveal
You can drag it along the casement to scribe your line, if you like
Is handy to push molding against to nail
Grooves for automatic length measurement

Con
The slots for hooking rule too small for Stanley Fat Max

Customer Rating:
Summary: Very handy.
Comment: Use it to do the trim on the inside of a whole house. Cut the time in half. Very few recuts with this.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Tool, I own 2 of them for even easier installs
Comment: I bought 1 because I was going to be installing new trim on all the doors in my house, and then got a second from my wife for christmas. It was actually a good thing. I have the first one nailed down on a lond piece of 8" wide Pine which I use to measure the length of the cut that I need. The second one I carry around with me and use to mark the door jam for measuring, and then to line up the trim for install. I reccomend using a nail gun instead of a hammer because I found you need a third hand when trying to use the hammer and the tool.

All my reveals were perfect, and the miter cuts were right on.

The main diffrence between the metal and plastic is that the metal tool is 1/4" reveal and the plastic is 3/16" reveal. I thought 1/4" is a bit much, but the 3/16" looks perfect. For those worried about using a plastic tool, it has held up perfect for this project, and will be fine when I go to replace all the trim when I replace the windows.

This is a great tool, and really sped up the time it took to install the trim.