Comments on: Bench Dog 10-016 Trim-Loc Casement Trim Installation Tool

By: The DC Dude

The DC Dude — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:29:08 +0000

Not being a professional trim carpenter, this tool really helped me do a good job trimming doors and windows. I read the negative reviews calling the tool useless–and it may very well be to an old pro. If you make your living trimming out houses, you’re probably beyond this. I agree with the complaint about the lack of instructions. It took me a little while to figure out how to use it. Just examine the pictures and practice with some scrap, and you’ll soon be rolling right along.

By: Joseph A. Evans

Joseph A. Evans — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:41:10 +0000

Unlike many of the reviewers who bash this tool, I have actually used it and have made “perfect miters” with it. I am a professional woodworker and I do use it. It is handy for marking a reveal around door jambs and for making a perfect 45 degree reference line in the corners. The only problem I have with it is I was expecting it to be be metal and it was plastic. I have seen them in metal in stores and other reviewers referred to them as metal. The plastic works fine. It is just a lot of money for plastic.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:20:36 +0000

This is handy especially if you work alone. Makes trim installation easier after you become familiar with it. Beware that the older model was made from quality aluminium and this is now a cheap plastic.

By: Roger A. Knopf

Roger A. Knopf — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:43:51 +0000

I don’t necessarily care about some of the features of this tool but for the one main thing it does it has become a “must” in my toolbox. It quickly and precisely locates casement trim when installing, making the job go more quickly and giving me more consistent reveals. Anything else it does is gravy.

By: Bob Feeser

Bob Feeser — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:59:40 +0000

When I ordered the Trim Loc Casement tool, I thought it would be a flimsy lightweight unit. I was surprised when I received it that it was built out of such thick aluminum. It is protected with a baked on finish that should last. It is one of those simple tools that give you big consistent results. Trying to eyeball the casement trim offset won’t give you the consistent professional results of this tool.
I have several Bench Dog tools, and not one of them is less than best in class. They are decorated in many woodworking reviews, and this one deserves five stars. Highly recommended.