SLIDING DOVETAILS
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• Max timber width - 290mm
• Min timber thickness - 13.5mm
• Max timber thickness - 25mm
Parts needed -
• Template B (sliding / half blind)
• Dovetail cutter
• ¾” (19mm) Guide bush
Dovetail slot boards are cut horizontally, the opposing
tenon boards are cut vertically
Dovetail slot
Fig 05-06-07-08
Fig 03-04
Fig 09-10
Fig 11-12
Fig 01-02
1)
Attach comb B with the long groove slot at the front
of the jig, see fig 01, move both side stops to a central
position & lock in place, see fig 02.
2)
Mark a square line across the board where the centre
of the dovetail slot will be, see fig 03. Load in & clamp the
board horizontally under the comb & up against the left
hand side stop, see fig 04.
3)
Ensure that the comb is sat flat & level on top of the
board
, see fig 05. Use the wider part of the set gauge to
ensure that the marked square line is central to the
dovetail comb slot, see fig 06. Use the comb adjuster
knobs to align & adjust, see fig 07-08.
4)
The cutter depth is optional & will always be the same
for both the dovetail slot & the opposing tenon. For the
best aesthetic & strength results set the cutter depth to
approx ⅔ the thickness of the material-
NB max cutter
depth 19mm
, see fig 09.
5)
Attach the magnetic extraction at the right hand end
of the support bar, see fig 10 or on a larger width board
attach the right hand side stop to the right hand end of
the jig to support the magnetic extraction, see fig 11-12.
Start the cut at the right hand side of the jig moving the
router from right to left.
DO NOT LIFT THE ROUTER AT
ANY TIME DURING A CUT.
Side Stop
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