TRUE TRAC DADO JIG INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION: POWER TOOLS CAN BE
DANGEROUS AND MISUSE CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ALWAYS READ
AND FOLLOW ALL POWER TOOL
INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT
YOU ARE DOING, STOP AND BITS. DO NOT USE
WITH WOOD THAT CONTAINS NAILS, SCREWS
OR OTHER OBJECTS. TRUE TRAC IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY, ACCIDENTS, OR
MISUSE.
The True Trac Dado Jig along with the True Trac system and your router is the simplest
way to make perfect fitting dados and grooves every time.
The system uses a pivoting baseplate and
a router. One side of the movement is limited by
a fixed stop and the other side is controlled by
an adjustable set plate. A perfect dado is easily
made by setting the set plate, moving the True
Trac Dado Jig
along the True Trac guide rail
while simultaneously holding the router against
the fixed stop. At the end of the first cut, the
router is pivoted against the set plate and drawn
back towards the operator. The travel of the
True Trac Dado Jig
is controlled, and no matter
how many passes are used to clean the cut, the
final product is a great fit simply and easily.
The amount of pivot plate movement
required depends on the diameter of the
router bit used. The system is designed to
work with either a 1/4
″
or 3/8
″
bit. The
minimum width of a groove or dado is the
diameter of the bit used, however, a
smaller bit can be used to make a wider
slot. Additional passes may be required
to clean out the middle of the groove.
Figure 1 Stop is set to limit
travel of pivot plate
Figure 2 Use the correct set
plate for the bit you are
using, 1/4 or 3/8.
