GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DOVETAIL JIG,
SETTING & ADJUSTING
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6
Front or Back Pieces
(Horizontal)
FIGURE 7
Side Pieces
(Vertical)
Front or Back Piece
(Horizontal)
Side Piece
(Vertical)
TEMPLATE ADJUSTMENT
The template is adjustable from front to back so that the joint will be hidden
when the dovetails are complete. Adjustment is made by loosening the two
template lock knobs. Do not adjust the screws holding the template.
To adjust the template to the proper position:
1. Mount your drawer pieces in the jig. The horizontal piece must be tight
and flush with the top of the vertical piece. When mounted correctly, the
top edge of the vertical piece sits flush with the top of the horizontal
piece. Fig.5.
Fig.5 shows the proper positioning between the horizontal and vertical
workpieces when mounted in the dovetail jig.
2. For pieces that are less than 7/8” thick, slide the template so the front
edge of the template fingers are 1/8” back from the top edge of the vertical
piece. Fig.6.
Fig.6 shows checking the template to make sure it is parallel to the top of
the vertical pieces. The inside faces are showing.
For side pieces thicker than 7/8”, add 1/8” to the amount that the board
exceeds 7/8”. Then, set the front edge of the template fingers back from the
edge by that sum. Fig.7.
Fig.7 shows the template set back an additional 2/8” for a 1” thick board.
The inside faces are showing.
NOTE !
Ensure that the front edge of the template is parallel to the edge of the
vertical workpiece. To maintain a high degree of accuracy when adjusting
the template, measure at one end of the jig, then measure at the other end.
Make adjustments to the template and re-measure both positions.
To measure at both ends of the jig, try shifting the vertical piece to the other
end of the jig or clamp two pieces at each end of the jig as shown in fig.6. It
is not necessary to simultaneously measure with two rulers. The two rulers
only represent two measurement locations.
3. Tighten the two template lock knobs and re-check your measurements.
IMPORTANT NOTE: A 1/2” TEMPLATE IS INCLUDED WITH THIS
DOVETAIL JIG, IF A REPLACEMENT 1/2” TEMPLATE OR A DIFFERENT
CAPACITY TEMPLATE (7/16” OR 9/16”) IS DESIRED, CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL KING CANADA DISTRIBUTOR.
AVAILABLE TEMPLATES;
1/2” TEMPLATE MODEL: K-2926
7/16” TEMPLATE MODEL: K-2914
9/16” TEMPLATE MODEL: K-2915
