F1 Template Assembly,
Mounting and Template Alignment
1
Mount the D4 jig firmly to a bench as per
its instructions. Remove the dovetail finger
assembly.
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9
Move the combined template and bar to the
left until the right side of the outer
1
⁄
4
"[8mm]
opening touches the block
➀
. Taking care to not
move the template assembly, tighten the scale
screws at the left end
➁
. Remove the block.
Remove the pin and slide the template left. Tighten
the scale screw at the right end
➂
. Your Leigh F1
is now ready for use.
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8
Trim off the end of an 8"[200mm) long per-
fectly straight block at about 30 degrees.
Slide the combined bar/template to allow the
block to protrude into the last socket of the
1
⁄
4
"[8mm] comb. Clamp the block with its vertical
edge tight against the right hand side stop.
7
Discard the plastic shipping plug from the
centre hole. Align the template so that the
right hand hole
➀
of the three central template
holes aligns with the hole in the bar. Insert the
template pin
➁
, gently twisting and pushing the
tapered pin into the hole until it is fully seated.
6
Tighten the scale bracket screws
➁
, but
do
not tighten the scale bar screws
➀
yet
.
5
Loosen the fence knobs
➀
and move the fence
on the template toward you as far forward as
possible and with the fence scale reading the same
at both ends
➁
. Then tighten the fence knobs
➀
.
4
Slide the template assembly onto the jig
support brackets with the
1
⁄
2
" and
1
⁄
4
"[10
and 8mm] combs toward you and lower it gently
onto the D4 jig’s spacer board
➃
(D4 UserGuide
1-1). Make sure the scale reading is the same
on both scales, say on the 1"[25mm] mark, then
tighten the thumb screws
➂
.
3
Loosen the two scale bar set screws
➀
,
the two fence bracket screws
➁
, and the
two scale thumb screws
➂
at both ends
of the
template.
Joining Tradition with Today
ATTENTION D4, D3, D1258 Jig Owners.
Nov 2005
© Leigh Industries Ltd. All rights reserved.
This pdf publication may be downloaded and stored on a computer and printed, viewed, and freely distributed for operational guidance and evalu-
ation purposes. This document supplements the full User Guide publication for the Leigh tool and may refer to and depend on information in other
parts of the tool’s User Guide for completeness. Except as provided herein, no part of this document may be reproduced, sold, published or modified
without the prior written permission of Leigh Industries Ltd. [Nov2005]
This addendum replaces all of Chapter 1 of the F1
User Guide when using the classic Leigh D4 Jig Body.
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2
Ensure that the side stops are precisely
1
1
⁄
2
"[38mm] in from each end of the jig extru-
sions
➀
. This will position them 24
1
⁄
8
"[613mm]
apart
➁
centred on the jig
➂
.
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Note: These parts are
no longer required for
setting up the F1 Template.
They are not included with
the Template package, and
can be ignored if you already
received them with your jig.
10:04 am, Nov 10, 2005