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Dovetail Jig
Simple and easy to set up.
The dovetail jig with a large 575mm capacity can tackle projects
on a much larger scale such as carcass construction etc. Robustly
made from heavy gauge steel pressings. Workpieces are held
quickly and securely while the smooth anodised finish on the
8mm thick machined finger template ensures that both parts of
the joint are cut accurately and cleanly. The jig can be used with
any router with a base diameter not exceeding 160mm that will
take 1/4" shank cutters (although lightweight models are most
suitable). Fitted with the cutter supplied, the jig can be used to
cut both lap and rebated lap dovetails for basic unit drawer
construction or, fitted with an optional bearing guided straight
cutter, it will also produce 1/2" strong, precise comb or finger
Unit 10 Weycroft Avenue, Axminster, Devon EX13 5PH
www.axcaliber.co.uk
joints for tool boxes and utility furniture.
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Summary of Contents for Axcaliber Extra Dovetail Jig
- Page 1 1/2” strong, precise comb or finger joints for tool boxes and utility furniture. Unit 10 Weycroft Avenue, Axminster, Devon EX13 5PH www.axcaliber.co.uk...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Assembling Timber into the Jig..............................08 Setting the Dovetail Cutter................................09 Cutting the Joint....................................10 Box Jointing....................................10-11 Through Dovetail Comb for Axcaliber Extra Dovetail Jig....................11 Replacement Comb for Axcaliber Extra Dovetail Jig......................11 What’s in the Box Part No Item... -
Page 3: Illustration And Parts Description Of Dovetail Jig
Illustration and Parts Description of Dovetail Jig Fig 1 Introduction You now own a jig that will make jointing drawers and clean smooth interior to the box or drawer with a neat boxes with your router a fast and easy task. craftsman - like joint showing on the outside. -
Page 4: Specification
Specifications Code No 953312 Model DTJ24 Rating Trade Dovetail Size 15mm Material Thickness 15 to 32mm Material Width 575mm Material Thickness Front and back pieces 1/2" (12mm) to 11/4" (32mm) Side pieces 3/8" (9mm) to 3/4" (18mm) Joint Size The template and cutter supplied will produce dovetail pins and sockets approximately 3/8" (9 .5mm) deep and spaced 1"... -
Page 5: Setting The End Stops
3. Setting the End Stops Start by temporarily removing the front clamp bar Offset the left hand vertical stop 1/2" to the right of from the jig. Now draw a pencil line across the the top one and square with the top face of the jig template, halfway across the first finger and square to (Fig 4). -
Page 6: Setting Template And Backstop
3. Setting the End Stops Fig 4 90˚ 90˚ 1/2" 4. Setting Template and Backstop Unlock the two locking knobs (4) see Fig 5 and Example:- Using an router with a base width of position the template so that the tips of the fingers sit 110mm, a drawer side 15mm thick and the inside the vertically mounted timber by a minimum of standard cutter supplied with its tip diameter of... -
Page 7: Setting Template And Backstop
4. Setting Template and Backstop Fig 5 1/16"-1/8"... -
Page 8: Assembling Timber Into The Jig
5. Assembling Timber into the Jig Adjust the top and front clamp bars via the clamp forming one of the sides of the drawer, mounted in adjusting knobs at either end of each bar so that the the front vertical clamp, extends above the front edge wood is held firmly in place. -
Page 9: Setting The Dovetail Cutter
6. Setting the Dovetail Cutter router is held firmly on the template during cutting Fit the bearing guided cutter securely into the router collet and then set the cutter depth, preferably using a (see following comment). fine height adjuster, until the bottom face of the cutter protrudes below the router base by 18mm (see Fig 7). -
Page 10: Cutting The Joint
When Additional cutter avaliable: completed switch the router off before lifting it from Axcaliber Dovetail Cutter (Order no: 951241) the jig. It is important that a firm and even pressure is kept on With a greater cutting depth this cutter is offered as the router whilst the joint is being cut;... -
Page 11: Through Dovetail Comb For Axcaliber Extra Dovetail Jig
Through Dovetail Comb for Axcaliber Extra Dovetail Jig A through dovetail comb expands the range of joints that your Axcaliber dovetail jig can produce. Supplied with 1 x 12.7mm x 8° dovetail cutter (1/4” shank), 1 x 6.35mm twin flute cutter (1/4” shank) and two guide bushes. The standard 1/2”...
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