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Templet
Bracket
Male Board
Fig.
45
3
Loosen
left
front
stop
bar.
Place "male board"
under
front
clamp,
slide
up
to
templet
and
as
far
left
as
it
will
go.
Clamp
securely
in
place.
5
Slide
left
front
stop bar
to
male
board
and
lock
in
place.
6
Adjust
Sliding Dovetail
Templet, using
rod
nuts,
so
that
board
is
centered
between
the
two "male
slots"
in
templet.
CUTTING
MALE
DOVETAIL
WARNING:
Be
sure
router
is
"off"
and
cutter
is
"dead
stopped" before performing step
1
.
1
.
Seat
router
on
templet
with
bit
to
the
right
of
the
male board and
with
the templet guide
engaged
in
the
male
slot.
2.
Be
sure
router
bit is
clear
of
work,
start
router
and
make
first
cut
by
moving
router to the
left.
When
cut
is
complete,
turn router
"off"
and
wait
for
cutter to
completely stop before
removing
router
from
templet.
CAUTION: Do
not
apply
undue
pressure against metal
slot
as
it
could
distort slightly
and
affect
accuracy
of
joint.
3.
Rout
other side
of
male
dovetail
by
guiding router against opposite templet
slot,
moving
left
to
right.
PREPARING
OMNIJIG®
FOR FEMALE
DOVETAIL
1
.
Before
removing male board from
OMNIJIG®,
set top
left
stop bar
(Fig.
46)
so
that
edge
of
female board
will
line
up
with
edge
of
male
board.
2.
Remove
male
board, loosen
female board
and
slide
forward keeping
left
edge
against stop bar
and
secure
in
place.
3.
Slide
a
scrap piece
of
material
(Fig.
47)
up under
front
clamp and
to
the
right of
the
female board
to
act
as
a
front
right
stop
bar.
NOTE:
If
the length
of
the
female board
is
such
that
more
than
2
feet
overhangs
the
OMNIJIG®
on
either side,
it
is
recommended
that
outboard supports
be used
to
steady
the board.
Fig.
46
Fi 9-
23
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