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MINSTER code 502f Dovet AT: 0 7/03/2023 BOOK V ERS10".
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Index of Contents Page No. What's in the Illustration and Parts Description of Dovetail ...m..04 Mounting the Jig and Mounting the ..„...04 Preparation Setting the End Setting Templateand Backstop...m„— Assembling Timber into the Setting the Dovetail Cutting the Joint...m 10-11 Miniature Wha&...
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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 boxeswith your router a fast and easytask. craftsman- like joint showing on the outside. Although most routers can be used successfully with A little time spent now getting to know your jig and this jig the medium sized machines with fine height...
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Specifications Axminster 502514 Home Workshop Rating Dovetail Size 15mm Material Thickness 15 to 32mm Material Width 275mm Front and back pieces 1/2" (12.7mm) to 11/4" (32mm) Material Thickness Side pieces 3/8" (9.5mm) to 3/4" (19mm) The template and cutter supplied will produce dovetail pins and sockets approximately 3/8"...
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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 the top one and squarewith the top face of the jig from the jig. Now draw a pencil line acrossthe template, halfway across the first finger and square to (Fig 4).
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3. Setting the End Stops Fig 4 4. Setting Template and Backstop Unlockthe two locking knobs (4)see Fig 5 and Example:- Using an router with a base width of position the template sothat 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 1/16"(1.5mm) for thin timber and 1/8"...
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S. Assembling Timber into the Jig Adjust the top and front clamp barsvia the hand Align the timber sothat the pieceforming one of the screws at either end of each bar so that the wood sides of the drawer, mounted in the front vertical held firmly in place when the cam clamp handlesare clamp,extends above the front edge of the jig by the...
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6. Setting the Dovetail Cutter Fit the bearing guided cutter securely into the router router is held firmly on the template during cutting collet and then setthe cutter depth, preferably using a (seefollowing comment). fine height adjuster, until the bottom face of the cutter protrudes below the router base by 16mm (see Fig 7).
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With a greater cutting depth this cutter is offered as an alternative to the standard cutter supplied with the Axminster dovetail jig and is suitablefor material thickness of approx 19-30mm. 8. Box Jointing Boxjoints can be formed in timber with a maximum and the template and locking in position with the rear thicknessof 3/4"...
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There is a special kit available,consisting of fine finger template, template guide and cutter,which can produce 6mm deep dovetails spaced11mm apart for making smallboxes,drawers,jewellery boxesand similar small projects. There is also a fine comb jointing cutter for use with the same template. (Order from Axminster Power Tool Centre under the following numbers): 410227 Fine Dovetail...
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