
DOVETAILERINSTRUCTIONBOXJOINTADDENDUM
InstructionsformakingaboxjointontheNo.860DOVETAILERjig
Forboxjointing,usea½”diameterstraightbitwitheithera½”O.D.topguidebearingora½”O.D.
guidesleeveinsertinyourrouter.Setthedepthofthecuttertoequal,orslightlyexceed
thethicknessof
thestockyou’rejoining.
Tip:Alwaysmakesuretheguidebearingsortheguidesleevetracksontheguideslot.
Toavoidthe“round‐over”partoftheguidefingerofthejig,usea¼”thickpieceofscrapasashim
betweenthewoodand
theinnersurfaceofthejigtooffsettheboardfromthe“round‐over”(figure19,
page5).
Tip:Ifyou’redoingmorethanonejoint,youcanuseapieceofdouble‐facetapetoholdtheshimin
place.
Cuttheslotsinthefirstboardwiththeboard
edgesetflushwiththerighthandedgeofthejig(seefig.
20,page5).Makeentryandexitcutusingtheleft
sideoftheguideslotonly.
Forthejoiningboard,clampitinthejigwithitsedgeoffsetin3/8”
infromtherighthandedgeofthejig
(seefig.21,page5,exceptuse3/8”offsetinsteadof½”).Makeentryandexitcutusingtheright
sideof
theguideslotonly.
Dryfitthejointbeforegluingtobesureitistight.Ifnecessary,useawoodmallettobringthetwoparts
together.
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