I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have a Leigh D4 dovetail jig
that they want to part with ( at a reasonable price ) ?
Is anyone using anything else for variable spaced dovetails? I have a Keller
Journeyman right now, and I love it, other than the fact that it does not do
the variable spacing, unless you fiddle around with it. I especially like
the design of it because it lets me mount the piece in the jig, and then I
use the whole jig with the piece mounted in it on the router table.
I'm wondering if this could also be accomplished with the Leigh....
Thanks,
Matt
In article <q5Iyc.75489$3x.74229@attbi_s54>, "mattzack2" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have been looking at Ebay for some time now. They always seem to sell for
>more than I can buy them new. That's why I thought it would be a long shot
>to ask in this group. The one you recommended in for local pickup only, but
>it is a great deal for everything that this gentleman is bundling with it.
>In fact, I asked him if he would take more than his 'Buy It Now' price if he
>would ship it, but he cannot ship. I wish he were closer.
"Cannot ship" sounds a bit odd. "Doesn't want to" may be closer to the truth,
and cash is often persuasive. Did you simply offer him "more", or did you
offer a specific amount more? If the former, try the latter; if the latter,
try a larger amount. :-)
>Thanks, Doug. Do you own one yourself?
Yes, I do.
>I'm wondering which router would be
>best for the Leigh. I'm thinking a D-handled router. I have one, but it may
>be a little wimpy for dovetailing very hard hardwoods.
I doubt that there is one "best" router. I use a Bosch 1617EVS, and I'm pretty
happy with the way it performs, on the Leigh jig, freehand, and in the router
table. I have found myself wondering if D-handles might prove more comfortable
when using it on the Leigh jig, but that hasn't gone beyond just musing about
it; I haven't bothered to check yet if factory D-handles are available.
For cutting dovetails in hard hardwoods, you definitely want a router with
plenty of power -- although you can compensate to some extent for an
underpowered router by feeding the router into the wood very gently.
>Thanks again,
>Matt
>
>"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> In article <8fCyc.87724$Ly.10355@attbi_s01>, "mattzack2"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> >I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have a Leigh D4 dovetail jig
>> >that they want to part with ( at a reasonable price ) ?
>>
>> They come up frequently on eBay. One is available right now:
>>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42938&item=3820800315
>>
>> Not sure if this meets your definition of "reasonable price".
>> >
>> >Is anyone using anything else for variable spaced dovetails? I have a
>Keller
>> >Journeyman right now, and I love it, other than the fact that it does not
>do
>> >the variable spacing, unless you fiddle around with it. I especially like
>> >the design of it because it lets me mount the piece in the jig, and then
>I
>> >use the whole jig with the piece mounted in it on the router table.
>> >
>> >I'm wondering if this could also be accomplished with the Leigh....
>>
>> No.
>>
>> The Leigh jig remains stationary, and the router moves. The hold-downs on
>the
>> Leigh would make it impossible to flip the jig upside down and use it on a
>> router table.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>>
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I have been looking at Ebay for some time now. They always seem to sell for
more than I can buy them new. That's why I thought it would be a long shot
to ask in this group. The one you recommended in for local pickup only, but
it is a great deal for everything that this gentleman is bundling with it.
In fact, I asked him if he would take more than his 'Buy It Now' price if he
would ship it, but he cannot ship. I wish he were closer.
Thanks, Doug. Do you own one yourself? I'm wondering which router would be
best for the Leigh. I'm thinking a D-handled router. I have one, but it may
be a little wimpy for dovetailing very hard hardwoods.
Thanks again,
Matt
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <8fCyc.87724$Ly.10355@attbi_s01>, "mattzack2"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> >I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have a Leigh D4 dovetail jig
> >that they want to part with ( at a reasonable price ) ?
>
> They come up frequently on eBay. One is available right now:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42938&item=3820800315
>
> Not sure if this meets your definition of "reasonable price".
> >
> >Is anyone using anything else for variable spaced dovetails? I have a
Keller
> >Journeyman right now, and I love it, other than the fact that it does not
do
> >the variable spacing, unless you fiddle around with it. I especially like
> >the design of it because it lets me mount the piece in the jig, and then
I
> >use the whole jig with the piece mounted in it on the router table.
> >
> >I'm wondering if this could also be accomplished with the Leigh....
>
> No.
>
> The Leigh jig remains stationary, and the router moves. The hold-downs on
the
> Leigh would make it impossible to flip the jig upside down and use it on a
> router table.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
>
> Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter
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In article <8fCyc.87724$Ly.10355@attbi_s01>, "mattzack2" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have a Leigh D4 dovetail jig
>that they want to part with ( at a reasonable price ) ?
They come up frequently on eBay. One is available right now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42938&item=3820800315
Not sure if this meets your definition of "reasonable price".
>
>Is anyone using anything else for variable spaced dovetails? I have a Keller
>Journeyman right now, and I love it, other than the fact that it does not do
>the variable spacing, unless you fiddle around with it. I especially like
>the design of it because it lets me mount the piece in the jig, and then I
>use the whole jig with the piece mounted in it on the router table.
>
>I'm wondering if this could also be accomplished with the Leigh....
No.
The Leigh jig remains stationary, and the router moves. The hold-downs on the
Leigh would make it impossible to flip the jig upside down and use it on a
router table.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
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