MLCS has a decent looking dovetail jig, #8706
<http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/dovetailjig.html>
I'm thinking of getting it.
For $54/shipped, it looks like the best bang-for-the-buck for sub-$100
jigs.
Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
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> MLCS has a decent looking dovetail jig, #8706
> <http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/dovetailjig.html>
>
> I'm thinking of getting it.
> For $54/shipped, it looks like the best bang-for-the-buck for sub-$100
> jigs.
>
> Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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That sure looks a lot like an old Sears dovetail jig I once had. It worked
ok after a lot of trial and error.
Made plenty of drawers with it though.
Max
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> On 3/2/10 5:22 PM, Max wrote:
>> "-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> MLCS has a decent looking dovetail jig, #8706
>>> <http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/dovetailjig.html>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of getting it.
>>> For $54/shipped, it looks like the best bang-for-the-buck for sub-$100
>>> jigs.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
>>>
>>
>> That sure looks a lot like an old Sears dovetail jig I once had. It
>> worked ok after a lot of trial and error.
>> Made plenty of drawers with it though.
>>
>> Max
>
> Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
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>
Mike
I thought that jig looks a lot like the Porter Cable 4112 see photo
http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/pc4112.htm and after looking at the manual it
is the old PC one. They have the same exact measurement that my manual has,
19/32" from the edge of the board. I bet there a ton of people who have
used the PC version and could give feedback.
I have the 4112 and it has been pretty handy. I used it quite a bit when I
was making a bunch of draws for a project.
Nothing fancy.
Larry C
"-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 3/2/10 5:22 PM, Max wrote:
>> "-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> MLCS has a decent looking dovetail jig, #8706
>>> <http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/dovetailjig.html>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of getting it.
>>> For $54/shipped, it looks like the best bang-for-the-buck for sub-$100
>>> jigs.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
>>>
>>
>> That sure looks a lot like an old Sears dovetail jig I once had. It
>> worked ok after a lot of trial and error.
>> Made plenty of drawers with it though.
>>
>> Max
>
> Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
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> [email protected]
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>
Sorry. Won't bother you any more.
Max (back in the cave)
On 3/2/10 5:22 PM, Max wrote:
> "-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> MLCS has a decent looking dovetail jig, #8706
>> <http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/dovetailjig.html>
>>
>>
>> I'm thinking of getting it.
>> For $54/shipped, it looks like the best bang-for-the-buck for sub-$100
>> jigs.
>>
>> Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
>>
>
> That sure looks a lot like an old Sears dovetail jig I once had. It
> worked ok after a lot of trial and error.
> Made plenty of drawers with it though.
>
> Max
Anyone have any hands-on experience with this jig?
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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> I thought that jig looks a lot like the Porter Cable 4112 see photo
> http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/pc4112.htm and after looking at the
> manual it is the old PC one. They have the same exact measurement that
> my manual has, 19/32" from the edge of the board. I bet there a ton of
> people who have used the PC version and could give feedback.
>
> I have the 4112 and it has been pretty handy. I used it quite a bit when
> I was making a bunch of draws for a project.
>
> Nothing fancy.
>
>
> Larry C
Thanks, Larry. I don't always like fancy. Sometimes, simpler is
betterer. :-)
I got my hands all over the HF jig and it really looks and feels like a
POS. All the adjustment knobs are in the way of the other knobs and
some of the key parts are plastic. I read some reviews of the HF and
they all say that it works OK, *after* you tweak it up or build parts
for it, or whatever.
I don't want to spend $150 for a jig, but I don't want to have to
re-engineer the thing, either. :-)
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-MIKE-
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--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:18:14 -0600, the infamous -MIKE-
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>> I thought that jig looks a lot like the Porter Cable 4112 see photo
>> http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/pc4112.htm and after looking at the
>> manual it is the old PC one. They have the same exact measurement that
>> my manual has, 19/32" from the edge of the board. I bet there a ton of
>> people who have used the PC version and could give feedback.
>>
>> I have the 4112 and it has been pretty handy. I used it quite a bit when
>> I was making a bunch of draws for a project.
>>
>> Nothing fancy.
>>
>>
>> Larry C
>
>Thanks, Larry. I don't always like fancy. Sometimes, simpler is
>betterer. :-)
>
>I got my hands all over the HF jig and it really looks and feels like a
>POS. All the adjustment knobs are in the way of the other knobs and
>some of the key parts are plastic. I read some reviews of the HF and
>they all say that it works OK, *after* you tweak it up or build parts
>for it, or whatever.
>
>I don't want to spend $150 for a jig, but I don't want to have to
>re-engineer the thing, either. :-)
How does $20 sound? Get this instead:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0e0_1267571546 (Oops, not that.)
This: http://fwd4.me/0OJ From $15.39, delivered. You'll have the
method up and running smoothly in a day. Mo betta than jigs.
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