Leigh Router Table Dovetail Jig
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Leigh Router Table Dovetail Jig
Leigh Router Table Dovetail Jig
Leigh Jigs' new Router Table Dovetail Jig will allow you to make absolutely beautiful dovetails, half-blind dovetails, and box joints with repeatable, perfectly fit results. Constructed with high quality aluminum and featuring easy to adjust hardware, this simple to use sled will safely deliver high quality results in a fraction of the time it would take to cut these joints by hand.
The patented Positioning Feature on this jig allows for making multiple sizes of dovetail and box joints by utilizing a step-over system for repositioning the template relative to the hold-down board position. Throw in the ability to center your work over the template and you've removed all of the guess work of laying out joints. With this innovative system, the jig fits your project - not the other way around!
Perfect for woodworkers of all experience levels, this jig comes with an easy to follow step-by-step instruction guide and DVD tutorial. With this jig you'll be capable of making 5 sizes of through dovetails at two different pitches, 3 sizes of single pass half-blind dovetails, and 4 sizes of box joints (finger joints). Perfect joint fit is guaranteed and repeatable with the patented Leigh elliptical guide bushing that is included with the Jig.
You can also pick up the Leigh Jigs Accessory Kit for this Router Table Dovetail Jig that will let you make a full range of dovetail and box joint sizes.
Important Router Table Requirements
Router tables are not commonly used with guide bushings because either a bearing or fence is used. The Leigh eBush system is designed around the decades-old Porter Cable/Black & Decker industry standard. If you do not already have the router table plate that accepts the Porter Cable-style guide bushings, then you will need to adapt your current model or purchase a plate that accepts these bushings.
Features Include:
- Nylon stop rod
- e10 Elliptical Guide Bushing
- Cutting Depth Gauge
- 2 Dovetail Bits (1/2" x 13/16" x 8° & 1/2" x 14°)
- 2 Straight Bits (1/2" x 1-1/4" & 3/8" x 1-1/4")
- Quick Reference Instruction Strips
- 4 Cam-Action Speed-Clamps
- 10 Blockers & Adjustable Sides top
- Illustrated User Guide
Uses in your shop:
- Safely make perfect dovetails, box joints (finger joints), and half-blind dovetails on your router table
Whether used in contemporary, or classic furniture, dovetail joinery is a highlight of quality woodworking.
Infinity Tools offers a large selection of dovetail bits designed with negative shear angle to provide ultra smooth cuts, and they’re available in all sizes and for all needs. But one thing that doesn’t change … is the general shape of the bit. The weakest point of all dovetail router bits is their neck. To get the longest life possible from this type of bit, we recommend pre-plowing the groove before cutting the dovetail slot.
Pre-plowing is the concept of using a straight bit (sized smaller than the diameter of the neck) to first cut a clearance channel. Start by finding the diameter of the neck of the dovetail bit using a caliper.
Then you locate an appropriate straight bit slightly under the diameter of the neck of the dovetail bit. Use that straight bit to set up the plowing cut.
You make a first pass with the straight bit to remove much of the waste. Remember don’t run this straight bit too fast. Let the bit cut.
The dovetail bit is then used to follow through that channel, but the stress on the bit is greatly reduced, leading to better dovetail cuts … and a longer life for your dovetail bits!
Follow this simple tip and you'll get the best performance from your dovetail router bits.