Porter-Cable 4210, 4212 instruction manual BOX Joint Bits Readily Available, Dovetail Dado Bits

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CUTTING THE TAILS

Cut the tail board (drawer side) similar to cutting the rabbeted half-blind dovetail, but remove the spacer and move the left offset guide directly against the tail board.

NOTE: Support the template with a scrap workpiece thick enough to prevent the cutter from contacting the base.

CUTTING THE PINS

Cut the pin board (drawer front) similar to cutting the rabbeted half-blind dovetail. (If you use the alternate method of aligning the pin board with secondary board. Make sure the secondary board does not have a rabbet).

NOTE: Ensure that the pin board (drawer front) is thicker than the depth of cut to prevent the cutter from contacting the base.

FITTING THE JOINT

Fit the joint the same as you would a standard rabbeted half-blind dovetail.

NOTE: If a change in depth-of-cut is required, change it on both bits.

BOX JOINT BITS

You can make box joints with different diameter router bits for the two workpieces. The process is identical to making standard box joints except that you will need to change the bit for the second board. Two routers will make this job easier. However, this two-router method will require two 3/4" OD template guides and two template guide lock nuts, available from Porter-Cable.

In selecting straight bits for these modified box joints, keep in mind the following:

1.The sum of the diameters of the two straight bits must equal 1".

2, The length of the bit used to cut the first board determines the maximum thickness of the second board. (Example: if a 3/8" diameter bit used on the first board has a 1/2" long cutter, the maximum thickness of the second board would be 1/2").

BOX JOINT BITS (READILY AVAILABLE)

LARGER STRAIGHT BIT

 

SMALLER STRAIGHT BIT

 

 

 

1/2" 1/2"

9/16" 7/16"

5/8" 3/8"

DOVETAIL DADO BITS

Any dovetail bit can be used to make dovetail dados (sliding dovetails) as long as the bit does not cut into the template guide or the base of the jig. The process is identical to that of the standard dovetail dado. Also, you can use template guides smaller than 3/4" OD which will have the effect of making the dado slot wider than the bit diameter.

NOTE: Any template guide bushing surface must not extend more than 1/4" from the base.

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Contents Supplementary Instructiondovetail JIG Manual Table of Contents Safety Guidelines Definitions Important Safety InstructionsReplacement Parts Additional Safety RulesBackground Information Operation Miscellaneous TechniquesTemplates Mounted to Clamping Boards SetupTHROUGH-DOVETAILS with Clamping Boards Cutting the Pins Cutting the TailsTHROUGH-DOVETAILS with Unlimited Board Width Fitting the JointSet the router bit depth, using the pencil mark from Step Fitting the joint is identical to the previous section a HALF-BLIND Dovetails with Clamping Boards Blind Dovetails with Tail Boards Thicker than 7/8Cutting the Joint Wood GrainUsing a Router Table THROUGH-DOVETAIL Bits Alternate Router BitsTHROUGH-DOVETAIL BIT Combinations Readily Available HALF-BLIND Dovetail BIT Readily Available BOX Joint Bits Readily Available BOX Joint BitsDovetail Dado Bits HALF-BLIND Dovetails with Tail Boards Thicker than 7/8 Mitering the Pins Mitered THROUGH-DOVETAILTHROUGH-DOVETAIL, SKIPPED-PIN Method Mitering the TailsHALF-BLIND DOVETAIL, Skipped PIN Method Cutting the Pins SAW Kerf Allowance Method Cutting the Tails Multiple Spacer Method END-TO-END JointsFitting and Cutting the Joint BOX END-TO-END JointsDrawers with Dovetail Dados Dovetail END-TO-END JointsWooden Hinges Hinges with a Drilled HoleHinges with ROUTER-MADE Grooves Hinges with ROUTER-MADE Grooves Angled Joints Setup with the Template Mounted to the Base of the JIGObtuse Angled Joints Setup with the Template Mounted to a Clamping Board Cutting the TailsCutting the Pins Acute Angled Joints SLANTED-SIDE Joints COMPOUND-ANGLE Joints Setup Blade Tilt Angle Make Angled CUT Inlayed Through Dovetail Inlayed JointsMake the First Joint CUT OFF the Inlay Board Inlayed HALF-BLIND DovetailMake the Second Joint 100 13/128 050 042 028 014 Inlayed BOX Joint Tables of Commonly Available Router BIT Sizes Through Dovetail Router BIT CombinationsHALF-BLIND Dovetail Bits BOX Joint BIT CombinationsService Troubleshooting MaintenanceAccessories Warranty PORTER-CABLE Limited ONE Year WarrantyCanadian PORTER-CABLE Delta Service Centers Michigan
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