Porter-Cable 4212, 4210 instruction manual Cutting the Tails, Cutting the Pins

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Clamp the tail board with the outside surface facing away from the clamping board (Fig. 7A). Align the tail board, using the instructions in your basic manual in the section “OPERATION”. Look under
“POSITIONING THE WOOD”, STEP 4.
This step is optional. Clamp stop blocks to the clamping board for rapid setups of repeated cuts.

Fig. 6B

Fig. 6C

Fig. 6D

CUTTING THE TAILS

Step 1 -

Step 2 -

Step 3 - Use a small square and a pencil to draw a line along the bottom of the clamping board (Fig. 7B). Align the line with an edge of the tail board. (This line will be used to set up the pin board).

Step 4 - Use the width of the pinboard to mark the depth of the router bit on the tailboard (Fig. 7C).

DISCONNECT THE TOOL FROM THE POWER SOURCE.

Step 5 - Set the router bit depth, using the pencil mark from STEP 4.

Step 6 - Connect your router to the power source and cut the tails (Fig. 7D).

Fig. 7A

Fig. 7B

Fig. 7C

Fig. 7D

CUTTING THE PINS

Step 1 -

Step 2 -

Step 3 -

Step 4 -

Step 5 - Step 6 -

Clamp the pin board with the outside surface facing away from the clamping board (Fig. 8A). Align the edge of the pin board with the line drawn in STEP 3 of “CUTTING THE TAILS”.

This step is optional. Clamp stop blocks to the clamping board for rapid setups of repeated cuts. Use the width of the tail board to make a pencil mark on the pin board for the depth of the router bit.

DISCONNECT THE TOOL FROM THE POWER SOURCE.

Set the router bit depth, using the pencil mark from STEP 3.

Connect your router to the power source and cut the pins (Fig. 8C).

Remove the pin board and check the fit with the tail board (Fig. 8D).

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Contents Supplementary Instructiondovetail JIG Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions Safety Guidelines DefinitionsReplacement Parts Additional Safety RulesBackground Information Miscellaneous Techniques OperationTemplates Mounted to Clamping Boards SetupTHROUGH-DOVETAILS with Clamping Boards Cutting the Tails Cutting the PinsFitting the Joint THROUGH-DOVETAILS with Unlimited Board WidthSet the router bit depth, using the pencil mark from Step Fitting the joint is identical to the previous section a Blind Dovetails with Tail Boards Thicker than 7/8 HALF-BLIND Dovetails with Clamping BoardsWood Grain Cutting the JointUsing 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 Mitered THROUGH-DOVETAIL Mitering the PinsMitering the Tails THROUGH-DOVETAIL, SKIPPED-PIN MethodHALF-BLIND DOVETAIL, Skipped PIN Method Cutting the Pins SAW Kerf Allowance Method Cutting the Tails BOX END-TO-END Joints Multiple Spacer MethodEND-TO-END Joints Fitting and Cutting the JointDovetail END-TO-END Joints Drawers with Dovetail DadosHinges with a Drilled Hole Wooden HingesHinges with ROUTER-MADE Grooves Hinges with ROUTER-MADE Grooves Angled Joints Setup with the Template Mounted to the Base of the JIGObtuse Angled Joints Cutting the Tails Setup with the Template Mounted to a Clamping BoardCutting 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 BOX Joint BIT Combinations Tables of Commonly Available Router BIT SizesThrough Dovetail Router BIT Combinations HALF-BLIND Dovetail BitsService Troubleshooting MaintenanceAccessories PORTER-CABLE Limited ONE Year Warranty WarrantyMichigan Canadian PORTER-CABLE Delta Service Centers