Woodstock D2796 manual Trouble Shooting, Tear-Out, Excessive FIT, Incomplete FIT

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TROUBLE SHOOTING

TEAR-OUT

When cutting across the grain of the wood, tear-out or splintering may occur when the router bit exits the workpiece. To prevent tear-out, you may scribe a line on the side piece with a sharp knife or awl at the same distance down that router bit will cut. Tear-out can be eliminated or reduced by backing up the workpiece with a scrap piece or simply using extra care when operating the router.

EXCESSIVE FIT

If the pins on the side piece fit too deeply in the tails of the front or back piece, the cut is too deep. See Figure

22.

Cause: The distance between the edge of the side piece and fence is set too wide.

Remedy: Adjust the fence forward by the same amount that the pins are exposed. Refer to the procedure described above for fence adjustment. See Figure 23.

Figure 23. Adjust fence towards template.

INCOMPLETE FIT

An incomplete fit occurs when the side piece protrudes from the end of the front or back piece. See Figure 24.

Cause: The distance between the edge of the side piece and fence is set too narrow.

Remedy: Adjust the fence toward the back of the jig by the same amount that the tails protrude out. See Figure

25.

OPERATIONS

Figure 22 shows excessive fit.

Figure 24 shows incomplete fit.

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Contents Dovetail JIG D2796 Operating Manual Page Table of Contents Introductioncommentary Keep ALL Guards in Place and in work- ing order Safety Rules for ALL ToolsBench Mounting AssemblyUnpacking Hand LeversCapacities AssemblyIt is important to plan your work before starting PreparationShows the adjustment locations for the dovetail jig Adjustment LocationsSide Stop SET UP Clamp AdjustingOffset the two drawer pieces by width of a tem Plate finger To adjust the template to the proper position Template AdjustmentMake sure template is parallel to drawer edges Adjust the fence accordingly. See Figure Fence AdjustmentFence Adjustment Table HALF-BLIND Joints Operations To use the dovetail jig Shows a finished drawer 2 sides ready to be joined Tips for Optimum ResultsTo produce half-blind dovetails on rabbeted drawer fronts HALF-BLIND Joints on RABBET- ED Drawer FrontsIncomplete FIT Trouble ShootingTEAR-OUT Excessive FITFIT TOO Tight or TOO Loose Offset EdgesShows uneven fit Uneven FITLimited Warranty WarrantyclosureIntroduction Parts Diagram Tool Data Parts ListD2796 Dovetail JIG Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796
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