Drawers with Dovetail Dados | Porter-Cable 4212, 4210 manual

The standard joint is shown is Fig. 42B and the end-to-end joint is shown in Fig. 42C.

Fig. 42B

Fig. 42C

DOVETAIL END-TO-END JOINTS

A dovetail end-to-end joint is a combination of a box joint and a half-blind dovetail joint. the workpieces are mounted to the jig in the same way as for a box joint. However, the router bit and bit depth are set-up for a half- blind dovetail.

NOTE: The tightness of the joint is adjusted by the depth of the router bit.

Fig. 43A

Fig. 43B

Fig. 43C

DRAWERS WITH DOVETAIL DADOS

Drawers can be made with dovetailed dados (sliding dovetails). Lay out the parts as shown is Fig. 44A. Assembled, the drawers will look the same as Fig. 44B

◗The drawer front will have two dados, one for each drawer side.

◗The drawer sides will have a tenon on the front end and a dado near the rear facing the center of the drawer.

◗The drawer back will have a tenon on each end.

◗The drawer front and sides will have a cut groove to accept the drawer bottom.

◗The drawer back will be cut narrower for ease of inserting the drawer bottom into the drawer.

◗Use brads up through the drawer back to fix the drawer bottom in place.

Fig. 44A

Fig. 44B

Fig. 44C

To hide the joint, cut the dado normally, but stop before you reach the top (Fig. 44C).

NOTE: You can clamp a stop to the template if you are making multiple cuts (Fig. 44C). To further hide the joint, you can cut the top corner of the tenon off (Fig. 44A).

NOTE: If the sides and back are the same thickness, you can cut all of the tenons with one setup.

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Porter-Cable 4212, 4210 instruction manual Drawers with Dovetail Dados, Dovetail END-TO-END Joints

Contents

Supplementary Instructiondovetail JIG Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions Safety Guidelines Definitions Replacement Parts Additional Safety RulesBackground Information Miscellaneous Techniques Operation Templates Mounted to Clamping Boards SetupTHROUGH-DOVETAILS with Clamping Boards Cutting the Tails Cutting the Pins Fitting the Joint THROUGH-DOVETAILS with Unlimited Board Width Set 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 Boards Wood Grain Cutting the Joint Using 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 Pins Mitering the Tails THROUGH-DOVETAIL, SKIPPED-PIN Method HALF-BLIND DOVETAIL, Skipped PIN Method Cutting the Pins SAW Kerf Allowance Method Cutting the Tails END-TO-END Joints Multiple Spacer MethodFitting and Cutting the Joint BOX END-TO-END Joints Dovetail END-TO-END Joints Drawers with Dovetail Dados Hinges with a Drilled Hole Wooden Hinges Hinges 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 Board Cutting 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 Through Dovetail Router BIT Combinations Tables of Commonly Available Router BIT SizesHALF-BLIND Dovetail Bits BOX Joint BIT Combinations Service Troubleshooting MaintenanceAccessories PORTER-CABLE Limited ONE Year Warranty Warranty Michigan Canadian PORTER-CABLE Delta Service Centers