TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY GUIDELINES

3

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

3

ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES

4

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Dovetail and Box Joint Overview

5

Product Capabilities

6

4200 Series Dovetail Jig Overview

7

Carton Contents

7

Assembly

8

Additional Tools Required

8

Mounting Instructions

8

OPERATION

 

Clamps

9

Template Mounting

9

Template Support

10

Positioning the Wood

10

Half-Pins Vs. Half- Tails

11

Tearout Reduction

11

Aligning the Templates

11

Template Guides

12

Router Bit Depth

12

WOOD PREPARATION

 

Grain Direction

13

Board Thickness

13

Optimal Board Widths

13

Board Lengths

13

Project Layout

14

Drawers

14

BASIC JOINTS

 

Through Dovetails

15

Cutting the Tails

15

Cutting the Pins

16

Fitting and Troubleshooting

17

Half-Blind Dovetails

17

Cutting a Half-Blind Dovetail

17

Fitting and Troubleshooting

18

Half-Blind Dovetail with a Lipped Front

19

Cutting the Tails

19

Cutting the Pins

20

Fitting and Troubleshooting

20

Box Joints

21

Cutting the First workpiece

21

Cutting the Second Workpiece

22

Dovetail Dados (Sliding Dovetails)

23

Dado Board

23

Tenon Board

24

Fitting and Troubleshooting

24

MAINTENANCE

25

SERVICE

25

ACCESSORIES

25

WARRANTY

26

ESPAÑOL

27

FRANÇAISE

51

SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS

Back cover

 

 

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