Originally Posted by Bigolac

Great to hear - I'm going to order the set of Bosch guides.

I'm just getting into dovetail joinery - I picked up an old (70's) Craftsman dovetail template for 5 bucks at an auction this past weekend, and am anxious to try it out. It didn't come with any accessories, just the benchtop unit and a paper manual. I need a 7/16 template guide as well as a dovetail bit. I've got the guide nailed down - now I need to find out what dovetail bits are compatible with the unit. From the description found in the manual, I should be looking for a Sears part number 25531 (it's called a 'Dovetail cutter').

Can I assume that any 1/2" dovetail bit would work? I was hoping to buy one with a 1/2" shank for stability.

Thanks for all your help - it is really appreciated!!

By the way, I bought this dovetail template with the intention of building some boxes for my sons to put their baseball and pokemon cards in - if I'm successful, I'll post some pics to drool over!!