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Porter Cable 5008 Template Guide

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#1 ·
I have a Porter Cable Model 5008 dovetail template and am searching for the template guide (Part No. 48029) that permits making rabbeted joints in one pass. The part is no longer made/stocked by PC dealers/suppliers so I'm hoping that someone will be able to point me to a dealer or site that may have old stock available. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
#2 ·
Hi tjwing

You may want to check the number for the jig, the 5008 is a jig saw number.. :)
Porter-Cable 5008 Jig Saw


I'm not to sure why you would want to use the jig for " rabbeted joints " it's a easy job with the router and a edge guide or on the router table..:)

Just asking why :)

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#3 ·
Thanks for your quick reply. I am certain of the model number of the dovetail template; I have the original instructions in hand. (As I said, it is an older - no longer made - model; probably 20 years old.) I am also sure of the part number I need; again, taken from the original instructions.

I used the term "rabbeted joints" simply because that is the term given in the instructions. What it essentially means is that the dovetail is set into a rabbet cut (by whatever means) on the side of a drawer, thereby permitting the side of the drawer to overlap the faceframe.
 
#5 ·
Bob,

Thanks. Yes, we are talking about the set-up pictured in your attached thumbnail. And of course, you are right that attaching a face to a drawer is one way to make the drawer. In the past, I have used my current template successfully to make the rabbeted joint; it just requires an additional step. So I was/am looking for the template guide that would eliminate that one step. I'm thinking it may be a futile search! :'(
 
#6 ·
HI tjwing

You're Welcome
I don't see how it can be done in the dovetail fixture,,,with a extra template it's normal to put the rabbet on 1st. but you said that it can be done all at one time, can you post the manual I would love to see how they tell you how to do it.. :)



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#21 · (Edited)
Hi Jim

" Anchorage...
End of April: 16 hours of daylight..
Mid-June: 19-1/2 hours..
Let the sun shine in!!! "

I have wanting to ask you what happens when Harry takes the Sun back on his end.. :) 4 hours of sunlight ? in Anchorage...
Up at 10:30 and down at 2:30 ?

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#22 ·
Pretty close, BJ.. just over 5-1/2 hrs. I hibernate in the winter but am taking a short break from the afternoon in the shop today! I got the RT wiring complete today (except for the two kill switches which will be done with RP doors and drawer trim). Now back to the Katiejig and more drawermaking!
 
#23 ·
Hello BigJimAK--

Thanks very much. Weird. The file "5008_manual.pdf" is exactly as you say and contains 8 PDF pages. The file I previously downloaded had only 3 PDF pages; page 1 was the cover page, page 2 was pages 10-11 from the manual, and page 3 was pages 12-13. It was posted by tjwing and called "PC Dovetail Template.pdf." Perhaps his intent was reference specific pages, only.

I messed around with the jig over the weekend, sans instructions, and found it amazingly simple to use. My first dovetails! They actually came out tight and bang on. I was as giddy as a schoolgirl. I've had the jig for 20 years and never touched it, since I thought it take me a week of Sundays to make decent joints.

Thanks, again.

--Regards, dskwarok
 
#24 ·
Being new to this forum I would like to say hello to every one out there. I just found my 5008 dovetail jig, and it is without instructions or router bit. I found the instructions on this forum,thank you, but I need the half inch dovetail bit and template guide. Do they still make them under the original part numbers, or are there equivalent parts that I can order? Thanks in advance, John
 
#28 ·
Sears Dovetail Bit



Hello Dan O--

I wish that I had more useful information for you. I purchased this bit 20 years ago, item 9-25505, through the Sears catalog. It is a carbide 1/2" bit, 1/4" shank. The only Internet reference I could find is: (commercial.sears.com/comsale/industrial/toolcat/ti.cgi/item.ti/4056?tool=9-25505)

I've included a picture, hoping that will help.

--Best Regards, David
 

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#29 ·
David,
Thanks very much, it should help. I also have to find the appropriate template guide(guide bushing) and lock nut that fits the 5008 template and my sears router. Ace harware does carry some porter cable bits and template guides but I'm not sure they will work. Perhaps Sears can give me the correct guide and nut. I appreciate your time and effort. Dan O
 
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