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Anybody with the Incra Ultra Jig and experience on the Leigh have a comment on which is better for mass producing through dovetails? I have to have clean precise tight joints.

Which do you recommend, a 16" Leigh, or a 16" Incra?

If I act fast, I may be able to pick up a new Incra w/table for $200.
Good, fair or lousy deal?

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S Bolton

Bobj is this the CMT you have?

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bobj3

Hi SB


I don't have a CMT

But I do have about 8 others ,Katie jig,MLCS both types,HF,Rockler,Grizzly,Gen'l.,Incra,PC 24",Oak-Park jigs...


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S Bolton

I thought I read your post to read "Many good ones on the market place but I like the CMT..."

Which one do you like the best. How is the Katie. I have been watching Charles Neil use one and they sure look good. They sure make a small one too.

SB

bobj3

Hi SB

I like the Katie, but it's not cheap (about $229.oo if I recall ) the MLCS one will do the same job at about 1/3 the price..plus it can be use on the router table or with a hand router setup.

I aslo like the Porter Cable 4216 but like the Leigh a bit over price..the guy on the other side of the counter will ask will that be a CC or a 2nd. on the house...


http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-4.../dp/B000HGL59M

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The CMT I was taliking about was from http://www.sommerfeldtools.com/ that did sell CMT stuff along with the Katie dovetail jig...

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Ariel

I just got the Leigh SuperJig 12" to start with.
I haven't used it yet so this newby can't offer an opinion as to the ease of it's use.

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Drugstore Cowboy

I've always liked dovetailed drawers for a lot of reasons --
-- none of which included anything I was told I 'had' to do in some mag.

Totally agree with Mike that you can make good quality drawers and boxes a lot of different ways -- because I have ---

But -- I always wanted to do dovetails -- so
Finally Bought my first jig last year -
Rockler's basic 'blue' jig.

I have nothing to compare it to -- but I can say as a first time user -
once I made a point to read and follow the directions -
I had no trouble getting very 'decent' results.
I suspect any lack of quality was a result of my lack of practice more than any deficiency in the tool.
I will say this - by the time I went back and bought the optional template for through dovetails -- I could have bought the newer model jig.

I looked at the Incra system while I was shopping and the guy at Rockler made a good point. The Incra system does do a LOT of things GREAT.
But -- if all you want to do is dovetail drawers - and a lot of them
- a dedicated jig is probably quicker.

At the time that was my need -- so I went with the dovetail jig.
But I am very interested in going back sometime and getting the Incra.

Bottom line to me ---
Unfortunately -- there is no one right answer.
Figure out what all you need to do --- compare all the options -- and see what fits your needs best.
Be careful about buying anything too limited just to save money -
- you will just wind up spending more in the long run.

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joey71

Thank you much-- This is exactly the comment that I was looking for!! I looked at the incra and the porter cable 4212/4216-- but you are just limited to drawers it seems. As you stated the Incra can do ALOT of different types of dovetails. Thank you very much to EVERYONE that chimed in!!
Joe