[Glenmore]

Does anyone have one of these HF has it on sale and I was thinking about picking one up the model number is 34102. Any input would be thankful.

 

[Glenmore]

Well no replies that telling me what my decision will be. Afraid I'd be getting what I would pay for. Anyone have recomedations on a have decently priced dovetail machine. And I would like to know what kind of luck you had with your model. Thanks

 

[eagle1]

HF dovetail

Hello,
I have one of these it works, with a little trial & error I think it works
just like it should

 

[Glenmore]

Hello,
I have one of these it works, with a little trial & error I think it works
just like it should

Thanks for the info that's what I've been hearing I think I'll try to get to the store and get a better look at it heard that there are 2 different ones one with plastic and one with metal templates. And welcom eagle1 to the routerforums.

 

[All Thumbs]

does anyone have a picture of this fixture

 

[Glenmore]

does anyone have a picture of this fixture

All Thumbs they have the picture in there flyer but it can't tell if it has the metal or plastic templates. Good to have you here All Thumbs.

 

[All Thumbs]

Thanks Glann; I sent for a catalog, I have a Crestline, and these look very similar, but will only do half blind, The dimensions may be such that thr Rockler through template can be adapted to it like I did to my Crestline and it really works great.I'm still working on the jig I am making to use a fixture similar to the incra guide bar, and you can do through dovetails in three cuts without the use of the templates. ref;www.woodshopdemos.com/incra4.htm.
catch ya'll later
Frank

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

I just picked that one up about a week ago -- haven't had time to do much with it yet though. (Templates are metal). Instructions leave a lot to be desired, but there is another document for a virtually identical jig that I'll get the link to for you later.

 

[Glenmore]

Thanks for the info Frank and Stan for the info I'm going to get this week. Wanted metal because. So I'll take my time with it.

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Here is the link... it is for the WoodStock International dovetail jig, but the jigs are virtually identical..
http://www.woodstockint.com/dovetail.aspx
The manual is downloadable from the link above.

The Harbor Freight jig comes with the 1/2" template for the sale price. Additional templates (9/16", 7/16" and 1/2") are available for $9.99 each.

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

does anyone have a picture of this fixture

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34102http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?function=Search
Above is a link to the item in question.

 

[Glenmore]

Stan that's the one. I'm glad I didn't buy it when I first saw it. It's even cheaper. I'll order it this week. Thanks for the link.

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Stan that's the one. I'm glad I didn't buy it when I first saw it. It's even cheaper. I'll order it this week. Thanks for the link.

Don't ya just love it when a plan comes together......

 

[Glenmore]

Well Stan thanks again just ordered it.

 

[Glenmore]

Hey Stan and Frank should be getting that baby today. I'll keep you both informed on what I think of it. I'm like a kid on chrismas day. I huge kid.

 

[Glenmore]

Finally got it

I finally got the blasted thing today after waiting 12 days for it it's finally here. Looks great I'll have to do some practicing before I get into it. The bad news is I need another work bench to mount it . I was planning on one anyway. Stan that is a spitting image from your link in fact even the boxes are idental. I'll probably hold off on getting them other templates for awhile until I get the hang of this one. Thanks to all that helped me make my decision on this. Don't worry I'll have a whole lot more questions about how to use and keep my fingers and saness.

 

[Pop_pop1]

Hi Glenmore,
I've had one of these HF dovetail jigs for a couple of years, but have never used it. I got it in a trade for an old junk van.
I have all 3 metal templates with it and all of them look & feel like they have a sandblasted finish. Is your template rough, like a sand blasted finish?
I thought I'd sand them smooth before I used them. I wasn't sure what the roughness would do to my router baseplate.
By the way, if you want to make it into a portable jig, just attatch a couple of intersecting boards about 12" for the vertical & 24" for the horizonal as a substitute for a bench top. Then you can just clamp it to a bench top when in use, then remove it afterward. But don't let this stop you from building the other bench you want.
Thanks,
Chuck

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Tried mine out the other day, didn't have time to adjust the bit height for a better fit -- but looks like the jig itself will work just fine. The only modification that I can foresee for the jig is the addition of a router base stabilization bar to help keep the router base from tipping. (Haven't looked close to see how that could be done yet, but shouldn't be too terribly hard).

 

[Glenmore]

Chuck I mounted mine onto a 2x8 just long enough to clamp it to the bench that I finally got done after 2years. Made myself one of them colaspable benchs had the old tablesaw blocking it. Got a new tablesaw that is colasable to now stowed that into a corner and did up the bench. My template that I got with mine is nice and smooth.

Stan what size router are you using? I didn't try it yet but figured my 690pc shouldn't have a problem or will it. I think I'll take it for a spin today and get back to you all on how I fared. Thanks for all your help.

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Stan what size router are you using? I didn't try it yet but figured my 690pc shouldn't have a problem or will it. I think I'll take it for a spin today and get back to you all on how I fared.

Using a PC690 here also.