Hi - this post is uk specific
I have just purchased a "Xact" jig from Rutlands.
It is a Porter Cable 4212 painted black with improvements, for £150
Its heavy, solid and has the addition of a front support bar to keep the router horizontal and a dust extractor bar - very good.
The manual is not as good as the Porter Cable one, but ok.
But, I can't use it - yet.
It comes with non standard guide bushes - I have ordered some 5mm acrylic sheet to make a new router base.
It comes with 1/2 inch shank imperial cutters and no box joint cutter.
The latter I can solve as 12.7inch x 1/4inch cutters are available from Wealden Tools, on order, but I can't find a uk supplier for 11/32inch = 8.73mm straight or 17/32 = 13.49mm x 1/4 inch 7 degree dovetail cutters.
Having attended a couple of demos by Trend, they tell me not to use my T11 as it is too big to do this type of accurate work, so I want to use my Makita 700 series.
I have never used a dovetail jig before but have watched many youtube videos and I "think" I understand what its all about.
Does anyone know of a uk supplier for these cutters please ?
Do I need to use a 7 degree cutter or can I use a different angle ?
thanks
I have just purchased a "Xact" jig from Rutlands.
It is a Porter Cable 4212 painted black with improvements, for £150
Its heavy, solid and has the addition of a front support bar to keep the router horizontal and a dust extractor bar - very good.
The manual is not as good as the Porter Cable one, but ok.
But, I can't use it - yet.
It comes with non standard guide bushes - I have ordered some 5mm acrylic sheet to make a new router base.
It comes with 1/2 inch shank imperial cutters and no box joint cutter.
The latter I can solve as 12.7inch x 1/4inch cutters are available from Wealden Tools, on order, but I can't find a uk supplier for 11/32inch = 8.73mm straight or 17/32 = 13.49mm x 1/4 inch 7 degree dovetail cutters.
Having attended a couple of demos by Trend, they tell me not to use my T11 as it is too big to do this type of accurate work, so I want to use my Makita 700 series.
I have never used a dovetail jig before but have watched many youtube videos and I "think" I understand what its all about.
Does anyone know of a uk supplier for these cutters please ?
Do I need to use a 7 degree cutter or can I use a different angle ?
thanks
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