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Hello everyone,
This is my first post on the forum as I've just registered, so please forgive what may be a few silly questions.
I'm a jeweller and have recently ventured into making bespoke jewellery boxes for my customers, at their request.
I've bought lots of Trend router equipment, but the one I'm puzzled at is the CDJ300 router jig.
I want to make boxes with through dovetail joints, hence buying the jig, but to be honest I'm completely baffled at how to go about it and I find the Trend instructions very confusing!
My router is a T11 and I'm proficient with its operation. It's the 'process' involved in cutting the through dovetails that's the hard part for me. On the through dovetail template, there's two sets of combs, one tapered and one straight. I can't work out which cutter to use with which comb ( straight or dovetail ).
The next confusing part is how should I align the top clamp in relation to the thickness of my stock?
Finally with my box joint and through dovetail templates, there's brown and red circular discs and zero explanation as to what they are!
I've searched YouTube for video tutorials but they're all geared up towards the standard blind dovetail template only.
Does anyone know of an idiots guide somewhere ( preferably with pics ) showing the use of the through dovetail template with the Trend CDJ300 jig?
Thanks folks and I'm looking forward to contributing and using what looks to be an excellent forum!
Cheers,
Nick
This is my first post on the forum as I've just registered, so please forgive what may be a few silly questions.
I'm a jeweller and have recently ventured into making bespoke jewellery boxes for my customers, at their request.
I've bought lots of Trend router equipment, but the one I'm puzzled at is the CDJ300 router jig.
I want to make boxes with through dovetail joints, hence buying the jig, but to be honest I'm completely baffled at how to go about it and I find the Trend instructions very confusing!
My router is a T11 and I'm proficient with its operation. It's the 'process' involved in cutting the through dovetails that's the hard part for me. On the through dovetail template, there's two sets of combs, one tapered and one straight. I can't work out which cutter to use with which comb ( straight or dovetail ).
The next confusing part is how should I align the top clamp in relation to the thickness of my stock?
Finally with my box joint and through dovetail templates, there's brown and red circular discs and zero explanation as to what they are!
I've searched YouTube for video tutorials but they're all geared up towards the standard blind dovetail template only.
Does anyone know of an idiots guide somewhere ( preferably with pics ) showing the use of the through dovetail template with the Trend CDJ300 jig?
Thanks folks and I'm looking forward to contributing and using what looks to be an excellent forum!
Cheers,
Nick