TheX-PAD™ is an upgrade for MATCHFIT Dovetail Clamps that allows you to clamp in two directions at once—achieving in-line clamping with unrestricted clamp positioning. Simply slide the X-PAD™ over the clamp pad of any MATCHFIT Dovetail Clamp to in
Dovetail joints are a perfect match of pins and tails where the pins are cut in the front and back pieces while the tails are cut in the sides. Cutting the tails in the side pieces will occasionally result in the layers of plywood splintering as the router bit comes through on the ...
however, you will clamp the board offset from the bit by EXACTLY the width of the bit (1/4"). I used a 1/4" drill bit as a spacer between the jig finger and the router bit. Clamp the jig board in to position. DO THIS STEP CAREFULLY. Be sure you are measuring against the wides...
An easier way to cut the dado is to use a table saw with a dado blade. A router with a flat bottom bit also works well. Step 5: Making a Sliding Dovetail Pic 16A-Layout the dovetail so that it tapers in both directions. An edge angle of 3 to 5 degrees usually works well. B-C...
These saws were, if not quite like the light that shone round Saul on the road to Damascus, at least a bit like scales falling from my eyes. The third saw I ordered from Stan was a mass-produced and induction-hardened crosscut ryouba, with an exchangeable 300mm blade – larger than ...