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PC 4210 vs 4216 dovetail jig

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I have a PC 4210 jig that does half blind dovetails but I also want to be able to do through and small dovetails. Half blinds are good for drawers but not for boxes. Apparently you need the 4216 to do all of that. I see on Amazon that you can buy accessories that allow you to do some but not all of what the 4216 can do.

Does anyone know what options I have (no, I'm not interested in hand cutting them) short of buying a new jig? If I have to buy a new jig, what do you suggest?
 
#2 ·
You should be able to buy just the attachment to do through dovetails, which will also allow you to do box joints, too. The fixture attachment is just a new top plate and is double sided, that would be your best bet.

I'm not sure about the mini dovetails, but As you adjust the height of the fixture to match the thickness of your material, the dovetail size will change with it.

Try checking with rockler or woodcraft to see if they sell just the attachments.
 
#5 ·
The 4213 template lets you do through dovetails and box joints. The 4215 lets you do mini dovetails.

As far as I know, those templates are the only difference between the 4210 and 4216. Same jig, the 4216 just adds the two extra templates. Unfortunately buying those two templates is within $20 of just buying the 4216 jig at least based on Amazon's prices.

At least you don't have the 4112 like me ;-)
 
#6 ·
The entire PORTER-CABLE Dovetail Jig with Mini Template Kit (4216) is on Amazon for $129.99 right now…which is a crazy good price.

Unfortunately just the 4213 Through template alone is $85 on there. I have to imagine a used one could be found on like eBay or Craigslist or something.

Good luck, Andy.
 
#9 ·
Hmm. It seems like if PC had included the 4213 template instead of the one that can only do half blind, you could do both blind and through dovetails with a single template. I know that jigs like the Rockler one for instance can handle that. (They divide the 4213 type plate into 2 templates instead of a single reversible one.) What am I missing?
 
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