Anyone Using a 14 Degree Bit in your P.C. 4210 / 4212 Dovetail Jig?

A link to the supplemental manual…
http://www.rockler.com/tech/RTD10000211AA.pdf

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

I couldn’t get the manual to load, but normally, the shallower angle is used for hardwood dovetails and the steeper angle for softwood. That’s the rule of thumb I use for hand cutting dovetails.

I prefer the steeper angle for aesthetic reasons.
Maybe I’ll try the Rockler bit to see if that works. The thing is, there is only one depth that works for each bit (when cutting half-blind dovetails). The supplementary manual has a nice chart to help you pick the right bit specs.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

I have not tried it, yet, but thanks for the best information I have seen on the PC jig

-- My favorite projects were firewood bound

I ordered the Rockler #91089 bit. I will let you know if it works.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

Thanks for the heads up.
I’ll be watching with interest.

I put one of the bits you mentioned in my cart and I’ll grab it if everything turns out ok.

-- He who dies with the most tools... dies with the emptiest wallet.

Link to further info…
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/40073

The Rockler 91089 worked well. It is a 14 degree dovetail bit 5/8” wide, with a 5/8” depth of cut.
I set the bit to cut slightly less than 5/8”, and the fit was good. Pictures show the 14 degree bit vs. the standard 7 degree bit that comes with the 4210 / 4212 jig.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

Thanks for the info. I think the 14 degree does look better.

-- Joe

Now this kind of info is what ‘Jocks is all about. Thanks for the tip.
Bill

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I made this jig one of my early Christmas presents and at the moment attempting to modify the Rockler dust collection hood to it. Nothing replaces the look of a well made home shop built dovetail joint on a project. Its one of the things people see when checking out our handy work.

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This is the supplied bit. I just slapped something together, just to try out a new router to see how it worked with the jig…

needs a bit more fine tuning, though. That old barn wood don’t like router bits…

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Just another heads up; I went to grab the rockler bit and it’s on backorder until march 2013.
Lee valley has the same bit (item #16J17.55) and it’s cheaper. Pair that with free shipping over $40 until 1/7 and we have a winner. :)

Edit to add: MLCS has the same bit as well (item # 7699) even cheaper than the lee valley bit. Not bad if you’re just testing the waters.

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DO YOU HAVE TO USE THE LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE, OR CAN YOU JUST CUT ALL FROM ONE SIDE

You can cut them all on one side, as long as your drawer width is 3-1/4”, 4-1/4”, 5-1/4” etc.
The side stops can be adjusted if needed with the supplied allen wrench.

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

THE PROBLEM IS, THE BOX IN MY PIC IS WHAT I WANT TO USE THE DOVETAILS ON. 48×23x23