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Woodstock D2796 Operating Manual

Manual is about: DOVETAIL JIG

Summary of D2796

  • Page 1

    Copyright © by woodstock international, inc. Tx 4-085-998 warning: no portion of this manual may be reproduced in any shape or form without the written approval of woodstock international, inc. Reprinted april 2001, printed in china dovetail jig d2796 operating manual p.O. Box 2309 bellingham, wa 98...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    - 1 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 assembly operations parts adjustments safety introduction table of contents introduction ............................................................................................................................................2 commentary............................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    - 2 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 introduction introduction woodstock international, inc. Is proud to offer the model d2796 12" dovetail jig. Suitable for production work or small scale dovetail joinery, the model d2796 enables you to simultaneously cut 5 / 8 " half-blind dove- tails and pins with a...

  • Page 5: Safety Rules For All Tools

    - 3 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 safety 1. Know your power tool. Read the owner’s manual carefully. Learn the tool’s appli- cations and limitations, as well as its particular hazards. 2. Keep all guards in place and in work- ing order. 3. Ground all tools. If an adapter is used to accommodate a two...

  • Page 6: Unpacking

    - 4 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 assembly remove the items packed in the carton. It may be a good idea to save the carton and packing material in case they might be needed in the future. Upon removal of all items from the package, you should have: 1. Dovetail jig 2. Hand levers (2) 3. Manual figure...

  • Page 7: Notice

    - 5 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 assembly the model d2796 is designed to produce 5 ⁄ 8 " half-blind dovetail joints with a router, 7 / 16 " o.D. Guide bushing (figure 3), and a 14°, 1 / 2 " dovetail router bit. Two optional templates are available for making 1 ⁄ 2 " and 3 ⁄ 4 " half-blind dovetails...

  • Page 8: Preparation

    - 6 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 assembly it is important to plan your work before starting! If joining multiple pieces for a drawer or series of draw- ers, it is best to label the pieces as front, back and sides and which face will be inside or outside. It is also best to label the ends so it is c...

  • Page 9: Adjustment Locations

    - 7 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments 1. The hand levers clamp your workpiece in place. 2. The fence knobs hold the fence in place. Loosen these knobs to adjust fence position. 3. The upper side stops align the workpiece hori- zontally under the template. 4. The front side stops align the ve...

  • Page 10: Clamp Adjusting

    - 8 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments the side stops serve three purposes: (1) they position each work piece square to the fence and one another, (2) they offset each work piece the correct amount, and (3) they provide lateral support to each work piece while performing the routing operation...

  • Page 11: Notice

    - 9 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments 4. Insert a drawer side under the front clamp. This piece will be vertical. Adjust the height so the top end of the vertical piece overlaps the end of the hor- izontal piece. At this point, it is not critical that the pieces be flush. 5. Clamp the side i...

  • Page 12: Template Adjustment

    Figure 14 shows the template set back an additional 1 / 8 " for a 1" thick board. The inside faces are showing. - 10 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments 3. For side pieces thicker than 7 / 8 ", add 1 / 8 " to the amount that the board exceeds 7 / 8 ". Then, set the front edge of the template f...

  • Page 13: Notice

    - 11 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments notice ensure that the front edge of the template is par- allel to the edge of the vertical workpiece. To maintain a high degree of accuracy when adjust- ing the template, measure at one end of the jig, then measure at the other end. Make adjust- ments ...

  • Page 14: Fence Adjustment

    - 12 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments fence adjustment once the side stops have been accurately set up, the fence needs to be properly adjusted. The fence is designed to control how far back into the template the router will cut. If the fence is not set back far enough, the drawer pieces wi...

  • Page 15: Fence Adjustment Table

    - 13 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 adjustments fence adjustment table thickness of vertical piece (measurement x" from fig.16) distance from edge of bushing to edge of router base.

  • Page 16: Operations

    - 14 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations figure 18 shows the dovetail jig set up for use. The inside faces of the boards are showing. Operations your router base must accept a guide bushing with a 7 / 16 " outside diameter and an inside diameter large enough to accept a 1 ⁄ 4 " shank dovetail b...

  • Page 17: Tips For Optimum Results

    Figure 20 shows a finished drawer and 2 sides ready to be joined. Figure 19 shows the dovetail jig in use. - 15 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations tips for optimum results don’t clamp your work down too tight. Over-clamp- ing tends to lift the wood on the front side of the jig. Maintain steady...

  • Page 18

    - 16 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations half-blind joints on rabbet- ed drawer fronts drawer fronts that have been rabbeted around the inside edge to create a lip to restrict drawer travel in the closed position require some additional setup. To produce half-blind dovetails on rabbeted drawer ...

  • Page 19: Trouble Shooting

    - 17 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations tear-out when cutting across the grain of the wood, tear-out or splintering may occur when the router bit exits the workpiece. To prevent tear-out, you may scribe a line on the side piece with a sharp knife or awl at the same distance down that router bi...

  • Page 20

    - 18 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations figure 25. Adjust fence away from template. Figure 26 shows offset edges. Figure 27. Edge of vertical piece must be offset from edge of horizontal piece by exactly the width of (1) template fin- ger. Included template finger is 1 ⁄ 2 ". Offset edges if t...

  • Page 21

    - 19 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations uneven fit if the side piece fits either excessively or protrudes at one edge and not the other, the fit is uneven. See figure 29. Causes: one or more of the following. 1. The drawer edges are not parallel to the front of the template. See figure 30. 2. ...

  • Page 22: Warranty

    - 20 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 operations limited warranty woodstock international, inc. (woodstock) warrants this product against defects in workmanship and mate- rials under normal use and service for a period of one year. This warranty extends to the original purchaser from the date of purcha...

  • Page 23: Parts Diagram

    - 21 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 parts 5 5 23 23 8 23 8 23 17 7 7 8 8 3 14 14 14 14 16 12a 21 21 11 11 18 18 18 18 16 16 9 2 2 2 4 4 2 9 10 16 1 3 17 7 7 6 6 13 13 13 13 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 parts diagram.

  • Page 24: Parts List

    - 22 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796 parts d2796 dovetail jig overall dimensions: height ..................................................................................................................................................6" width .............................................................

  • Page 25: Notes

    Notes - 23 - woodstock intl., inc. D2796.