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   BG | Aug 31, 2005 10:40pm | #1

   woodworker79,
   I bought one a few years ago and used it once...it worked okay but there was a learning curve. Getting the correct depth took some fiddling. Also, for symetry, the width of the drawer side was important so you end up with 1/2 dovetails on each end. Lastly, matching which pins with which tails....these are not big things but do take some focus.

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   chills1994 | Aug 31, 2005 10:50pm | #2

   Read what I wrote here:  24885.2

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   MMeyer | Aug 31, 2005 10:56pm | #3

   Just as an additional note, I got the Rockler email newsletter today and the dovetail jig is on sale for $99.  Comes with the jig, 2 templates, 3 bits and the bushing.  I'm temted to get one myself, but don't have an immediate need for it, and I'm sure it'll be on sale again.

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   jazzdogg | Sep 01, 2005 08:18am | #4

   Take a good look at the new Porter Cable; the instructor who teaches dovetail jigs at school has decided to replace all of the Rockler jigs with the new PCs.

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   longboard | Sep 01, 2005 07:02pm | #5

   what's the diff between the *new* PC jig and
   the old one (if there is an old one)?I see a few of those up for sale on Ebay.

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   jazzdogg | Sep 01, 2005 07:12pm | #6

   "what's the diff between the *new* PC jig and the old one (if there is an old one)?"

   Board,

   I haven't test-driven the new one yet, but my friends, Bill & Alan, tells me it is far easier to align the workpieces with the new PC (yes, PC has made dovetail jigs - the Omnijig - previously), and far less fiddling is required to get the pins and tails to mate properly. It's a full 12" jig, which is great for drawers or dovetailing a bookcase, but not wide enough for larger case work. If I recall correctly, the new model is called the #4212 and it cost about $150.00.

    -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   woodworker79 | Sep 09, 2005 06:46pm | #7

   Thanks for the posts on this.I have been reading up on the PC jig. Some of the reviews (I believe on Amazon) that I've read have mentioned that is requires a special bit that only PC makes and it's difficult to find. Can anyone comment on that?