I've got router dovetail jig a while ago but

If your looking for one this is the cheapest I've seen so far,looks like this is new as I don't remember Axminster slelling this one?

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The3rd Earl Of Derby
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show last autumn.

Actually for the money it isn't bad. They do point out that it is best suited to a lightweight 6.35mm router and the reason for that is that the construction is not that sturdy. A large 12.7mm router would tend to deform it.

The White version at £48 is very much more substantial and worth the extra money just for that.

I looked at the CMT one as well - Axminster have this one for £80. The clamp is a bit better, but one still has the same issues of having to plan setups carefully and the sequence of work to avoid having to constantly reset the jig.

One has to look at the Leigh 1600 at £220 or D4 at £350 to see a big difference in terms of construction quality and ease of use. Obviously that is a big jump but width goes up from 300 to 400mm as well.

None of the sub £100 jigs is very different to another, as far as I could see in terms of ease of use, so I reckon that the Axminster White and Trend Craftsman are pretty reasonable buys at around £50-60. The Perform one might be OK for light work if one is careful and doesn't expect too much from it.

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Andy Hall

Don't waste your money on these kind of jigs. This is the best buy in dovetail jiggery if you can't afford a proper Leigh:

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can make a cheap jig of any length with it out of 18mm MDF.

R.

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Richard Downing

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> You can make a cheap jig of any length with it out of 18mm MDF.

But you have to work out how deep to go with that 18GBP piece of plastic and use extra clamps to clamp it to the worktop.

I suppose really if you buy the one I posted the same process could be done by unscrewing the 6mm aluminium template off the dovetail jig.

Nah! I'll stick to the one I have. Ta

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The3rd Earl Of Derby

Too much faffing about with these type of jigs the time spent adjusting the working parts and spacing of wood stops and lining up the darn wood is 5 to

6 minutes give or take. More hassle than they're worth.

I've got the patience of a saint,but these bloody jigs get the better of you.

Arrrgh!

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The3rd Earl Of Derby

Well, if that's the description you're going to use on eBay you won't get many bidders. Though if you do, can you let me know who they are please, as I have some crappy stuff I want to unload.

Pete

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Peter Lynch

Not much of a salesman you are you?

You just flaunt your stuff as crap as it may be and if it goes it goes. If it doesn't sell, no worries as ebay don't charge for none bidded items

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The3rd Earl Of Derby

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