Leigh D1258r-12

Nov 01, 2004 7 Replies
R

I picked up a Leigh D1258r-12 12" dovetail jig at an auction for $75.00 this weekend. The Jig has all the pieces except the Dovetail and straight cutting bit and owners manual. I downloaded the D4 manual off the Leigh Website. using the google search I have noticed that this is an old model and not exactly like the current D4. Leigh sells a kit for $45.00 to update the



1258-r to the d4. Is this worth the money? I was also considering purchasing the cam locks for $35 too.

I also got a Home made Router cabinet (decent) with a Porter Cable 3-1/4 hp speedmatic variable speed (not plunge) router and a Jointech fence set up. I am not familiar with the jointech but it looks very nice. I am looking forward to experimenting with it.


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L

Yes it is worth it. IMHO the cam locks are for sure worth it.

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M

I haven't ever seen the jig you have, but I do have the D4 and getting your jib upgraded to the D4 would be hard to pass up. Taking the $75 + 45 + 35 only get's you to $155, which is less than half-price a new D4.

Mike

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R

It is only a 12" jig, not a 24" like the d4. Except for the cam locks and the side scales it looks identical to the 24" d4.

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M

well, that is a good point that I missed from your original post.

I've made a few chests and utilized the full 24" capacity, but more often I duplicate my set-up on each end of the jig so I can reduce set-up redundancy. Other than that, 12" probably is just fine for 90% of the things I do.

That said, I still think the upgrades are worth it - although you probably should use the jig as is and see if you find it lacking. If not, probably just leave it alone.

Mike

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R

Well worth the money..cam locks too. Do it before you try the jig, else you'll probably want to throw it against the wall. Once the upgrade is installed. it's a much nicer toy errr...tool.

Good luck Rob

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R

Well, I jumped in and bought all 3 upgrades (cam locks, scales, and stops) and the

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