Porter Cable 4212 dovetail jig be used on 24" stock

"Bob" wrote in news:1173115851.112930.231680 @c51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

No. The stock inserts into the jig.

What are you building?

Patriarch

I was planning on making guitar amplier cabinets - they use 10" or 12" stock. If things go well, I thought I might move on to larger cabinets - kitchen cabinets.

Nope---you got to step up or go with a clamp on jig like the Keller.

Stepping up is a Omnijig or Leigh, both of which can do 24" stock. The "new" Omnijig to be realeased this month will do "both" half-blind or through-dovetails. The Leigh will do the same.

The Keller can do any length, but through-dovetails > I'm considering purchasing a Porter Cable 4212 dovetail jig and

Ever consider a box joint?

Table saw and a simple home made jig is all that is required.

No restrictions on length.

Strong, simple, and good looking.

Lew

I have no idea, but expect that aligning them would be difficult.

But if you want to buy a 24" Omnijig, send me an email at

In a word, yes. View the video:

Lew Hodgett wrote in news:Ao0Hh.124148$_73.75639 @newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:

Lew's right. Very few folks do dovetails on kitchen cabinet boxes.

Most of the time, dovies are for showing off. Box joints are plenty strong.

Patriarch, who has a dusty jig on the lower shelf, behind several seldom-used power tools...

Now how cool is that? I had no idea they were doing that. In essence. you are getting the Keller (or Katie - I forget which is which) jig when you buy the system.

Thanks for the link.

Robert

Nothing really astounding there. The frame that holds the template is just that, a frame. No reason you can't take the template off and mount it to something else. Can do this with most.

Thanks everyone. That video answered my question.

Thanks everyone. I didn't expect the video, so that was very helpful and answered my question.