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RTJ400 User Guide
Through Dovetail Joint Procedures
Chapter 7
7-22 Place the edge of the tail board on the template and pencil
a line on the pin board.
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7-25 Rout out all spaces between the template fingers, being
sure the guide bushing touches each side of each finger
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and
all waste is routed between the pins.
7-23 Position the jig close to the bit and adjust the bit height
until the bit tip is touching the center of the line
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.
Double
check that the bit still rotates freely.
IMPORTANT: Bit height
determines the flushness of the joint, so set your bit properly
the first time.
Adjustments for flushness are near the end of the
chapter.
7-21 Clamp the other end of the scrap backer board horizontally
against the back of the pin board.
7-24 Always rout a light climb cut between the template fingers
to leave a nice clean shoulder.
A climb cut may pull the jig to
the right so be sure to control the jig firmly at all times.
7-20 Clamp the
test
pin board in the jig with its edge against
the sidestop
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with the marked outside face out and the bottom
end edge flush on the template.
Note: The sidestop was set when
routing the tails, so no adjustment is needed
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