DJ300
Routing the Joint
■ Start up the router and make one very light
cut from right to left, machining only the front
edge. This will prevent chipping out at the
next stage.
■ Now carefully rout from left to right following
the guide bush in each of the slots.
Examine each of the slots to ensure all the
material have been cleanly routed. If you
discover that there are parts of the joint that
have not been cleanly routed, without
adjusting the jig, rout the joint a second time.
■ Remove material and try the joint.
Follow the table below if the joint is not as
expected.
Dovetail joint Increase depth
too loose adjustment of cutter.
Dovetail joint Decrease depth
too tight adjustment of cutter.
Dovetail joint Move template comb
too shallow towards the jig body.
Dovetail joint Move template comb
too deep away from jig body.
Adjust the jig accordingly and re-align the two
pieces carefully in the jig and rout them again.
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IMPORTANT!
Do not lift the router from the
template with the guide bush
engaged in the slots as damage
to the template will occur.
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