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Frequently Asked Questions
Routing Workshop Jigs FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Routing Workshop Jigs
You can use a 35mm hinge cutter to produce the holes on each end for the worktop bolts you just need a 6 - 12 mm straight cutter to produce the slot between the two holes.
In most cases you will need a Unibase adaptor plate ref UNIBASE which screws to the base of the router and will accept the guide bush that is included in the kit. To check if your machine is compatible, use the compatability chart in the catalogue.
The holes are a place to park the extra pin guides, when not in use.
The cable tidy inserts are made from ABS plastic.
The secret to great clamping with the varijig is two leave the lever up almost vertical, bring the two ends of the clamp together against the work peice, push the clamp handle down once, so its flat,and again so the clamp handle is pointing down this will clamp the straight edge rigid.
The CDJ300/03 does come with 11.1mm guide bush and blue stops you will need an additional C012A cutter.
The cutter speed is usually linked to the cutter diameter the smaller the diameter the faster the speed so as the dovetail cutters are reletively small we would recomend the upper level of speed reduce to stop any burning.
You would need the Unibase to connect the LN57X8MM guide bush to the T7E router.
No. The design is different on each jig.
The cutter is 3/76X1/4TC or C021AX1/4TC.
The templates can be clamped or stuck with double sided tape.
1/4 (6.35mm) mortise max depth 26mm|5/16 (8mm) mortise mx depth 35mm|3/8 (9.5mm) mortise max depth 38mm|1/2 (12.7mm) mortise max depth 38mm|5/8 (15.9mm) mortise max depth 40mm.
In the UK and America, jigs work in imperial sizes the cutter set required is SET/MT1X1/4TC, SET/MT1X8MMTC. For jigs set up in millimetres the cutter set required is SET/MT2X8MMTC.
Yes, it cuts tenons up to 45 degrees.
No. There is a set available as a separate item.
47mm.
Yes. 8 different tenon sizes are possible.
The max timber sizes are 50mm x 140mm
