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Thread: Luke's dowelling jig
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12th December 2007, 10:50 PM #1
Luke's dowelling jig
Did anyone see Lukes Workshop on the howto channel when he made the meranti coffee table?
I would like to know what kind of doweling jig he used. It looked really simple and quick but cant seem to find anything looking like it at shops or on internet shops either.
It was silver, had only a single hole, simple screw clamp and the front of the clamp bit had a deep v for lining up on your centre mark.
I seem to be only able to find multi wizbang jigs that can do this that and the other.
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13th December 2007, 06:28 AM #2Senior Member
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It was an original Silex jig. I noticed it myself, since it was the only part of the show that didn't suck completely. Unfortunately they aren't made anymore, you can try a clone (I've seen them in Tradetools) but the accuracy can be a bit hit or miss, or so I've heard.
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13th December 2007, 01:25 PM #3
Hi Forumnna I have a Silex 30 brought it at the Tender center in Coffs Harbour for about $50.00 12 months ago It's in in very good order and accurate I have not seen one like this in the tool shops for sale see photo's
Noel
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13th December 2007, 01:36 PM #4
I've got one of those, bought way back in the 60s.
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13th December 2007, 04:03 PM #5
The Silex is a copy of the Stanley #59, my favourite doweling jig (and it is better than the Silex). They come up occasionally on eBay.
I have a spare Silex body but no guides for it.
Regards from Perth
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13th December 2007, 04:41 PM #6
I have a spare Silex with guide tubes - PM me if you would like to buy - yours for $30 plus postage
Cheers
Jeremy
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13th December 2007, 05:44 PM #7
I got a Silex, had it for years and years, can't remember how long but its got 8 guides and a stop for the drill bit. I used it a couple of times but never really got into dowel joints until I got my Ozzie jig.
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Cheers John
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13th December 2007, 06:38 PM #8
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13th December 2007, 07:42 PM #9
Here is a Stanley #59 for comparison ...
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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13th December 2007, 09:08 PM #10
Are you finding that a lot of the dowel's you buy now are just that much tighter for the holes, is it that they might have gone metric the last lot of 5/16 from bunnings I have had to sand back 8mm is th's larger
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14th December 2007, 12:28 AM #11Intermediate Member
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I've used a Stanley 59 doweling jig for the past 25 yrs,
they are a really good jig. I have two of them.
They haven't been made for quite some time so the only
way to get one is buying a used one.
Ebay has them most of the time, and usually they are in
great condition because they weren't used much.
I recently bought the Dowelmax, an extremely expensive jig
but the best one out there and I love it.
But except for it, nothing else comes close to the
Stanley mod 59 dowel jig. All the others I've tried are just to
sloppy.
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14th December 2007, 12:31 AM #12
wow, thanks for all that.
might keep my eyes open for a while locally, maybe I'll get lucky.
I'll keep your offer in mind Jeremy.____________________________
Craig
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14th December 2007, 12:32 AM #13Intermediate Member
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Dowels and drill bits vary in size.
If my dowels are to tight (they usually are)
I put them on a cookie sheet in the oven on 150 deg.
for 30 to 60 min and cook them. That will usually shrink them a little.
Then I store them in a sealed container.
Also try a different drill bit, they aren't all the exact same,
you can also buy "letter" bits that are slightly larger and smaller.
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14th December 2007, 11:04 AM #14
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