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25th May 2020, 06:38 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Gifkins Jig - Different Timber Thicknesses Question
Hi all!
Does anyone know where I might find instructions, a video or something scribbled on a napkin to detail how to dovetail different thicknesses of wood on the Gifkins Jig repeatably and accurately?
I don't recall anything in the instructions or the video and have reviewed both in the last week.
Thanks,
Craig
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25th May 2020, 07:11 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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This image is an example of the sort of thing I am trying to figure out.
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The ends of the tool tote are thicker than the sides, and I am hoping to achieve something like that, but using a Gifkins jig.
Thanks,
Craig
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25th May 2020, 07:33 PM #3
If the sides have the tails and the ends have the pins surely the only thing you’d have to do differently from normal is to lower the depth of cutter on the straight bit to match the thickness of the thinner material?
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25th May 2020, 07:36 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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26th May 2020, 11:15 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Chief Tiff is correct and I found it in the Manual I have saved online. Easier to get too than my hard copy, but I have several copies and they have improved over time.
here is the section from the 2009 version for your information:
Joining different thickness timbers
With dovetail and finger joints, you can join any thickness to any other
thickness, provided both pieces of stock are less than the maximum
thickness for your chosen template. All that is required is to re-set the height
of the cutter when changing over from one side of the jig to the other. Set
the cutter height with the thin piece of timber when cutting the thick piece,
and set it with the thick piece when cutting the thin piece. To state this
another way, you don’t set the height using the piece you are about to cut,
you use the piece it will join on to. If this is not obvious, look at a finished
joint to see what is going on. Setting the cutter heights this way will not
change the fit of the joint. All the joinery must be done on the one template,
so it is not possible to join a thick piece cut on a “B” template, to a thin piece
cut on an “A” template. For example, if you wish to join 20 mm timber to
8 mm timber, it must all be done on a “B” or F15 template, using the
“Working with thin timber” procedure below when cutting the 8 mm stock.
Regards
Bauldy
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27th May 2020, 10:03 PM #6
I looked at the video and looks like the perfect jig for making dovetails and would love to buy one, till I went to the website and nearly died when I saw the price, as a pensioner it is way out of my price range unfortunately .
Just do it, and have fun
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27th May 2020, 10:47 PM #7Senior Member
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I have been using the jig for many years and do make a high volume of boxes and other articles easily due to the excellent performance of the jig . I even have 6 routers permanently set up in tables for this activity. What I can suggest if the cost is an issue join a woodworking club or Mens shed group where they usually have a box making activity and always use the Gifkins jig.
Cheers,
Paintman
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28th May 2020, 09:01 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Keep an eye out for second hand. While they tend to hold their prices, I picked up an old model in average condition for $50 a couple of years ago.
There are usually one or two around on either Gumtree or eBay.
Regards
Bauldy
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28th May 2020, 10:13 PM #9
Thanks,
Got my eye out.Just do it, and have fun
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