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Thread: Woodrat vs Dovetail jig
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9th January 2006, 12:22 AM #46
Missing pics.
Originally Posted by Just GeorgeIf you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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9th January 2006, 01:05 PM #47GOLD MEMBER
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Originally Posted by Shedhand
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9th January 2006, 02:31 PM #48
George, does this help?
link to fourth photo post number 1 with 4 pics
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...6&d=1136693541
link to fourth photo for the second post with 4 pics
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...0&d=1136694112
cheers
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9th January 2006, 04:41 PM #49GOLD MEMBER
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It did but I am not sure it will help when I face the same problem in other posts, thanks for the link though.
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Bwoody hell, i go to all the twubble of posting 8 photos up a dialup link; it took hours and all i get is a hijacker making the thread into a how to view the photos thread
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I have the Littlerat and find it just fine for Dovetails (and all the other joints)the only limit is that they must be 1:7 but as a result it is a bit easier to set up, also it's not as wide at the Woodrat but I’ve never found that a problem.
I have a mezzanine floor in my new shed and have made a bracket to mount it on the steps of the ladder, this means that given a step ladder I can dovetail very long boards if necessary.
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Dave
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Originally Posted by doug the slug
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10th January 2006, 06:53 PM #53
Aww mate, just post a BIGGER version of your avatar
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10th January 2006, 10:35 PM #54Banned
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Originally Posted by Just George
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3rd May 2006, 11:50 PM #55
And? Was the WR the right choice Doug?
Hi Doug,
Nice to see your best assets back to the way they were! I've followed this thread and found it all very interesting but would love to know how it all turned out.
- Are you using it?
- Is it all you hoped and more?
I use a TREND CDJ600 for DTs
http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/cdj/
and have thought about buying a TREND M&T jig for mortise and tenons. http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/mtjig/
Is the flexibility of the WR really worth all the hassle and expense? I've been checking out a few websites and most people seem to spend more time setting them up, learning how to use them, building add-on jigs and ordering replacement blue clips broken through over-tightening - than actually making anything!
I'd love to hear your 'final' thoughts on this little endevour...
Damien.Is it wrong to be in love with a sawbench?
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Hi all.
If you want to see the Rat in action go to work shop demos :
www.woodshopdemos.com. Do a search in google under wood rat.
Also I've heard that if you want the Rat to be portable mount it in your Triton Super Jaws.
Regards Nuggett
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4th May 2006, 05:35 PM #57Originally Posted by damienhazo
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Yes Damian, i amusing it and although i still need to make one or two additional pieces of equipment to make it perform the way i want it to, im nearly there!! but i dont regard it as expensive, consideering that it is a universal, all sizes dovetailer, mortiser, tennoner, profiler, rebater, sliding dovetailer, finger jointer, and more. you canpay wellover theprice of a woodrat for anydedicated machine to perform only one of those functions
Nugget, see posts 37and 39 in this thread for photos of my setup in the super-jaws
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5th May 2006, 07:00 AM #59
Thanks for the info on the Trend M&T Doug. I've had nothing but good experience with Trend, but I only have a few things... It was going to be one of those purchases way down the track. I use an Elu DS140 bickie-joiner for most joins anyway...
DamienIs it wrong to be in love with a sawbench?
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DPB go to any show and watch the demonstrator using any dovetail jig and you will notice that they always use thin short timber in their demo and they use a light weight router. To get any of these jigs working in the real world you have to make yourself a jig that holds the wood used totally horizontal and vertical to the jig. A heavy router is a pig to contol and a light weight 1/4" is easier but lacks the power to do the cuts in hardwood. It take practice to get the heavier routers to work. We have to practice each time we decide to cut dovetails again. You will find that most of the dovetail jigs remain in the cupboard unused as the results without practice are bad - What did I do wrong - the demonstrator made it look easy - it must be me??
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