I've been trying to set up my 4200 Porter Cable jig to cut half blind dovetails in !/2" plywood. I'm not having any luck. Has anyone done this successfully?
The manual states that !/2" is the bottom end of it's capabilities for this operation. I was hoping that 15/32 would be close enough.....Maybe not?
The joint is too tight to go together. I've adjusted the bit depth until there's only !/16 left on the drawer front. I've adjusted the template backwards and forwards many times. . When it's is back enough to fully cut the pins, the sockets are too deep. When its set forward to cut a good pocket, it won't even round off the back of the pins.
So I added a 1/16" spacer between the pin board and the tail board. That got me real close, but still too tight . If I set the router bit any lower , to loosen the joint,I'll blow through the front.
I feel like I'm missing something simple, as usual. Any ideas or should I go back to box joints for 1/2" plywood drawers?
The manual states that !/2" is the bottom end of it's capabilities for this operation. I was hoping that 15/32 would be close enough.....Maybe not?
The joint is too tight to go together. I've adjusted the bit depth until there's only !/16 left on the drawer front. I've adjusted the template backwards and forwards many times. . When it's is back enough to fully cut the pins, the sockets are too deep. When its set forward to cut a good pocket, it won't even round off the back of the pins.
So I added a 1/16" spacer between the pin board and the tail board. That got me real close, but still too tight . If I set the router bit any lower , to loosen the joint,I'll blow through the front.
I feel like I'm missing something simple, as usual. Any ideas or should I go back to box joints for 1/2" plywood drawers?