Does anyone have experience to share with the Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig? I am starting to learn more about joinery but do not have much experience other than butt and lap joints. I have made a tenoning jig for the table saw, and have also made two box joint jigs - one for my router table and one for table saw. Over the next month, I hope to practice with all three of these jigs. However, I realize that I need to master dovetails as well. I am not sure I have the patience to learn to cut them by hand but will be taking a class on this after the holidays. Since I am a novice with handtool work, I suspect that I might get superior results with a router.
There are several dovetail jigs on the market for using a (non-table) router - some as cheap as $50 but the Porter Cable is the highest rated and costs about $200. However when using the router, I much prefer using it on the table rather than freehand for several reasons including safety. I have found only one dovetail jig intended for the router table and it is the Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig, which costs $399. Would like to know if anyone has used it and what they think, as it seems over-priced.
There are several dovetail jigs on the market for using a (non-table) router - some as cheap as $50 but the Porter Cable is the highest rated and costs about $200. However when using the router, I much prefer using it on the table rather than freehand for several reasons including safety. I have found only one dovetail jig intended for the router table and it is the Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig, which costs $399. Would like to know if anyone has used it and what they think, as it seems over-priced.