Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS PARTS ADJUSTMENTS SAFETY INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................2 COMMENTARY ...........................
Page 4 - INTRODUCTION; COMMENTARY
- 2 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Woodstock International, Inc. is proud to offer theModel D2796 12" Dovetail Jig. Suitable for productionwork or small scale dovetail joinery, the Model D2796enables you to simultaneously cut 5 / 8 " half-blind dove- tails and pins w...
Page 5 - SAFETY; SAFETY RULES FOR ALL TOOLS
- 3 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 SAFETY 1. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL. Read the owner’s manual carefully. Learn the tool’s appli-cations and limitations, as well as its particularhazards. 2. KEEP ALL GUARDS IN PLACE and in work- ing order. 3. GROUND ALL TOOLS. If an adapter is used to accommodate a two-p...
Page 6 - ASSEMBLY; BENCH MOUNTING; Figure 1; UNPACKING; NOTICE
- 4 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ASSEMBLY Remove the items packed in the carton. It may be agood idea to save the carton and packing material incase they might be needed in the future. Upon removalof all items from the package, you should have: 1. Dovetail Jig2. Hand Levers (2)3. Manual Figure 1 sh...
Page 7 - CAPACITIES
- 5 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ASSEMBLY The Model D2796 is designed to produce 5 ⁄ 8 " half-blind dovetail joints with a router, 7 / 16 " O.D. guide bushing ( Figure 3) , and a 14°, 1 / 2 " dovetail router bit. Two optional templates are available for making 1 ⁄ 2 " and 3 ⁄ 4 "...
Page 8 - It is important to plan your work before starting!; PREPARATION
- 6 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ASSEMBLY It is important to plan your work before starting! If joining multiple pieces for a drawer or series of draw-ers, it is best to label the pieces as front, back and sidesand which face will be inside or outside. It is also bestto label the ends so it is clea...
Page 9 - ADJUSTMENTS; ADJUSTMENT LOCATIONS
- 7 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ADJUSTMENTS 1. The hand levers clamp your workpiece in place. 2. The fence knobs hold the fence in place. Loosen these knobs to adjust fence position. 3. The upper side stops align the workpiece hori- zontally under the template. 4. The front side stops align the ve...
Page 10 - Figure; CLAMP ADJUSTING
- 8 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ADJUSTMENTS The side stops serve three purposes: (1) they positioneach work piece square to the fence and one another,(2) they offset each work piece the correct amount, and(3) they provide lateral support to each work piecewhile performing the routing operation. To...
Page 11 - IMPORTANT
- 9 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ADJUSTMENTS 4. Insert a drawer side under the front clamp. Thispiece will be vertical. Adjust the height so the topend of the vertical piece overlaps the end of the hor-izontal piece. At this point, it is not critical that thepieces be flush. 5. Clamp the side in pl...
Page 12 - To adjust the template to the proper position:; TEMPLATE ADJUSTMENT
Figure 14 shows the template set back an additional 1 / 8 " for a 1" thick board. The inside faces are showing. - 10 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ADJUSTMENTS 3. For side pieces thicker than 7 / 8 ", add 1 / 8 " to the amount that the board exceeds 7 / 8 ". Then, set the front ed...
Page 14 - FENCE ADJUSTMENT
- 12 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ADJUSTMENTS FENCE ADJUSTMENT Once the side stops have been accurately set up, thefence needs to be properly adjusted. The fence isdesigned to control how far back into the template therouter will cut. If the fence is not set back far enough,the drawer pieces will n...
Page 15 - FENCE ADJUSTMENT TABLE
- 13 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 ADJUSTMENTS FENCE ADJUSTMENT TABLE Thickness of Vertical Piece (Measurement x" from Fig.16) Distance from Edge of Bushing to Edge of Router Base
Page 16 - OPERATIONS; To use the dovetail jig:
- 14 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 OPERATIONS Figure 18 shows the dovetail jig set up for use. The inside faces of the boards are showing. OPERATIONS Your router base must accept a guide bushing with a 7 / 16 " outside diameter and an inside diameter large enough to accept a 1 ⁄ 4 " shank do...
Page 17 - TIPS FOR OPTIMUM RESULTS
Figure 20 shows a finished drawer and 2 sides ready to be joined. Figure 19 shows the dovetail jig in use. - 15 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 OPERATIONS TIPS FOR OPTIMUM RESULTS Don’t clamp your work down too tight. Over-clamp-ing tends to lift the wood on the front side of the jig. Maintain steady,...
Page 19 - TROUBLE SHOOTING; INCOMPLETE FIT
- 17 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 OPERATIONS TEAR-OUT When cutting across the grain of the wood, tear-out orsplintering may occur when the router bit exits theworkpiece. To prevent tear-out, you may scribe a lineon the side piece with a sharp knife or awl at the samedistance down that router bit wi...
Page 20 - FIT TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE
- 18 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 OPERATIONS Figure 25. Adjust fence away from template. Figure 26 shows offset edges. Figure 27. Edge of vertical piece must be offset from edge of horizontal piece by exactly the width of (1) template fin- ger. Included template finger is 1 ⁄ 2 ". OFFSET EDGES ...
Page 22 - WARRANTY
- 20 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 OPERATIONS LIMITED WARRANTY Woodstock International, Inc. (Woodstock) warrantsthis product against defects in workmanship and mate-rials under normal use and service for a period of oneyear. This warranty extends to the original purchaserfrom the date of purchase. ...
Page 23 - PARTS; PARTS DIAGRAM
- 21 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 PARTS 5 5 23 23 8 23 8 23 17 7 7 8 8 3 14 14 14 14 16 12A 21 21 11 11 18 18 18 18 16 16 9 2 2 2 4 4 2 9 10 16 1 3 17 7 7 6 6 13 13 13 13 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 PARTS DIAGRAM
Page 24 - Router Specifications:; PARTS LIST
- 22 - Woodstock Intl., Inc. D2796 PARTS D2796 DOVETAIL JIG Overall Dimensions: Height ..................................................................................................................................................6"Width ..........................................................
Page 25 - NOTES
