Porter-Cable 4212 (29550) Saw User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY GUIDELINES 3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3
ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Dovetail and Box Joint Overview 5
Product Capabilities 6
4200 Series Dovetail Jig Overview 7
Carton Contents 7
Assembly 8
Additional Tools Required 8
Mounting Instructions 8
OPERATION
Clamps 9
Template Mounting 9
Template Support 10
Positioning the Wood 10
Half-Pins Vs. Half- Tails 11
Tearout Reduction 11
Aligning the Templates 11
Template Guides 12
Router Bit Depth 12
WOOD PREPARATION
Grain Direction 13
Board Thickness 13
Optimal Board Widths 13
Board Lengths 13
Project Layout 14
Drawers 14
BASIC JOINTS
Through Dovetails 15
Cutting the Tails 15
Cutting the Pins 16
Fitting and Troubleshooting 17
Half-Blind Dovetails 17
Cutting a Half-Blind Dovetail 17
Fitting and Troubleshooting 18
Half-Blind Dovetail with a Lipped Front 19
Cutting the Tails 19
Cutting the Pins 20
Fitting and Troubleshooting 20
Box Joints 21
Cutting the First workpiece 21
Cutting the Second Workpiece 22
Dovetail Dados (Sliding Dovetails) 23
Dado Board 23
Tenon Board 24
Fitting and Troubleshooting 24
MAINTENANCE 25
SERVICE 25
ACCESSORIES 25
WARRANTY 26
ESPAÑOL 27
FRANÇAISE 51
SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS Back cover