Make half blinds on the Porter Cable 4216 dovetail jig.
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- This is a complete step by step instructional video of doing half blind dovetails on the Porter Cable 4216 dovetail jig. Be sure to check out the links below for other instructional videos of this jig as well as how to purchase Chad's centering template. Don't forget to hit the subscribe and like buttons and leave me a comment.
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Thanks for sharing once again Mr Tracy another great video! Got my template a few months back very satisfied!
Thank you. Glad to hear you got one. Those templates are great.
Tracy I order one of the centering jigs hope its helps with alignment. thanks for the info. Great video.
@allenriff9242 Chad done a very good job on that centering template. I don't think you will be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by the channel. Let me know what you think about the template when you try it out
Good video sir. I am in the middle of building a cabinet with drawers like this. I already made the half blind joints and they came out nice. At first I was wondering on how to center the boards with half blinds . I do have Chads little jig and watching this video ,you showed how to center for half blinds . good tip, i will remember that one. I have watched all your other videos on this jig and were very helpful after i purchased the jig. Just my opinion , but it seems like the half blind dovetails are the easiest to make as far as set up goes. Just using one bit and making any adjustments. Thanks again for the tip and good videos.
Thank you Charlie. I am so glad it was helpful. It means a lot
Thanks for this Video.
Can you show a setup for a pantry draw which will have sides taller than the front side?
I'm not sure I know exactly what you are asking about. Can you send me a photo of an example? tmaxfield48@gmail.com.
Hey Tracy,
Thanks for your videos. I enjoy them and they are vey informative. One quick question on the width of the drawer box sides when it comes to using the centering jig for alignment. Is there a standard width to use so the center of each side of the ends comes out exactly in the center of each finger on the template? I've experimented with whole inches, 3,4,5,6 and half of an inch, 3.5, 4,.5 , 5.5 etc. and when you mark the center the boards and use the jig for alignment those marks don't fall in the middle the fingers.
Thanks Jerry. I dont know if there is a standard width or not. I believe I understand what you are asking. I don't think there was a standard in mind when porter cable made the jig. BUT it was made to accommodate any drawer depth up to the width capacity of the jig itself. That's one of the reasons Chad's template is so valuable. It takes all the guess work out of it. But as far as a standard width I don't know of one.
How do you determine what depth of cut you set the router for?
@MarkDixon You have a plunge dept guage on the left side of the template. Set your router on the template and plunge down to the stop, which is a black knob with a threaded height adjustment screw. It should be labeled on the template. The stop is suppose to be set at the factory for the proper depth. If it is not correct you may have to tweak it some up or down. I think the common depth for halfblinds is 3/8 inch below the dovetail template while the router is sitting on top of the template and plunged down exposing 3/8 of the bit below the template. You can tweak it from there to preference. Hope that makes sense
@@hammerdownwoodworkingtracy3679 Thank you!
Thanks for making these videos. I order on of Chad's centering templates and it works great. I do have a question about the half blinds. When I tried making them they fit to tight. I tried adjusting the depth like the instruction say but it didn't help. Do you have any insight on what I should do. Thanks Jeff
The only thing I can think of would be adjusting the depth also. Which honestly shouldn't make a difference because the same bit at the same depth is cutting both tails and pins. They should come out as a perfect fit. I really don't have a corrective tip for you. Sorry about that. If they are not excessively tight, use epoxy for the glue up. Epoxy will help them slide together like a lube without swelling the material
Thanks for getting back so quickly. I will try the epoxy trick.@@hammerdownwoodworkingtracy3679