Any custom upgrade tips for the PC 4212 Dovetail jig? - Woodworking Talk

sprior · 10-29-2009, 10:04 PM

Last weekend I got the PC 4212 Dovetail jig. A friend has already recommended getting 2 nuts and threading them behind the brass stops that keep the template aligned to keep them from slipping.

Does anyone have any other tweaks that improve this jig? It seems that the plastic depth stop knobs aren't flat and precise - anyone replace them with something better, or are those depth stops not really worth anything anyway?

sprior · 11-09-2009, 02:21 AM

I'm a little surprised due to the popularity of the PC dovetail jig that I didn't receive any hits on this topic. Today I replaced the plastic tipped depth stop thumbscrews with flat head 10-32 screws. I wanted brass, but Home Depot only had stainless in that size/thread. I don't like the head being smaller, but thought it would be flatter/more precise than the plastic. I'm still noticing on one of the templates that the screw isn't held square - not sure whether I should try to adjust that.