I don't expect to use these more than a few times a year so I really don't
want to spend $150 on them. Yet I realize that the stuff at Harbor Freight
won't give reliable results.
What are good compromises between quality and price? I don't care if they
take a little longer to set up or adjust, but they have to give solid
joints.
Thanx.
Very interesting; I don't think I would have taken them seriously if you
hadn't recommended them.
How durable are the jigs? I wouldn't want to keep making them over and
over.
"V.E. Dorn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I don't really think you can cut too much on the biscuit jointer as you
get
> what you pay for. I had a Skill and didn't think that liked using biscuit
> jointers. Then, I used a friends Makita and it was a world of difference.
> I own one now and use biscuits as much as possible. You might try the
Stots
> dovetail master regarding your dovetail problem. I had one and it gave
> great joints, however making the jigs was time consuming. It's
reasonabaly
> priced and you might want to consider it.
>
> www.stots.com
>
> Don
>
> Toller <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I don't expect to use these more than a few times a year so I really
don't
> > want to spend $150 on them. Yet I realize that the stuff at Harbor
> Freight
> > won't give reliable results.
> >
> > What are good compromises between quality and price? I don't care if
they
> > take a little longer to set up or adjust, but they have to give solid
> > joints.
> >
> > Thanx.
> >
> >
>
>
I don't really think you can cut too much on the biscuit jointer as you get
what you pay for. I had a Skill and didn't think that liked using biscuit
jointers. Then, I used a friends Makita and it was a world of difference.
I own one now and use biscuits as much as possible. You might try the Stots
dovetail master regarding your dovetail problem. I had one and it gave
great joints, however making the jigs was time consuming. It's reasonabaly
priced and you might want to consider it.
www.stots.com
Don
Toller <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I don't expect to use these more than a few times a year so I really don't
> want to spend $150 on them. Yet I realize that the stuff at Harbor
Freight
> won't give reliable results.
>
> What are good compromises between quality and price? I don't care if they
> take a little longer to set up or adjust, but they have to give solid
> joints.
>
> Thanx.
>
>
You make them once from the template that you purchase. They are made of
3/4 material and fairly stout- I used BORG type shelving material. The
downside is that it takes time to set it up, the up side is that the jigs
are quite handy once done and can be used in a vice like the traditional
sence or on a router table. I recommend using a bandsaw to take out the
majority of the material you are using for the template part of the jig
becuase you can wear out a bit pretty quick routing out the amount of mdf
that is necessary. It does make nice joints when finally made and
configured.
Don
Toller <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Very interesting; I don't think I would have taken them seriously if you
> hadn't recommended them.
> How durable are the jigs? I wouldn't want to keep making them over and
> over.
>
> "V.E. Dorn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I don't really think you can cut too much on the biscuit jointer as you
> get
> > what you pay for. I had a Skill and didn't think that liked using
biscuit
> > jointers. Then, I used a friends Makita and it was a world of
difference.
> > I own one now and use biscuits as much as possible. You might try the
> Stots
> > dovetail master regarding your dovetail problem. I had one and it gave
> > great joints, however making the jigs was time consuming. It's
> reasonabaly
> > priced and you might want to consider it.
> >
> > www.stots.com
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Toller <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I don't expect to use these more than a few times a year so I really
> don't
> > > want to spend $150 on them. Yet I realize that the stuff at Harbor
> > Freight
> > > won't give reliable results.
> > >
> > > What are good compromises between quality and price? I don't care if
> they
> > > take a little longer to set up or adjust, but they have to give solid
> > > joints.
> > >
> > > Thanx.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>