Quick and easy set-up with alignment lines and bit depth stop
Durable and user-friendly with the ability to cut through dovetails, box joints, half-blind dovetails, rabbeted half-blind dovetails, and dovetail dados
Built with a thick steel base and CNC machined aluminum templates
Included: dovetail/box combination template, bits, nuts, template guide and manual
Editorial Review:
Cuts through dovetails, box joints, half-blind dovetails, rabbeted half-blind dovetails, and dovetail dados. Patented alignment lines and router bit depth stop allow for quick, easy set-up Handles stock from 1/4" to 1-1/8" thick and up to 12" wide Comes with easy-to-mount, heavy-duty steel base; half-blind and dado template, through and box template, dovetail bit, straight bit, two template guides, two lock nuts and T-handle hex wrench. Heavy-duty cam-type clamps with sandpaper-backed locking bars provide solid grip of wood. CNC machined aluminum templates provide superior accuracy. For use with routers with 1/2 collet.
The Porter-Cable 4212 dovetail jig is solid, durable and user-friendly with the ability to cut through dovetails, box joints, half-blind dovetails, rabbeted half-blind dovetails, and dovetail dados. Built with a thick steel base and CNC machined aluminum templates, the 4212 performs with the consistent accuracy you expect from Porter-Cable. The jig comes fully assembled and includes two carbide-tipped bits, two template guides, two lock nuts, and a user guide.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
So easy it almost makes dovetails by itself:
I purchased the 4212 at a tradeshow a couple of months back...Sorry Amazon. The machines is extremely user friendly and very easy to set up. If you have gone through the trial and error of the $75.00 Crafstman jigs to the $300.00+ Leigh Jigs and have been frustrated with your esults this is the machine for you. It took me about 30 minutes to get it set up when I took it out of the box. My jig was in great shape and felt very secure. I screwed it to my workbench and started a test piece. The first cuts were... more info
Great value:
For the price it is an excellent jig. Besides the great reviews given in Amazon, other wood working magazines rated it very highly as well. Like any tool you have to practice with it to appreciate it and I do! I have to agree with other reviewers that the manual is terrible. (hence the 4 stars instead of 5) I did not experience any shipping damage problems that others reported. I think that is more a function of the shipper and the care they give (or don't) to the package.
Porter-Cable Dovetail Jig:
This Porter-Cable jig made absolutely perfect half blind and through dovetail joints right out of the box. The pictures in the manual are clear and the instructions concise. There is no redundancy so start reading /studying from page one. I used 3/4" plywood to make the joints and experienced very little tear out. The instructions provide good guidance on this point. Depth settings and alignments were very easy, accurate and accomplished in about 30 seconds each. The through dovetail joints stood proud a... more info
DOVETAIL REVIEW:
THE PORTER CABLE DOVETAIL JIG IS VERY USER FRIENDLY AND THE DEPTH STOP SET-UP MAKES THE TASK OF SETTING EASY. A VERY SOLID JIG WITH VERY GOOD
TENSION HOLDING WOOD IN PLACE FOR ACCURATE PLACEMENT.
