General Tool 840 Pro Doweling Kit

General Tool 840 Pro Doweling Kit
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Manufacturer: General Tools
Model: 840
Product features:

Revolving turret has xix twist drill sizes
Just lift and turn turret to lock in guide hole
Black oxide guide bars are graduated for fast positioning of hole center points
Hardened sintered turret for durability
Includes 1 doweling jig; 3 Brad point drill bits; Dowel and tenon centers set; 3 drill stops; 30 dowel pins; wood glue

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Customer Review: Doweling Jig for flush cabinet fronts
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a simple-enough tool to use, but use requires careful "sighting" of each hole to be drilled. I have had one, purchased through Sears, for probably 30 years. What I like about it, which makes the one-hole-at-a-time tediousness of the set up worth it, is: You can use stock of dissimilar thickness, yet have one "face" perfectly in alignment, so the "face" of a cabinet framed by dowling pieces together will be flush. This works if you get simple cabinet stock of different dimensions (say 1" x 2", 1" x 3", etc.) where the thickness are never the same. If you use a self-centering jig, the pieces will be parallel, centered on each other, and their "faces" slightly offset. I prefer to have all the offset on the inside of the cabinet , and have the fronts smooth and flush.
Adding: If you look at my youtube section, under OspreyD40, you can see a little film I made of a corner cabinet I built in 2008. The face structure, stiles to rails, was doweled together using my original Sears jig, that I've used on many projects. Works for me. The stock for the various pieces was of completely dissimilar thicknesses. As I noted originally, this jig lets me keep the front aligned, and the differences in thicknesses be at the rear, inside, where it matters little. I usually make everything with 5/8" dowels, for approximately 3/4" thick stock (nominal 1" x...). The jig hole for the 5/8" bit is tight, so the bit goes where I want.

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Description of General Tool 840 Pro Doweling Kit

6 Size Precision Doweling Jig, Assures Accurate Line Up Of Dowel Holes In Furniture & Carpentry, Revolving Turret Has 6 Twist Drill Sizes, Just Lift & Turn Turret Lock In Guide Hole, Guide Bars Are Graduated For Fast Positioning Of Hole Center Points, Clamp Screw Locks Tool Onto Work From 0" To 4" In Width, Rust Resistant Plated Turret & Parts & Painted Die Cast Body, Instructions Included.

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