Picked up the AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig and the DC Accessories Kit
yesterday at WoodCraft - $400. Minor problem though - the four
screws/bolts to mount it to a ply base are missing and the manual
gives no info about size, tpi etc. Don't want to lug the jig to the
hardware store - it's a bit heavy.

I'm guessing it's metric, AKEDA was/is a Canadian company.

Anybody out there know the size of the mounting screws?

Have a new toy - make that a necessary tool for my upcoming
kitchen cabinets and drawers project - and for want of four
screws ... (*@#!%$^&*^%%%!!!!!!!!)

H E L P !

charlie b

charlie b wrote in
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Picked up the AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig and the DC Accessories Kit
yesterday at WoodCraft - $400. Minor problem though - the four
screws/bolts to mount it to a ply base are missing and the manual
gives no info about size, tpi etc. Don't want to lug the jig to the
hardware store - it's a bit heavy.

I have one - just wish I was handier with it sad.
The screws holding my little plywood base look the same as the ones holding
the upper "rails" in place. Maybe you can test the thread using those
screws. The you only have to take a screw to the hardware store.

Of course, Akeda being Canadian, they have good customer service. Maybe
they can mail you an extra bunch of screws. DO remember the free extra bit
they promise with a mail-in card. You never know ...

I'm guessing it's metric, AKEDA was/is a Canadian company.

Anybody out there know the size of the mounting screws?

Have a new toy - make that a necessary tool for my upcoming
kitchen cabinets and drawers project - and for want of four
screws ... (*@#!%$^&*^%%%!!!!!!!!)

H E L P !

charlie b

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users manual shows M60 30 flathead phillips in section for accecories
and replaceble parts. Easy jig to get consistant results.

Mike M (Guess there is a newer Mike M now too)

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:52:59 -0800, charlie b
wrote:

Picked up the AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig and the DC Accessories Kit
yesterday at WoodCraft - $400. Minor problem though - the four
screws/bolts to mount it to a ply base are missing and the manual
gives no info about size, tpi etc. Don't want to lug the jig to the
hardware store - it's a bit heavy.

I'm guessing it's metric, AKEDA was/is a Canadian company.

Anybody out there know the size of the mounting screws?

Have a new toy - make that a necessary tool for my upcoming
kitchen cabinets and drawers project - and for want of four
screws ... (*@#!%$^&*^%%%!!!!!!!!)

H E L P !

charlie b

Common, Charlieb,

Measure the mounting hole and buy the bolt to fit. It is not "rocket
science".

Sounds like a "spoof" to me. Charlie is smarter than this.

Jim

"charlie b" wrote in message
...
Picked up the AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig and the DC Accessories Kit
yesterday at WoodCraft - $400. Minor problem though - the four
screws/bolts to mount it to a ply base are missing and the manual
gives no info about size, tpi etc. Don't want to lug the jig to the
hardware store - it's a bit heavy.

I'm guessing it's metric, AKEDA was/is a Canadian company.

Anybody out there know the size of the mounting screws?

Have a new toy - make that a necessary tool for my upcoming
kitchen cabinets and drawers project - and for want of four
screws ... (*@#!%$^&*^%%%!!!!!!!!)

H E L P !

charlie b

Saturday afternoon I left a phone message on the AKEDA
tech support answering machine, asking the bolt size for
mounting the jig to a ply or MDF base. Wasn't expecting
to hear anything back from them 'til Monday.

Surprise - Kevan, the guy who designed the jig called
me back - on a Sunday! He apologised for the inconvenience
and was going to send them to me on Monday. I just
needed the size, which he gladly gave me - M6-30. A quick
trip to my local Ace Hardware store, I needed light bulbs
anyway, and I had my four M6-30 phillips head screws, about
fifty cents each and I was good to go.

The jig is now clamped to my workbench - a box to keep
all the parts, and there are a lot of them, will be the first
project to be done with this jig - half blinds, probably in
1/2" stock. Will go through Mr. Lucas's pages on how he
did his box using the Akeda.

Will report back as I play with this puppy. First impressions
- beefy as hell - maybe 20 pounds, good solid support of the
router, "fingers" snap in and stay put, no router weight on
them at all and the clamping mechanism is pretty slick, with
sand paper on one "jaw" to keep parts from sliding around.

More later.

charile b

It was great to be able to discuss this jig with the person
who came up with the idea and got it made. Turns out
he worked on the design of the Leigh DT jig earlier on in
his career.

Jim wrote:

Common, Charlieb,

Measure the mounting hole and buy the bolt to fit. It is not "rocket
science".

Sounds like a "spoof" to me. Charlie is smarter than this.

You give me far more credit than I deserve - trust me on that.

"Measure the mounting hole and buy the bold to fit."? I'm a
woodworker, not a machinist (or a mechanic). Thanks to Lee
Valley, if I have a bolt I can find it's diameter and thread -
but a threaded hole - got nothing to measure that.

Was going to just lug the jig to our local Ace which has every
kind of screw, nut, bolt, washer etc. - in stainless even if
you want. Figured I'd just go through the little drawers of
bolts 'til I found what worked.

But before I could go that route Kevan, the guy who designed
the jig called me back with the answer M6-30. There is much
to be said for metric. Problem is now solved.

Thanks to all who responded so quickly.

And MIke - you were right. Pg 42 - user replaceable parts
#19 - M6-30 Flathead Phillips (Mounting) Screws.

If all else failed I'd planned on reading the ENTIRE manual
(sound of palm of hand slapping forehead)

charlie b

charlie b wrote:
Picked up the AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig and the DC Accessories Kit
yesterday at WoodCraft - $400. Minor problem though - the four
screws/bolts to mount it to a ply base are missing and the manual
gives no info about size, tpi etc. Don't want to lug the jig to the
hardware store - it's a bit heavy.

I'm guessing it's metric, AKEDA was/is a Canadian company.

Anybody out there know the size of the mounting screws?

Have a new toy - make that a necessary tool for my upcoming
kitchen cabinets and drawers project - and for want of four
screws ... (*@#!%$^&*^%%%!!!!!!!!)

H E L P !

charlie b

Although we are officially a metric nation, not all merchandise produced
in Canada uses metric threads.

I'd say the bets were pretty good, charlie, that those threads are
imperial. If you have a box of bolts in the shop, keep trying until you
find one that fits. Then all you have to do is lug that bolt down to the
HD store.

Tanus

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Tanus wrote:
charlie b wrote:
Picked up the AKEDA DC-16 Dovetail Jig and the DC Accessories Kit
yesterday at WoodCraft - $400. Minor problem though - the four
screws/bolts to mount it to a ply base are missing and the manual
gives no info about size, tpi etc. Don't want to lug the jig to the
hardware store - it's a bit heavy.
I'm guessing it's metric, AKEDA was/is a Canadian company.

Anybody out there know the size of the mounting screws?
Have a new toy - make that a necessary tool for my upcoming
kitchen cabinets and drawers project - and for want of four
screws ... (*@#!%$^&*^%%%!!!!!!!!)

H E L P !

charlie b

Although we are officially a metric nation, not all merchandise produced
in Canada uses metric threads.

I'd say the bets were pretty good, charlie, that those threads are
imperial. If you have a box of bolts in the shop, keep trying until you
find one that fits. Then all you have to do is lug that bolt down to the
HD store.

Tanus


My mistake. They were metric after all.

Tanus

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