Porter-Cable 4212 12-Inch Deluxe Dovetail Jig | 
| Brand: Porter-Cable
Category: Home Improvement
Department: Tools, Auto & Industrial
List Price: $315.10
Buy New: $169.00
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 4535
Color: NA
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24
Dimensions (in): 22.5 x 11.7 x 10.5
MPN: 4212
Model: 4212
UPC: 039404135353
EAN: 0039404135353
ASIN: B0006AAS8S
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| Features:
| • | .Solid, durable construction | | • | Steel base, CNC machined aluminum templates | | • | Cut through dovetails, box joints, half-blind dovetails, and more | | • | Includes: 2 carbide-tipped bits, 2 template guides, 2 lock nuts, user guide |
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Amazon.com Product Description
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.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 79
 I'm a believer March 6, 2006
Scott Pointon (Crest Hill, IL United States)
105 out of 106 found this review helpful
I purchased the P-C 4212 jig primarily to help me make drawers quickly and accurately. Before buying it I was worried that the jig would be too fussy or time consuming to set up properly, or that it might not make good joints. After reading lots of reviews I decided to take the plunge and I am happy to say that my fears were mostly unwarranted. So far the performance of this jig has been excellent. The manual is well written and the instructions are easy to follow and precise. By taking my time and following the steps to the letter, I made near perfect half-blind dovetails on my first try. With a bit of troubleshooting and tweaking (which are explained in the manual), I soon had great looking joints coming from this thing.
One word of advice, every cut made with this jig must be backed up or you will get some serious blowout from the router bit exiting the rear of the board. In a normal operation such as making half blind dovetails, the pin board and the tail board are clamped together in the jig to provide this support, but remember that since they are offset, the last "tail" cut is not backed and will blowout if you don't add a scrap board to back it up. Also, don't forget to go to the P-C website and download the advanced joint manual. It really explains all of the fancy joints you can accomplish with this jig.
Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase, both from a performance and value-for-the-dollar standpoint.
GREAT JIG March 19, 2005
Marvin Schaefer (Bartlett, IL)
71 out of 72 found this review helpful
First let me tell you what NOT to buy. I first bought the Craftsman Professional Dovetail Fixture. (...) What a piece of crap! Cheap plastic, difficult to adjust accurately. I spent an afternoon and two evenings trying to get it right, and never was successful. Returned it to Sears and ordered the PC 4212. What a difference. Solid steel, easy to use. After an hour of setup and familiarization, gave it a try with some scrap and it worked perfectly. Emboldened, I made a drawer. Perfect on the first try. To those concerned about the PC router bits, I notice that Home Depot in our area is now carrying a complete line of PC router bits. Bottom line, I am very pleased with this jig.
i found dovetail bits for this wonderful jig!!!! May 17, 2005
Paul Kosko (ft. myers, fl. USA)
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
There is a great woodworking store in Ft. Myers, Florida called Big Leroys Tool Shack. I called him and he had 50 of the bits for this wonderful porter cable dovetail jig. They are not the imported bits that porter cable supplies, but he had them made by Paso Robles carbide in Paso Robles, Calif. Best bits available. Pat Warner's favorite bits. He sells them for 31.00 each and 1.99 for shipping. So here's your chance to get the best router bit made!!! Call him at 239 565 4604. USA made, carbide tipped, exact specs as the porter cable bit!!!
Does what they claim! Great little jig! May 24, 2005
J. Myers (OR)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
Well this is the first dovetail jig I have owned.
After setting it up and doing some playing on some scraps to figure out how to work the thing I must say I was very pleased to turn out some great joints first try!
The cam locks work great, the depth adjustments are way cool!
My only gripe is the manual SUCKS! It is way too vague for someone who has never used a dovetail jig before. I mean sure I figured it out but the manual was kinda a fill in the blanks puzzle. It took some messing around to figure out what in the world it was trying to tell me. After you get passed that it is a great item! It is really too bad that Porter Cable did not take more time with the manual and make it so dumb guys like me could figure it out a little easier!
The only other thing that is kinda a negative is the bits, I have so far not found any in my area and have not found that many online either, but I am sure as time passes they will show up.
great jig July 28, 2005
gabriel weaver (belize, central america)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
this is a great jig. i have a small wood shop in belize and needed a way to make quality drawers. i had never used a dovetail jig before but this jig is a lot easier to use than most of the others sounded. after reading the directions until they were very clear i went to my shop and in about 5 minutes of set up time i made perfect half blind dovetails. this jig also makes through dovetails, box joints, and slidding dovetails. although its limited to 12" the slidding dovetails would work great for bookcases. it seems that if taken care of this jig would last for many years of use in a busy shop. thanks porter cable.
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