UJK Universal Dovetail Jig+Universal Router Base. First Impressions! Testing Half Blind Dovetails.
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- In this video I unbox the UJK universal dovetail jig, with the UJK universal router plate and test them out for the first time with some half blind dovetails.
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great watching you open the box.........just like a kid at christmas lol
I was a bit excited to be honest 😂
Instead of trying to line up the center of the tail board with the center of one of the fingers, you'll find that the vertical lines that are scribed at the center of each U-shaped recess are where you should line up the edges of the tail board. Lay a straightedge along one of those lines and it will be easy to set the tail board in its proper location.
(I learned to use one of these a million years ago when I apprenticed to a cabinetmaker.)
I’ve seen these on tv but never knew how they worked. Thanks for the quick walkthrough👍🏻
No problem 👍
Magic - I wanted one of these, thank you for reviewing it John.
Glad to help Peter.
I should just mention Maximum material thickness is 25mm or 1 inch and maximum width is 300mm or 12 inches.
Dust extraction is very good. I will do a full review and demo of all the joints when I have put some time on it and let you know if there is anything I don't like about it. For now first impression are very good. You will find the jig here www.thecarpentrystore.com/c/ujk-technology/634
Nice score John wish we could all get nice things like this for free haha. The price is a little big for my budget
i'm getting a porter cable jig as a gift for Christmas, can't wait!
The jig looks nearly identical to my porter cable one I got 10 years ago, I do all my dovetails by hand it's pretty fast the way Rob Cosman teaches but a little more technical than just cut scribe chop method. Your video is inspiring to get the jig out.
Does the P&C do as many cuts? Does it come with the bits?
Good video - I just bought this myself and made my first half blinds last night so it was fun to see yours today :)
A few things I learnt that may be nice to keep in mind:
- Remember to set the cut line on the right side of the jig before inserting the vertical board (I see you did this on your second try)
- Centering the vertical board actually only matters in terms of dovetail placements, as long as your two boards are perfectly aligned in the jig they can be off-center as much as they want but it'll look quite bad. Wont affect the alignment though.
- To align, insert one board at a time and redo them a few times. Make sure they are perfectly aligned to eachother, square the vertical board with the stop and reset the horizontal against that to close that micro-gap that can come
All that being said, the real trickery here, for me, is what you addressed by that the sides up and out are the insides of the box. So if you're marking boards, you'll need to switch and turn the pieces as the front and the back plate wont be going into the jig the same way.
However, if you've centered more or less perfectly, you CAN put them in "wrong" and it'll still work, but your front side will suddenly be the inside.
Here's me having literally twice your experience with these cuts giving advice, haha. Just thought I'd share my very newbie experiences though, hope it can be of any sort of help.
Thanks for the tips Christian
I have the Trend version of this. I find by the time I've got it out, set it and my router up (and remembered how to use it) I could have cut my dovetails by hand. In a production environment, where everything is permanently set up I'm sure it would be worth its weight in gold!
Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed the unboxing and demo.
No problem Philip glad you enjoyed it
Awesome review, I am gonna pick yhis up....Love your channel. Those wine boxes was really boss !!!!
Glad to help
Didn't know that it includes a slot for sliding dovetails, that's handy - thanks for the vid (have the same Triton router too - the lack of fittings can be a bit annoying at times but the integrated lift makes up for it :))
I have been thinking about getting one of these for along time so i think you have just sold me on it. Cheers John
No problem Mark
Congrats on getting to the point you are getting nice tools from sponsors 🥳 as always, fantastic video and editing. Keep it up John
Thanks Stuart
lovely piece of kit, gr8 video
Glad you enjoyed it Steve
Very interesting! I have an Incra Positioner router table setup, which does a good job, but it’s more involved to setup and somewhat cumbersome. It takes more time to get it right when cutting dovetails. I’ll be interested to see how it goes in your future videos. I can see one of the UJK dovetail jigs in my future. Thanks!
Very welcome Ron
I have one from the USA my bro in law brought over a few years ago...looks similar...I never actually used it, due to no instructions....
Thanks to your video, I'll give it a go
Thank you so much for sharing your setup. Its a night mare to find all the needed parts for the triton and ujk jig to make it work. Imperial/metric balbalba... why isnt everything metric - i dont get it. Anyway - thanks very much - you basically gave me a shopping list and now i know i got everything right the first time! Great and Thanks!
Glad it helped
Great video John!!!
I recall the depth of the bit will affect the fit of the joint. Being that the pencil line has thickness, you may need to adjust to one side of the line or the other to get the proper fit.
That looks like a mighty complicated jig! I think I'll fix myself a table saw sled jig for my dovetails. They won't be half blind of course but I can live with that :) Also I strongly identify with the router problems :) I have an AEG MF 1400 and nearly nothing fits it. But it's a lovely router :)
Nice one John, well explained regarding the universal plates...Great gift foryour shop... I have the Leigh Superjig and that is a great jig but takes some setting up like your...cheers Paul
Hi John, what with a table saw and a dovetail jig , you're definitely turning to the dark side 😋. Regards Jim.
🤣 still love the hand tools, there is a time and place for both.
@@JohnMcGrathManInShed only jealousy my friend, I've no room for power tools. Best regards Jim.
Pretty interesting.
How do you do pieces that won’t fit under the table?
When making the first scribing cut you will have more control if you 'Upcut' rather than 'Downcut'. I have just dug out my Leigh 24inch dovetail jig and am looking forward to making Christmas presents also
Looking good. Very tidy machine
Hi I did check this jig out when looking for one and the premium one from rutlands is exactly the same but half the price with great reviews it also comes with holes in the combs for your cutter depth stop and all the trend equipment fits also
It might look the same but I doubt the build quality is the same, add the fact the UJK one is completely made in the UK the Rutlands one will most likely be produced in China.
My Triton router base is , for some unknown reason, tapped to take 1/4 inch UNC machine screws. All other screws are metric
it makes no sense
Great Video John as always
Thanks 👍
It says UKJ in the title mate
🤦♂️ Thank you!!!
Where did you get the quick connect sockets would be really handy for the workshop
I have a video on two different types and setting it up with a dust extraction hose
@@JohnMcGrathManInShed have you a link to the particular video
I thought you were going to make Christmas gift ideas by hand not everyone can afford all those very expensive machines that you get sent to you for nothing a lot of us are only hobbyists
👍🏻🍻🍺🐶
All power tools now what happened to your channel you dont use hand tools anymore. Unsubscribe!
What you have bought is a typical Chinese product which can be bough for much less money elsewhere than Axminster. Axminsters new policy seems to be buy Chinese, mark it up to unreasonable levels and try to sell it. Poor
I'm pretty sure this is completely made in the UK
@@JohnMcGrathManInShed If so then why are all of the components exactly like those made in china. Its a Chinese copy.
@@alanbeech347 it's made and developed in the UK its a British made tool.
You talk too much
I do a lot of things too much