1st 2nd Step Step Step To Build a bookcase, for instance, the Accurate Guide completes dadoes and sliding dovetail slots by simply inserting scrap pleces from the shelf “Make the first cut along board, into the Accurate Guide. - Eee isin ‘Accurate WoodworkingTools LLC. 6601 Holander Lane, Pick, Wisconsin 54964, Oe $20-589-4010 Fx. 920-589-4011 ACCURATE GUIDE OPERATION MANUAL The Accurate Guide (US.Patent 5,738,470) is a router accessary for cutting very accurate dadoes and sliding dovetail slots. To build a bookcase, for instance, accurate dadoes that accept shelf boards with very little play are a must. Only with the Accurate Guide can this be done by simply inserting two pieces of scrap from the shelf board into the Guide. This is a revolutionary development in the wood shop, benefitting both amatures and professionals. The Basic Process of Dadoing and — — Sliding Dovetail Slot Making with the Accurate Guide With the Accurate Guide, a dado or a sliding dovetail slot can be completed with two passes by the router. The first cut should be made with the Accurate Guide in the closed position. Then the second cut should be made with scrap pieces of the shelf inserted into the Accurate Guide to complete a dado or with pieces of the dovetail inserted into the Accurate Guide to complete a sliding dovetail slot. A.scrap piece of shelf board Cut into two pieces and insert into € ton S i astral ie or Rect ou — MAKING A DADO Regarding the Thickness of the Shelf and Router Bits When the shelf board thickness is 1/4" to 1/2", the small pocket (shallow recess) of the Accurate Guide and a router bit with 1/4" cutting diameter are used together. When the shelf board thickness is 1/2" to 1-1/2", the large pocket (deep recess) of the Accurate Guide and a router bit with 1/2" cutting diameter are used together.The Accurate Guide Knurled Knob - Elastic Bands Preparation and Operation A (1) Set the attached elastic bands and the knurled BI (ae8e recess) Knobs illustrated on the left. > Small Pocket (2) Install the rods to Accurate Guide with the lock Fence Side (shallow recess) 5 a SX" nuts and washers. The end of the rods must not a 2 Fost Side SY ‘The rod for BOSCH SO come out from the inside face of the Accurate Guide SS when attached. Attach the Accurate Guide to the router base with the retaining screws on the router side, lember The rod for Porter) routers Cable routers, (3) ©, Fiesteut (5) 8 Second Cut es 5 (3): Measure»tor-tne location. of. your slot, clamp the fence on the side board, The fence can be anything, but must be straight and sufficiently thick. Make the first cut along the fence with , the Accurate Guide in the closed position, (4) Insert scrap pieces from the shelf board into both ends of the Accurate Guide, after determining which pocket, of the large pocket or the small pocket, should be used. (See the article Regarding the thickness of the shelf and router bits), (5)Make the second cut along the fence (NO need to reset the fence herel). This completes the dado. If the dado is too tight to accept the side board, refer to Adjustment, below. Inserting the scrap pieces into Accurate Guide shifts the rowter the right distance Scrap pleces sad into to expand the widch of the dado, SIRO Pocket providing a perfect fit for the shelf board. Adjustment After the second cut, the width of the dade and the thickness of the shelt board becomes the same. If the joint is too tight, insert pieces of paper into the pockets to expand the width of the dado and make a third cut. Once you set an adjustment, you can make the following dadoes with —. the same settings. \ __/ Another cause behind the tightness could be the reduced diameter of a resharpened J router bit, dhe quality and hardness of the wood or sawdust sticking t9 the inside {faces of the Accurate Guide when used for the first cut. Here, since the GUIDE should be in perfect conact, a quick wipe with a clean cloth beforehand could solve veeRouter Bits Two sizes of router bits are used with the Accurate Guide, depending on the thickness of the shelf board. Both 1/4" and 1/2" cutting diameter down cut straight or spiral bits provided good results according to our tests with clean cut dado edges. > Router Bit and Shelf Board Thickness Relationships LLP Vi y Y Seiicedncons] —fosrtiwteuma —[ Poacsutes | < ff ° Te cating da. straight or spiral e ll VA bel bit for dadoing The small pocket te aa ah ‘The small pocket ui TE cuting da, sigh or wining” _| etme oc All the boards should be olaned flat, If the boards are curved or twisted, accurate cuts can not be made with Accurate Guide. ‘The large pocket Elastic Band After long term use, the elastic band on Accurate Guide can wear out. Send a self addressed, stamped envelope to our company and we will send you replacements at no charge. Rods These rods should be firmly fixed with the lock nuts packed with the washers. Mal Slot ing a Sliding Dovet elf boards, The process of making a sliding dovetail slot with Accurate Guide is & basically the same as for dado making. You need a piece of dovetail made under the same conditions used when making the actual dovetails on the shelf boards. Use the same dovetail bit that cut the sliding dovetails. ‘You need a piece of dovetail for the Accurate Guide Length of dovetail Set the depth of cut on the router. The depth of cut must be exactly the same as the length of dovetail (see illustration on the right) and make the first cut along the fence. Depth of cut (Dovetail siot depth)Cut a piece of dovetail Cut a piece of dovelaill into two pieces Dovetail slot width me iors sneer — and insert them into the pockets of the [ -— Accurate Guide (see illustration on the => left). Then make the second cut. Dovetail Bit and Dovetail Width Rrelationships Dovetail width on the shelt Dovetail bit tobe used | Pockets to be used 1/2" cutting dia, dovetail bit All the boards should be planed fat. If the boards are curved or twisted, accurate cuts can not be made with Accurate Guide Adjustment After the second cut, the dovetail slot width and the dovetail width of the shelf board becomes the same. If the joint is too tight, insert pieces of paper into the pockets of ,__ Accurate Guide and make the third cut. pS Pieces of paper such as a post card or thicker paper might be required on the sliding dovetail slot adjustment. Pieces of paper such as a post ‘Once you set an adjustment, you can make the following dovetalt Sor eae paper Or Bo ° card or cher paper might Be + wh the same setings. Pieces of dovetaiis By using the Accurate Guide, the width of the dado and the width of the sli made very accurately. However, the Accurate Guide is only in charge of "the width", not the depth. You are in charge ot the depth of cut”. In particuiar, when making sliding dovetail joints, the length of the dovetail on the shelf and the depth of the dovetial slot on the side must be exactly the same. This is a measure of your own skill where the Accurate Guide can not help. 1g dovetait sfot can be If you could cut the both sliding dovetails and slots without restting the depth of cut on the router, it would be the most accurate way of making sliding dovetail joints. We are now prototyping the Accurate SD Jig that is designed to use with the Accurate Guide to make the both dovetails and slots without resetting the depth of cut on the router. By the time you read this operation manual, we might have released the Accurate SD Jig. So, contact us! Web Site www.accuratewoodtoots.com Accurate Woodworking Tools LLC E-mail accuratewood @aol.com 66801 Hollander Lane, Pickett, WI 54964 Office 920-589-4010 Fax 920-589-4911 4