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" · ViewAl Navas commented on the blog post Through Dovetails on the Leigh D4R Pro 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Gracias, Ramón! Me encanta que te gusta
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: Through Dovetails on the Leigh D4R Pro 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View
It is no secret I like working with high quality jigs to make joinery. In the shop I have the Leigh D4R Pro, the older D4, and more recently I have been using the new R9Plus. More than a few readers have written to me asking whether buying the R9Plus would mean giving up [...]
Al Navas commented on the blog post Hang it out to dry 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Bob, Thanks for expanding and explaining further on my tip! I recall reading on your blog about the incident in Austria – a sad story, with a sad ending. This is a very real threat. To my readers: I encourage you to follow the link to Bob’s blog, where he provided the details in the case earlier [...]
Al Navas commented on the blog post Hang it out to dry 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Al,
Thanks for sharing your experience. The idea of a clothes line close to the shop is terrific! I might do that, too!
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: Hang it out to dry 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Many woodworkers are making holiday gifts in their shops. Are you one of them? Please remember to exercise caution with rags used to apply the finish. What is the safety issue? Varnish used in the shop in some cases will self-ignite, given proper conditions. Why? As a varnish containing linseed oil, or Danish and tung oil [...]Al Navas wrote a new blog post: All holidays wrapped into one at Leigh 5 months, 4 weeks ago · View
Al Navas commented on the blog post We thank our troops for upholding our freedom 5 months, 4 weeks ago · View
Thank you for your service, Ralph!
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: We thank our troops for upholding our freedom 5 months, 4 weeks ago · View
Al Navas commented on the blog post Finger joints on the new R9Plus jig 5 months, 4 weeks ago · View
Tom,
It made a believer out of ME – it is a sweet jig!
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: Black Friday at Woodcraft 6 months ago · View
I wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you and your family will have wonderful loved ones around you. Sandy and I are lucky to have our daughter, her husband, and their seven beautiful girls coming to share a wonderful lunch with us. We are lucky, indeed. I am late with this – [...]
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: Invert the R9Plus joinery jig at the router table 6 months ago · View
A joinery jig that works well both right-side-up, and also upside-down, is a huge plus. I have already shown the Leigh R9Plus “right-side-up”. It worked great. But I was curious about the upside-down configuration, on the router table. I was in for a surprise, as it is a breeze to use this way, although [...]
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: New video about a new joinery system 6 months ago · View
I received an e-mail from Leigh, letting me know about a new video just posted on YouTube. The video is about their new R9Plus joinery jig, and was produced to show in a few minutes what it is capable of doing. I have been posting about this new jig; but the new video does [...]
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: Finger joints on the new R9Plus jig 6 months, 1 week ago · View
The concept to machine finger joints using the Leigh R9Plus jig is very straight forward. Machining finger joints I machined 3/8-inch joinery as follows: Set the side stop to the 3/8 mark. Set the eBush to “5″, in preparation for a test joint. The boards are placed flush under the template, and tight against the side stop. Machine the fingers [...]Al Navas commented on the blog post Through dovetails using the Leigh R9Plus jig 6 months, 1 week ago · View
I am on the road right now, Don. But please look at the Leigh web site. The main things: variable spacing for the dovetails, and not being able to do half-blind dovetails.
I will provide links when I return. Thanks!
Al Navas wrote a new blog post: Through dovetails using the Leigh R9Plus jig 6 months, 1 week ago · View
Now that the setup of the R9Plus jig is complete, it is time to machine through dovetails. The following steps are essential to accomplish good, tight joinery. It seems like a lot, but I have broken down all the steps you will see in the 4:47 minute video. No kidding – it takes only [...]
Al Navas commented on the blog post Thank you, Veterans – we honor you today 6 months, 1 week ago · View
Thank YOU, Rick!
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I chuckled — Leigh says “We’ve got an app for that!”: 
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