4212 Porter-Cable 12'' Dovetail Jig

Cuts through dovetails, box joints, half-blind dovetails, rabbeted half- blind dovetails, and dovetail dados.

• Patented alignment lines and router bit depth stop allow for quick, easy set-up
• Handles stock from 1/4'' to 1-1/8'' thick and up to 12'' wide

Comes with easy-to-mount, heavy-duty steel base; half-blind and dado template, through and box template, dovetail bit, straight bit, two template guides, two lock nuts and T-handle hex wrench. Heavy-duty cam-type clamps with sandpaper-backed locking bars provide solid grip of wood. CNC machined aluminum templates provide superior accuracy. For use with routers with 1/2 collet.

Porter-Cable 4212 12' Dovetail Jig Manual Porter-Cable 4212 12' Dovetail Jig Supplemental Manual

Customer Reviews and Photos for: 4212 Porter-Cable 12'' Dovetail Jig Average Rating: (3.7) (20 customer reviews) Add your review...

1) Submitted by Marty Knighton, from Wellford, SC on 10/26/2009 Customer Rating: Was looking for a mid line dovetail jig. This is it does a wonderful job. After reading the how to book it was so easy to use and now on to making beehive for the wife. Love this jig.

2) Submitted by Jack, from Wapello, IA on 3/18/2009 Customer Rating: I have always been intimidated by dovetails until now. Took the plunge and bought the 4212 and wish I would have bought it sooner. With very little adjustments and I was off and running making perfect dovetail joints. I ordered this on a Monday and it was here on a Wednesday. Thanks Rockler for the quick service as always.

3) Submitted by FrankW, from Moulton, TX on 3/2/2009 Customer Rating: Sending it back. Must have gotten a defective jig. Read the directions thoroughly a dozen times. Dovetails don't even come close to fitting. Glad others have had more success.

4) Submitted by Patrick Brown, from Pickerington, OHIO on 2/27/2009 Customer Rating: Just purchased the 4212 and on the second try (bit depth adjustment) produce a perfect 1/2 blind, everything fit perfectly. I think I must have read the manual 4 or 5 time before first attempt. The only issue I had was the top & bottom lining up perfectly but that was extremely minor. I've read reviews that referred to the left stop as problematic. If that's what's being referred to, it's really minor and I'm not yet convinced it was the jigs issue, I may not have had one of the boards firmly adgainst the stop. I spent months researching various jigs & reviews and went with the 4212. I can't offer comparison to others but after a very small learning curve, I'm extremely pleased with my purchase and can't imagine others being any easier.

5) Submitted by Ken Milhinch, from Melbourne, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA on 11/13/2008 Customer Rating: Reasonable price and fairly simple to set up. I get excellent dovetails from this jig, and I really wonder why people pay up to $600 for other jigs. The left hand stop is not quite square on mine (seems that is a common problem) but that is easily fixed. All in all a product I would be happy to recommend.

6) Submitted by Kevin, from Lincolnton, NC on 2/9/2008 Customer Rating: Dovetail jigs can be tickie to set-up and use, after a little learning curve on the 4212 Porter-Cable dovetail jig I was making joinery like a pro.

7) Submitted by Jim Harris, from Chester, VA on 2/10/2008 Customer Rating: Great jig for the price. Once I learned how to set it up, a few practice runs, all went well.

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