Porter Cable 4212 Review

Porter cable s most popular dovetail jigs are all in their 4200 range.

Porter cable 4212 review.

It gives you the ability to easily cut all the most common joints including through dovetails half blind dovetails sliding dovetails and box joints and add to that an incredibly low price of 159 99 and you can see why it s the. It gives you the ability to easily cut all the most common joints including through dovetails half blind dovetails sliding dovetails and box joints and add to that an incredibly low price of 154 99 and you can see why it s the bestselling. The porter cable 4212 dovetail jig is the middle of porter cable s 4200 series of jigs and we think it s the best of the range for most users. Comparison with the porter cable 4212 the 4216 is basically the same jig as the 4212 with the addition of template 4215 for miniature through and half blind dovetails and miniature box joints.

How to set up and use the porter cable dovetail jig. Bottom line the porter cable 4212 dovetail jig is the middle of porter cable s 4200 series of jigs and we think it s the best of the range for most users. If you don t plan on cutting miniature joints then you may want to look at the porter cable 4212 which is about 40 cheaper. You can always buy the.

Dovetail jig kit lets you cut a wide variety of joinery for drawers boxes and furniture. Top of the range is the porter cable 4216 the 4212 is the mid range jig and the 4210 is their entry level dovetail jig. Porter cable 4200 series dovetail jigs nicely fit somewhere in the middle. This package includes a template for half blind rabbeted half blind and sliding dovetails and a template for through dovetails and box joints.

The router bit dept gauges and the template alignment lines allow for easy and quick set up. This is an easy to follow walkthrough for the setup and use of the half blind template for the porter ca. I bought 4212 jig just because i wanted an ability to make through dovetails in the future but everything in this review applies to 4210 one template short and 4216 one extra template.