Howdens worktop jig manual trial#

It wouldn't harm if the jig was just 15mm or more bigger. I only thing I hate is the actual jig not being long enough (so not the entire setup MFS rails) its only for a 600mm worktop now even though this is not a major problem like I have mentioned before on the other thread but it is kinda annoying. It a nice heavy solid jig which will last for ever! This is becuse you don't actually ever clamp the jig its self only the MFS rails so once you have positioned the jig clamped the rails down you can slide the jig along the rail by just loosening two screws this means your jig stays exactly in the same place put just move along the width of the worktop its the same thing with the bolt plates aswell.Īnother great advantage to this jig over the other jigs on the market is that it uses festool clamps just like a guide rail, they clamp under the worktop this means you never have any problems with clamps getting in the way while routing and you know the jig is not going to move as it holds it in position extremly well Having 3 bolt plates will allow you to get all 6 bolt holes aligned together a lot easier and quicker because you can leave your jig setup and all you have to do is align one bolt plate with another and the other two will be in the exact same place without needing to adjust anythingĪnother great benefit to this jig is it can do much wider work tops than a standard 600mm worktop. So this is where the Festool jig is brilliant as you can position each bolt plate exactly where you want it! I currently only have two as that all you get with it but I have ordered a 3rd just waiting for a tool I fancy to cover the delivery charge. So you could end up moving your jig 2 times to get your bolts where you exactly want them and at least once as I assume most people do 3 bolt holes and seen as it only has 2 you would have to move it at least once. With a normal lets say Trend jig you often only have 2 bolt holes and they are spaced out at a certain distance which you can not alter. The main thing which I love about the jig are the bolt plates.Įvery worktop job is different and you cant always position the bolts in the same place every time. I love the jig best jig I have ever used.

Howdens worktop jig manual trial#

When I first had it it was a little bit of a trial an error as I had the two 200MFS rails on one side and then on opposite sides and what not and it was not working for me because as I flipped the jig over the 200MDFs rails would be in the wrong place so I was not able to clamp the rail from both ends which meant I was then moving stuff about which was waisting time.Īfter the first joint I soon realised if I had the both 200MFT rails on opposite sides on the same end it would allow me to flip the jig for left or right joints and I would be able to always clamp the jig down on both ends. This is how I have my jig set up I have never read the instructions so I dont know if this is how your suppose to have it but it works for me and I have done many many many work top joints with it and never had any problems the way I have it set up now. i havent fixed in units incase they want to do it to make sure theyre level to their expectations.Started this thread as it was starting to take over the thread! Sorry!

so im just gunna buy the tools and diy - if I could find someone how much should I expect to be charged for fitting them? there will be two joins, one splice and hob+sink to cut out. Ive rang SEVERAL joiners to get a qoute for the job, none of which have the tools and the only man that did set a price 3-4 times over the rate it should be. someone else says they had same problem and used 618mm which meant they couldn't use the locating dowel (whatever that is) and was a real pain. The ebay seller linked me to a Jig that has NO 45 degree bend on it, yet this guy whos video im gunna follow for practise on old worktop before cutting ours is doing exactly what I want on the same worktop as ours.Īlso, none of the jigs ive see have '620mm' on them - 400,500,600,618,650,700 - no 620. if thats NOT a mitre then what is exactly? is that 45 degree bend a 'Mitre' ? What im on about is a left-hand/right-hand cut (male/female) - where u use the router to cut the female out the side of one unit - it has a little 45 degree bend in it at bottom.