Industrial Dovetail Jig - Vermont American

13. With the cam handle pushed in against the base,
position the retainer against the side wall of the base, as
shown in Figure 13. The retainer should barely touch the
side wall of the base. The purpose of the retainer is to
prevent or minimize the side-to-side of the cam handle and
pivot shaft.
14. Assemble the other cam handle to the other end of the
pivot shaft using a 13/64" I.D. x 9/16" O.D. washer and
a#10-32 X 5/8" long panhead machine screw, as shown in
Figure 14.
15. Make sure that the cam handle lines up with the cam
handle at the other end of the pivot shaft and that the end
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
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of the cam handle fits into the hole in the base.
16. Tighten the screw securely.
17. Rotate one of the cam handles–It should rotate freely
and move the template supports
18. If this does not happen, loosen the screw on the retainer
and move the retainer away from the side wall slightly.
19. Securely retighten the screw.
20. If there is too much side-to-side movement (play) of
the cam handles; loosen the screw in the retainer and
move the retainer closer to the side wall of the base.
21. Securely retighten the screw.
RETAINER
SIDE WALL OF BASE
LEFT TEMPLATE SUPPORT
PIVOT SHAFT
#10-32 X 5/8" LONG
PANHEAD MACHINE
SCREW
13/64" I.D. X 9/16" O.D. WASHER
CAM HANDLE