General Tools 861 Woodworking Furniture Review

This was my attempt at carpentry and it failed on this gear. I played with this thing for several hours, and no matter how closely I followed the directions, there was always a gap at the end of the tails. I was finally able to grasp what was going on and realized that the problem wasn't with me, it was with the jig. The guides you align the end of the board to aren't flush with the top of the jig your router sits on (see pictures), so your tails will always be too short. I don't know if this…

I want to love this tool. It's a great design and easy to use, but inaccurate. Maybe that's because of its aluminium-plastic construction. On mine, the pins are cut about 1/16 inch higher than the shafts, leaving an unsightly gap. It is not flat and wobbles when cutting the pins. You should be able to adjust the bit height past the 1/2 inch mark. on his depth gauge. But even for this purpose it deviates significantly - and only deviates slightly from the depth of the pen. But there's a…

I was trying to make square mesquite legs for my coffee table and bought this because they said it would come in any size and thickness fit and for square seams . Not really. The instructions were terrible for a square joint and didn't work. Had to use U-Tube.1 video. The tool is light as I had to use clamps to pull the bottom of the jig together as shown in the photos as the top deformed as I clamped my wood into the jig. 2. It's not designed for 7/8" wood as that will move the straight cutter

A lot of negative feedback on this. Does it work on first use? No, you need a little practice to understand what is happening to him. I watched a video (search "Common Dovetail Clip" on YouTube). I played around with this for 2 hours and made a mess. I watched the video again to see what I did wrong. Realizing my mistake, I went back to the store and made a damn good joint for a beginner. I accidentally cut off the outer tails, but I think you should try to make the tree tall enough that it…

I carved the dovetails by hand and bought them to relieve my wrists. I have in no way attempted to follow the instructions to make dovetail cuts with the drill bit included with the 3/4" stock. The cutting head is too short and would theoretically fit in half blinds. The 3/4-inch bearing bit oversteps the tool's pin spacing and cuts into the aluminum. I tried the 1/2" straight push-to-connect fittings. I had to remove the bearing on the bit that came with it and put them on my straight bit…

I read many reviews before purchasing this product. Some said the joints didn't fit. One user said he attributed it to user error. While that may be true in some cases, I don't think it was the case in my case. I spent hours making seam after seam on a 3/4 inch board and none of them worked. I set the tails to 1/2", which I think is reasonable. I tapped and tapped with a rubber mallet, but each time the tails were too big for the pins. I've tried slightly smaller tails. Still closed large. I…

I had to wait a week to write a review on this product so I could do it for logic and not hassle. I bought this product with the intention of making a box or docking box that I made for my son's school band. For the record, I've been working with wood in my home business for about 15 years, hand crafting both boxtails and dovetails. I read other reviews and watched a few videos and then bought the product thinking I was getting a well made product that would help me do dovetails much faster…