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This is not my idea. I stole it from a member from another site. I wanted a larger shelf pin jig for when we build cabinets. We don’t do that a lot so I didn’t feel the need for the Festool system or a line boring machine. When I saw his jig it seemed perfect.
I made a 4′ and 8′ guide. I used my smaller Rockler jig to set the spacing because this way everything I have will match. Plus it is 32mm spacing so it matches what our cabinet guy uses for our house packages.
It is a quick way to drill the holes, I like that you are not picking up the router for each hole, and it was pretty quick to make. The Bosch Colt with a plunge base and dust collection is absolutely perfect for this task. The dust collection is very good on the plunge base.
This was the video I watched to copy the design.
I didn’t epoxy my 1/4″ shelf pin in, I flattened out an angled one and drilled and countersunk 2 small screws into the base. It is still nested in a half 1/4″ hole for stability. I recessed it into the base so I had to cut down the guides so that the top of the pin didn’t hit the edge of the guides.
For me I prefer 5mm pins so I purchased a good upcut, carbide 5mm cutter for the router. Hopefully this will help someone else here.
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