![]() (Incidentally, if the stock slips even slightly, the process will fail miserably. Because the knobs are metric, the only source I was able to find was by calling MLCS, which, thankfully, is able to provide replacements at a reasonable cost. But, it's easy to over-tighten, because it's almost impossible to adequately hold the stock in place. If you over-tighten, the metric nuts within the plastic knobs strip. Third, the knobs that are used to tighten those flimsy bars have failed several times. The fix was easy, and reaulted in stiffening the bars, but I would have preferred to have avoided the need for modification in the first place. I improved the machine by adding some steel reinforcing bars at my local hardware store. Second, the bars don't hold the stock vary well. I notice that videos are now available, which likely area big improvement. Although the products are quite different those instructions supplemented those that came with the system. I actually had to download the instructions for the Porter Cable dovetail machine and templates to figure out how to use the MLCS System. However, a few words of caution are in order.įirst the written directions are really bad. With practice and patience it will produce the desired joinery.īased on several years of using the system. The biggest plus for this system is that it is reasonably priced. ![]()
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