# Dovetail Jointer Instruction Procedure

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**Purpose**</span>

**Dovetail joints make the drawer box stronger while still giving it a classier look**

<details id="bkmrk-powering-up-machine-"><summary>Powering Up Machine</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**1. Turn the switch to the on position, located on the right side of the machine**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 1.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/kbsimage-1.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/kbsimage-1.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**2. Press the white button on the left of the control panel**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 2.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/ddAimage-2.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ddAimage-2.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**3. Press the green button on the right of the control panel**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 3.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/Z6Gimage-3.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/Z6Gimage-3.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**4. Press the open door icon located on the lower right side of the screen**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 4.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/u5zimage-4.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/u5zimage-4.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**5. Press the Zero Research icon on the lower left side of the screen**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 5.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/rP5image-5.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/rP5image-5.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**6. Press the white button on the left of the control panel**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 6.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/NBFimage-6.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/NBFimage-6.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**7. When the reset is complete press the close icon on the screen**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 7.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/gYNimage-7.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/gYNimage-7.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**8. Press "PROG" icon on the lower right of the screen**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 8.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/4KMimage-8.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/4KMimage-8.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**9. Select the "Automatic Pitch" icon on the upper left of the screen**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 9.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/BRCimage-9.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/BRCimage-9.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details><details id="bkmrk-milling-set-up-10.-p"><summary>Milling Set Up</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**10. Press the Folder icon on the lower left of the screen**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 10.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/Qb4image-10.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/Qb4image-10.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**11. Select the file for the width of the board you will be milling**

<p class="callout info">***For example, if the board width is 4 inch select the "4inch" file***</p>

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 11.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/g5Uimage-11.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/g5Uimage-11.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details><details id="bkmrk-milling-board-12.-pl"><summary>Milling Board</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**12. Place your side board in first with your panel being upright with the dado facing out and away flush against the fence**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 12.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-12.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-12.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**13. Push the clamp lever forward to secure the board in place**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 13.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-13.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-13.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**14. Place your front or back board face up with the dado down and away flush against the side panel and flush against the fence**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 14.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-14.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-14.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**15. Push the clamp lever forward to secure the board in place**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 15.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-15.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-15.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**16. Once all boards are in place and secured press the white button on the left side of the control panel to start the milling process. Repeat these steps for the left side.**

<p class="callout warning">***Make sure to look up in the right side of the screen to make sure the correct file is selected for the board size that is going to be dovetailed***</p>

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 16.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-16.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-16.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;"><p class="callout warning">***17. Note, make sure that the "Broad Boards" icon is set to the side that the board will be milled. If boards are set on both sides made sure the "Broad Boards" icon says OFF***  
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</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 17.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-17.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-17.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

</details><details id="bkmrk-powering-off-machine"><summary>Powering off Machine</summary>

<table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px; height: 349px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 349px;"><td class="align-left" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; height: 349px;">**18. Simply turn the power switch in the off position, Located on the right side of the machine**

</td><td style="border-width: 0px; height: 349px;">**[![Image 18.jpg](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-18.jpg)](http://help.homesteadcabinet.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/image-18.jpg)**</td></tr></tbody></table>

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