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Richline Sliding Dovetail Machine - $600 (Hurst)
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I have a printed manual for this machine included.
I paid 2k plus shipping originally. I don't really make drawers anymore, so I no longer need this machine.
Comes with a porter cable Model 890 2.25HP Router. This router has a really nice microadjuster.
The machine is made entirely of beefy castings and hardened rods. It's pretty impressive and very heavy. The carriage slides well, though its heavy, and it takes a bit more than you'd expect to get it moving. The whole machine is a little difficult to move around but could be moved by two guys easily without removing the carriage.
Come here and give it a try. Bring your own wood and you can make a drawer on it. I also have scrap here to try it.
This machine can do tapered sliding dovetails because on the right side of the machine there is a small selector for tilting the table to impose what appears to be 1/8" taper on a full width dovetail. This specific machine comes with an extra selector with six different pairs of settings. It was, i think, the original prototype for the model as i purchased it directly from the inventor shortly before he died.
You can see some more pictures of and information about this machine in our post here:
http://www.vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=37598
You can see the old website for Richline machines here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160326074807/http://richlinemachines.com/machines.html#ddovetail