CNC Dovetail Drawers

To Create a New Dovetail Drawer Box Method

Select the ADD Button to create a new drawer

Enter all the construction information as you would for any drawer.

Select the CNC Dovetail Construction check box.

Click the Setup Dovetail Button.

First, if you are using one of the Standard Setups, select it first. This will load all the default settings for that dovetail bit.

Next, Select the Tools from the Tool Library. These tools will be assigned in the G-Code for the drawer part operations.

Next, Enter Dimensions for the Pin

W1 – Width of the base of the pin (where pin is attached)

W2 – Width of the open end of the pin

R1 – Inside radius of the pin -this is set by the tool diameter for the PIN Tool.

R2 – Outside radius of the pin

T – Pin thickness

D – Length of the pin

Joint Tolerances – Enter adjustments to Pin and Tails to tighten or loosen fit.

Next, Enter Pin Separation (pin distance from centerline to centerline) – Minimum and Maximum distance. This will enable equal pin distance at the top and bottom for custom size drawers.

Check the Fixed Pin to specify a fixed separation. (Pins will start at the top with odd size at the bottom of the drawer.)