The guide bushing (also known as a template guide) is the primary link between your router and every Leigh joinery template. The guide bushing guides the movement of your router to insure you make a tight joint.
Leigh's current guide bushings are based on the "universal" (or Porter-Cable style) guides used by many routers. Unfortunately, many router manufacturers use their own guide bushing systems. If your router doesn't use this style of guide bushing, you'll need to get a guide bushing adapter to mount it to your router.
Milling operations with Leigh dovetail jigs use the first five bushings listed below: e7, e8, e10, 711C & 716C. We also stock some older and specialty bushings.
Please Note : These guide bushings are not used with the Leigh Isoloc templates or with the F1600 Finger Joint Template. Those templates use the Leigh Variable Guide bushings (VGS).
Application
Leigh #
~7/16" Elliptical
Standard equipment with D4R, Super 12, Super 18 & Super 24 Dovetail Jigs, F3 & F3M Finger Joint Templates.
Used to make some joints with the RTJ400 & R9plus jigs(not standard equipment).
Used to rout through, half-blind, single pass half-blind and sliding dovetails with 1/4" & 8 mm shank router bits.
Elliptical design allows for precise joint adjustment.
e7
~1/2" Elliptical
Standard equipment with F18, F24, F3 &, F3M Finger Joint templates.
Elliptical design allows for precise joint adjustment.
e8
~5/8" Elliptical
Standard equipment with RTJ400 & R9plus Dovetail Jigs and F18, F24, F3 &, F3M Finger Joint templates.
Elliptical design allows for precise joint adjustment.
e10
7/16" Standard
Exact replacement for the 711TP guide bushing which was standard equipment on D4R (2009 and earlier), D4, D3 and D1600 Dovetail Jigs.
Used when routing dovetail joints with 1/4" & 8 mm shank bits on D4R D4, D3, D1600, & D1258 Dovetail jigs.
711C
5/8" Standard
Exact replacement for the 716TP guide bushing, which was optional for use on Leigh D4R (2009 and earlier), D4, D3 and D1600 Dovetail Jigs.
Used routing dovetail joints with 1/2" bits on D4R D4, D3, D1600, & D1258 Dovetail jigs. (Large through dovetails.)
Used with the M2 Multiple Mortise and Tenon Attachment for the D4R, D4 & D3 jigs.
716C
3/8" Leigh Proprietary
For general template routing, not for use on Leigh Jigs.
Fits adapters 702 and 703 only.
709
3/4" Leigh Proprietary
For general template routing, not for use on Leigh Jigs.
