Leigh dovetail jig wrench needed

[Joe McMahon]

I have had a Leigh D4 dovetail jig for years. I hadn’t used it in a while and tried it on half blind dovetails and it was a mess. I decided to reset everything. As I went to reset the adjustable stays on the right side, i5 said I needed to use the Leigh wrench which is included. It was included with my jig, but has since fled with the missing brown sock.

I wrote Leigh and they said to use a piece of flat metal that is 0.11” to make the adjustment. I have nothing that is that thickness

anyone have a Leigh wrench I could borrow and return?

[Bill Dufour]

Buy some shim stock that adds to that thickness. You might check a autoparts store. They make little sets in a handle like a pocket knife for point and valve adjustments .
You could maybe use the automotive bucket type valve shim disks.
Bill D

[Joe McMahon]

Buy some shim stock that adds to that thickness. You might check a autoparts store. They make little sets in a handle like a pocket knife for point and valve adjustments .
You could maybe use the automotive bucket type valve shim disks.
Bill D


Bill, great idea. I’ll hit NAPA this morning

[Peter Kuhlman]

Spark plug gap gauge would work if the feelers were wide and long enough.