omnijig question-ideal width of drawers to avoid uneven pins?

[Scott Houghton]

:confused::confused:Can anyone with one of the old PC dovetail jigs (5116 or 7116) tell me what width to make drawers so that the pins come out evenly distributed for 1/2 inch halfblind dovetails (ie, no half pins)? As I recall from the video, it was a multiple of some fraction but my video seems to have died and I can't go back to it. For some reason this is not in the manual. I imagine I can do some experimenting and figure this out, but I thought I'd ask in case someone knows the answer offhand. THanks.

[Scott Houghton]

After a little more searching on line, it appears that the answer is multiples of 7/8", in case anyone else was wondering.:o

[James Biddle]

I think you can also use 7/16" if you're OK with the pins and tails not bring symmetrical on the top and bottom.

[Gary J Belch]

:)Completed 14 soft maple drawers for updated kitchen cabinets and useing the # 7116 Omnijig. 7/8" is the multipler number