A Trip to Leigh Industries
I just returned from a trip out to the rainy Canadian Pacific coast. Leigh Industries invited us out to their factory in Port Coquitlam, British Colombia for a new product announcement. Ken, Matt and Barry showed us the factory, demonstrated some products and told us about new tools on the way.
Here are some pictures from the factory.
This is a stack of D1600 dovetail jig bodies awaiting machining.
Here are some FMT jigs in the assembly area.
The Leigh VRS
The main topic was the new VRS (Vacuum & Router Support) attachment for Leigh dovetail jigs. We put the VRS in our catalog a few weeks back with only the basic information because that is all we had. I've seen it in operation now and it is a fantastic addition to any Leigh dovetail jig. It mounts on the support arms of your jig and provides both dust control and router support. The only time you have to take it off is when you need to flip the fingerboard. Since it's held on by rare earth magnets, it is easy to remove and replace (it even has a handy hanger built in.) My favorite part of the VRS is that it gives you a place to park your router while adjusting the jig or changing out workpieces.
Here are some pictures of the VRS.
Watch this space for more exciting new products from Leigh.
Blair
Comments
Good info on the Leigh jug mfg'ing. I enjoyed reading it and it will help me when I order my jig, thanks, Bill.
Posted by: William Spievak | May 7, 2007 5:11 PM