OnlineToolReviews.com

"Highly recommended"

Without sounding like a kid on Christmas morning, the Dowelmax is perhaps one of the best jigs I have ever used, for any task. ... Dowelmax jig has restored my faith in the possibility and usefulness that dowel joints offer. I have never seen another dowel jig that is as accurate, as simple to use and as uncomplicated as the Dowelmax system. The precise engineering of the system is something other jig makers should really be ashamed of. I can certainly recommend this system with my highest praise. It is solid, it has proven to do what it says it will do, and it is great fun to use.

Dean Bielanowski, OnlineToolReviews.
Shopnotes Magazine

"Perfect joints with the Dowelmax"

As I looked it over, my first thought was that it had a fit and finish more like an aircraft part than a woodworking jig.... I can't think of many tools that can do as much or as well for a comparable cost.

Shopnotes Magazine, March/April 2005

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Wood Magazine

"Best doweling jig we've ever used"

The Dowelmax doweling jig is... dead-on accurate and a breeze to use.

Rated 5 stars out of 5.

Wood Magazine, May 2003


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Amazon Reviews

5 STARS OUT OF 5!

You can't beat this Dowelmax system for ease of use, speed, strength, accuracy, and totally precise joints - Bob Feeser (Springfield, PA)

I am not an experienced woodworker, so I have learned and experimented with different methods of joinery, including using biscuits. Even though I had inconsistent results with the biscuit, it did work pretty well. However, the Dowelmax has been much, much easier and quicker to use and significantly more accurate. The resulting joints are dead-on accurate, strong and almost seamless. - R. L. Powley (Hoboken, NJ)

It easily replaces a pocket joiner and a biscuit joiner, and simply cannot be beat for speed or precision. If you have been mortizing and tennoning, chances are you can get an equally secure joint much faster using this tool and multiple rows of dowels, in a lot less time.- J. W Wendt (Lubbock, TX)
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Universal Tape Gauge by Dowelmax

(Patent Fully Insured Against Infringement)
The new Tape Gauge will be available at Lee Valley and Woodcraft stores in February 2012
The Universal Tape Gauge improves the accuracy of any standard tape measure to a 1/64" or better. Ideal applications for the tape gauge are for the gap free installation of crown molding, studs, shelves, windowsills and for accurately checking the lengths and assembled squareness of framework components to within thousandths of an inch.
UTG design features are a precision molded body with an adjustable rear stop for calibration, an adjustable lens for different sizes of tape measures, a crosshair that is referenced at 5" and 1" to the rear and forward stops respectively to within .002" and a tapered forward stop for transferring an inside measurement taken, to a work piece to be fitted.

Universal Tape Gauge

USD$15.99

(Plus $5.00 for shipping)

How did you find out about the UTG?



UTG with Tape Measure

 
Old method of using a tape measure to take an inside measure
Old method of inside measurement
  • The old inaccurate method of taking an approximate inside measurement.
 

New UTG method for taking an accurate inside measurement

  • The new UTG method for taking an inside measurement that is accurate to within 1/64 of an inch.
 
  • INSIDE MEASUREMENT: To obtain a precise inside measurement, extend tape so outer surface of tape hook and rear stop touch inner surfaces
  • Take precise reading from crosshair, then:
  • ADD 5 INCHES
New UTG method for more accurate outside measurements For an accurate outside measurement, subtract 1 inch from the measurement shown by the UTG crosshair.
  • OUTSIDE MEASUREMENT: To obtain a precise outside measurement (using crosshair) hook tape over edge of workpiece, butt forward stop against side of workpiece.
  • Take precise reading from crosshair, then:
  • SUBTRACT 1 INCH
 
Tape Gauge Package
  • Accurate inside and outside measurements
  • More accurate measurements for professionals, hobbyists, woodworkers, furniture makers, contractors, and many other users
  • Adjust to within thousands of an inch using rear stop
  • MSRP: $15.99

  • Precise measurements for crown moulding, baseboards, studs, cabinets, furniture, drawer openings, tapered surfaces, shelf units, area calculation etc.
  • Compatible with 99% of all existing tape measures`

  • Extend and lock tape, then install your tape measure into carrier with tape extending under lens as shown above.
  • Compatible with 99% of all existing tape measures`

Add 5 inches to the measurement shown by the UTG crosshair.

 
  • To mark work piece for cut, hook tape over edge. Lock tape at desired size. For precise measurement, reading from the crosshair, add 1 inch to the desired size.
  • Use sharp pencil and angle pencil on 10 degree beveled UTG Forward Stop to obtain most accurate result. Mark work piece.
 
  • CALIBRATION: To calibrate Universal Tape Gauge for inside measurement within thousandths of an inch, use digital caliper set at (eg.) 6 inches. Reading from the cross hair, set the tape to inch and ten calibrate the UTG using the allen screw UTG Rear Stop