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Porter Cable 42000 template guide kit is a 9-piece router guide set designed for standard 1-3/16 inch diameter center hole router sub-bases, so it supports common routing setups found in many woodworking shops. The kit uses specific guide models, including 42024, 42033, 42036, and 42045, which serve general routing applications and give flexibility for varied cuts without changing the base. Guide 42042 is dedicated to hinge butt routing, so hinge recesses can match the pattern of typical hinge layouts. Guides 42027 and 42057 complement dovetailing applications, so they support jig-driven joinery patterns that rely on accurate guide sizing. Two lock nuts 42237 secure the guides to the router sub-base, so the guides stay fixed in place during passes and help maintain consistent alignment with templates under load.
This kit is built around router sub-bases that have a standard 1-3/16 inch diameter center hole, so each guide aligns with that opening and centers the guide around the router bit. The guides fasten with the 42237 lock nuts, which clamp the guide flange to the sub-base so the bushing remains flush against the base surface during routing. Because the same mounting style is used across all guides in the kit, changing from a general routing guide to a hinge butt or dovetailing guide keeps the router held in the same relationship to its sub-base. That consistent interface between guide and sub-base is important whenever routing against patterns, since the template edge references the outside of the guide rather than the bit itself.
This router template guide kit serves applications that rely on the guide bushing riding against a template, so the router bit cuts inside a controlled path. In general routing work, guides 42024, 42033, 42036, and 42045 offer several bushing diameters, so patterns for grooves, recesses, or decorative layouts can be matched to the guide size. For hinge butt routing, guide 42042 allows the router to follow hinge mortise patterns that mirror hinge outlines, so door and frame recesses can share the same template. In dovetailing applications, guides 42027 and 42057 complement dovetailing processes, so they support jigs that expect those guide sizes when forming mating pins and tails. Across these uses, the 1-3/16 inch diameter center hole interface ties the kit to router sub-bases designed around that standard opening.
The shared 1-3/16 inch center hole fit means every guide in the kit centers consistently on the router sub-base, so changing from a general guide to a hinge butt or dovetailing guide keeps the bit aligned within the same reference circle. That centering helps templates remain calibrated to the router setup across repeated jobs that rely on the same base. The presence of specific guides for general routing, hinge butt routing, and dovetailing applications divides work by task, so each process uses a guide diameter suited to the pattern style instead of a single compromise size. Guides 42024, 42033, 42036, and 42045 allow different offsets between the bit and template edge, so the final cut width can match design requirements while using the same template shape. Guide 42042 focuses on hinge butt routing, so hinge mortises follow template edges that represent hinge leaves. Guides 42027 and 42057 complement dovetailing applications, so jigs and templates designed around these bushings can produce interlocking joints that depend on precise guide tracking. The two 42237 lock nuts give a fixed clamp method across all guides, so once tightened, the guide remains held to the sub-base during multiple passes along a template.
This template guide kit fits router sub-bases with a standard 1-3/16 inch diameter center hole, so any router using such a sub-base can mount these guides within that opening.
Guide 42042 supports hinge butt routing by following hinge mortise templates, so hinge pockets in doors and frames can match typical hinge outlines when using the same pattern.
The template guides are secured using two lock nuts 42237, which clamp each guide to the router sub-base so the bushing stays seated during routing along templates.
Guides 42024, 42033, 42036, and 42045 serve general routing applications, so different guide diameters can match varied template-based cuts while using the same router base.
Guides 42027 and 42057 complement dovetailing applications by matching dovetailing processes that depend on specific guide diameters to track jigs forming pins and tails.
The router guides are designed for a standard 1-3/16 inch diameter center hole sub-base, so that opening size sets the mounting interface and keeps the guides centered around the bit.
The Porter Cable 42000 template guide kit ties multiple guide sizes to a standard 1-3/16 inch center hole router sub-base, so one setup can handle general routing, hinge butt routing, and dovetailing applications. Dedicated guides 42024, 42033, 42036, 42045, 42042, 42027, and 42057 each support specific routing tasks that depend on accurate template following. With the 42237 lock nuts holding every guide against the sub-base, the bushings stay centered while tracking templates. Select this kit when routing projects call for template-based general cuts, hinge mortises, or dovetailing layouts using a router sub-base built around the 1-3/16 inch center hole standard.
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