Dowel, screw and marking jig, fully customizable

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Customizable dowel/screw/marking-jig for woodworking. This idea is not new, but a multipurpose solution certainly has its appeal. One of the best things about 3D-printing is that you don't have to over-complicate things to make it work in every situation, unlike many commercial solutions that try to do too much. So, this tool doesn't have to work for 24mm, 18mm, and 12mm boards, for example. If you need one for another type of board, simply adjust it and print it. The jig is highly customizable, allowing you to create special jigs/molds for unique woodworking projects and save a lot of time measuring and tinkering. Think of a jig for drawers or one for shelves. See the PDF for simple instructions on doweling. The use for screw holes follows the same idea. The device used in the instructions is included as an STL-file (18mm board, 8mm dowel, distance 20mm). If you like this tool, you can get creative and add metal inserts. Due to tolerances and different printers, the diameter of the holes is never precise. Print a version with one hole to determine the correct size. Or just drill it to the right size. In the standard settings in the Customizer, I added a few tenths of millimeters to the diameters. As an extra, you can also use it for brackets or ribs or...? If you're used to imperial units, see the images for a conversion table from inches to mm. Also, there is an STL-file for 3/4 board, 1/4 dowels, and distance at 1/2 inch. Are there holes you want to cover? See: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3069410 Happy woodworking! Designed in OpenSCAD More information about the fantastic program OpenSCAD can be found here: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual