Bojam
Established Member
Does anyone have a scoop on the company Joint Genie?
Have been considering buying a dowelling jig for a while. I've looked at their products using the web address www.joint-genie.co.uk in the last year or so. That address now directs you to www.joint-genie.com. This site does not load and returns an error message: site can't be reached, connection unexpectedly closed. I've tried periodically over the last few weeks, always with the same result. Have they stopped trading? Shame if so.
The Joint Genie didn't look all that fancy and seemed perhaps a bit more fiddly to set up than other top quality jigs (e.g. JessEm, Dowelmax), but was well priced and by all accounts very accurate and robust.
Is the JessEm jig the best alternative or are there other quality jigs to consider that are readily available in the UK/Europe?
I know dowels aren't that fashionable anymore but I can't stump up the cash for a Festool Domino and dowels are plenty strong enough in most cases. Just need a jig that is quick(ish) to set up and delivers accurate results every time. I have the Wolfcraft Dowelmaster and it works but with quite serious limitations. Such as only being able to drill one hole of a particular size at a time before needing the move the jig; no clamping options, relies on the user holding it steady...
Any advice or recommendations appreciated.
Have been considering buying a dowelling jig for a while. I've looked at their products using the web address www.joint-genie.co.uk in the last year or so. That address now directs you to www.joint-genie.com. This site does not load and returns an error message: site can't be reached, connection unexpectedly closed. I've tried periodically over the last few weeks, always with the same result. Have they stopped trading? Shame if so.
The Joint Genie didn't look all that fancy and seemed perhaps a bit more fiddly to set up than other top quality jigs (e.g. JessEm, Dowelmax), but was well priced and by all accounts very accurate and robust.
Is the JessEm jig the best alternative or are there other quality jigs to consider that are readily available in the UK/Europe?
I know dowels aren't that fashionable anymore but I can't stump up the cash for a Festool Domino and dowels are plenty strong enough in most cases. Just need a jig that is quick(ish) to set up and delivers accurate results every time. I have the Wolfcraft Dowelmaster and it works but with quite serious limitations. Such as only being able to drill one hole of a particular size at a time before needing the move the jig; no clamping options, relies on the user holding it steady...
Any advice or recommendations appreciated.