24" 24" VRS for Leigh D4RPro, D4R, D4, D3 & D1258 Dovetail Jig

If you use the Leigh Jig, this accessory is absolutely required. I had doubts if it would be worth the money for the cost. I can get another router or new drill for same money, but after using the VRS, I will pay $200 for it. No more dust in my face or all over the shop. I can work without dust mask and can finally relax with the router. As I am getting older breathing dust seems to bother me more. I also learned that is much more fun to do woodworking than vacuuming and cleaning up all the time. Not making a mess is part of gaining experience. The support part of the VRS is amazing. I cannot bend down under the jig fingers to see what I am doing, but I can lean over the template and have so much more control over what I am doing. I used to get neck strain from routing on the jig which was likely part stress over tipping the router and part strain of not resting my hands and arm on the jig fully. Well now I rest my hands comfortably on the router and feel more relaxed and in control. I simply move the router over to the side when done, while waiting for the bit to spin down. I read dust collection estimates between 80 and 100 percent. I would say 99 percent is what I am seeing. When machining the far right edge of the dovetails the bit will shoot shavings back into the jig and some of these fly outside the vacuum suction area. Not enough to concern. When flipping the jig fingers I remove the VRS and stick it to the surface of the jointer or any other metal surface which is close by. The dual magnets are strong enough to keep it stuck while making adjustments. I can now cut dovetails, leave without cleaning to go do something in the house without tracking dust and shavings all over. Great product.

I kind of kicked myself in hindsight. I came close to breaking my tool (toy) budget buying the Leigh D4R pro jig and thought I'd save a few bucks by not buying the more expensive VRS included "kit" package. It only took a few days of using the jig and reading reviews to see that the VRS is close to an "essential" if you are going to use the Leigh jig. It provides essential support for your router, particularly if you are using a larger, heavier router. Even with the mid sized routers it gives you a bit of safety factor allowing you to let your router spin down while you move it to a position where you can see if you've cleared all the wood between the pins/tails. An added bonus is that it catches about 90-95% of the dust/chips from the routing process if you hook the VRS to a shop vac or dust system. Without the VRS/shopvac combo expect both yourself and your shop to be covered with chips and dust as the jig works best when used about mid chest level, an ideal height for optimal distribution of the waste products. Those of you that may have one of those routers with a dust system will find that the router attached systems will probably be a hindrance with the jig....not so with the VRS. I was worried a bit when I opened the package seeing the magnetic attachment and what on first view seemed a less than substantial sliding dust collection apprentice. But, after a few weeks use it appears to be working very well and the very strong magnetic attachment is more than adequate. I would highly recommend anyone who is willing to stretch his/her tool budget buying the Leigh dovetail jig to include the VRS in the process.

Does suction most of the shavings, but not enough for the cost. Also, it’s hard to do the ends with the vacuum adapter on.

Like all products from Leigh the quality is top notch. It was super easy to attach to my DR4 Pro. It's true that it does make operating the jig so much easier and cleaner. I really wonder why it's not just included with the jig... at $600 for the jig it should be.

Why oh WHY didn't I get this years ago???really!had the jig and works great but with this addition, it is so much easier to use, and the dust control...wow.I just got through making 14 drawers for my kitchen, and had maybe a 1/8 of a cup of heavy chips on the floor and in the jig.but I would have bought this for the router support alone.

The cloud of dust and chips that used to be all over my arms and chest now goes into my Festool Dust Extractor out of the bottom port of the Leigh VSR. In addition to an almost dust free environment I like the clever design by Leigh that lets you adjust the VRS body on the same plane as your dovetail guide fingers for additional router support. I found that even though Leigh provides adapters to connect to a different size vacuum hoses, the largest hose is necessary to keep chips from clogging up the port. I switched out my 27mm hose for a 36mm hose to eliminate all chip flow restrictions. The VRS offers an upgrade to an already great dovetail jig and working in an almost dust free environment is worth the cost.

used this gig for a long time without the VSR it don't get it all but you can take it indoors again and you don't look like a snow man after !!!!

Great quality product that is an essential add-on to the Leigh dovetail jig. I have the 24" D4R system and while routing one day, I managed to gouge a chunk of metal out of my dovetail finger guide. It only happened because the router wobbled a bit due to lack of support. This device provides that support and makes the system much safer and more reliable. Sure the dust collection capability it provides is great too, but the support was the big selling point for me. You need this if you have the Leigh system.