Rex Edgar Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 I had a spare moment in the shop this afternoon, so I knocked out this jig. I am a recent convert to the green tool disease and a recent purchaser of the Domino 500. My hobby has me working with many different dimensions of wood, especially the thickness.I am familiar with the metric system, but have inches and fractions ingrained. I have found setting the depth of the Domino mortise to be almost a 'three hand' affair. When getting ready to use the tool I always had to get a scrap piece and make sure the depth was where it was called for. To shorten the head-scratching, I got a scrap piece and made mortises of the four smallest (4, 5, 6 & 8mm) at varying depths. I stored it with the systainer and had a use for it this afternoon when joining two boards for an unrelated project. For me it takes one step out of the setup process. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Very cool! I might have to steel this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuffiMade Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 neat idea! wish i had thought of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Cool jig, Steve. Have a look at this video for some other cool ideas Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Edgar Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Shane, I swear I didn't see this first. I'm still becoming familiar with the Domino and thought a visual reference to the depth, from the edge of the workpiece was a good idea. In the meantime, found the gradual stops on the left of the tool, 16, 20, 22, etc. It is a very useful tool. Practice is sometimes hard to do when you just gotta 'make something", lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I make sample blocks with each diameter bit in all 3 widths. Exact center lines and outer edge lines make these very useful for layout work of how many mortices of which size will fit in a particular joint. I make domino stock to fit all 3 widths in about 18-24" sticks. That lets me use an extra wide tenon in a place where 2 regular sized ones won't fit. I can also choose my length . Micrometer, drum sander and a router table make it easy to get a clean snug fit. Making the strips about 1/16 narrower than the mortice gives me just a little wiggle room to get edges lined up perfect during glue up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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