Centering Domino on the workpiece (vertically)

[matthewd5]

hello.

i am new to this message board, but i *have* attempted to search through the existing messages for the answer to my question...

i found a few threads that seemed to answer my question/problem but i think i'm too dense, or maybe overthinking the problem.

here is a very specific example...

i have two pieces of Baltic Birch plywood that i am trying to make a simple butt joint using the domino.

the wood is 3/4" (well its 23/32nd's and not really 3/4" because of the metric thing) and i simply want the finished joint to have a nice 90 degree square edge.

so for this specific size wood, what settings on the domino should i set?

i think that having a pretty specific task/sizing like this will make a more exact example for someone to try and duplicate?

matthew

 

[gkeas]

the easiest thing is to use the 20mm setting for the height adjustment, but this will not center the domino perfectly on your material, so you have to be sure and register the domino from the same side of the pieces you intend to join.

Alternatively, you can pull the height adjustment out of play, and use the scale to lock the fence at 9mm (1/2 of 18, which is very close to 23/32), then fine tune the height using some scraps until you get it perfectly centered.  9.128mm is actually exact...

Hope this helps.

 

[Les]

Have you read Rick's supplemental manual? It is a must read for new users of the Domino.

 

[bonesbr549]

hello.

i am new to this message board, but i *have* attempted to search through the existing messages for the answer to my question...

i found a few threads that seemed to answer my question/problem but i think i'm too dense, or maybe overthinking the problem.

here is a very specific example...

i have two pieces of Baltic Birch plywood that i am trying to make a simple butt joint using the domino.

the wood is 3/4" (well its 23/32nd's and not really 3/4" because of the metric thing) and i simply want the finished joint to have a nice 90 degree square edge.

so for this specific size wood, what settings on the domino should i set?

i think that having a pretty specific task/sizing like this will make a more exact example for someone to try and duplicate?

matthew

I bought and have been using mine to build a cherry hutch. I'm already on my second bag of domino's and at first I was being very precise using the gauge on the side.  I'm not a metric guy (at all!). I bought a starrett metric rule and use it for the domino. You get use to it after a while. But to be honest afer about the 30th domino, I simply eye ball it.  I put the plate down at 90 and extend the bit and put it to the edge of the material and put equal amounts on top and bottom.  I'm sure I'm off by a hair, but that won't matter.  If I'm in a situation where multiple domino's are required i.e. stress points (doors), I use the metric rule.  I have to admit working in base 10 instead of 12 is easier.  Thats how I do it. 

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Matthew,

Eveballing the approximate center of the thickness of the plywood is what I do, too.  If you to the Member Projects section and read my (lengthy) description of how I made a Four Piece Entertainment Center and Bookcases, you'll learn of several different techniques I tried and used with my Domino machine to join 3/4 inch plywood to itself and to solid wood components of various thicknesses and with various offsets relative to the planes defined by the surfaces of the plywood.

Dave R.