cutting (shortening) Domino's

[dicktill]

Hi,

Has anyone come up with a nifty jig to hold Domino's to cut/shorten them? I don't like getting my hands that close to a bandsaw blade! Have tried holding them with ViseGrip's, but there must be a better way. Perhaps a block of wood like a 2x4 with a groove on the bottom (crosswise) and a slot (for the bandsaw blade) part way through it? Might need several different blocks for different size Domino's.) But I think you need some sort of adjustable stop to set the length.

Thanks, Dick

 

[Stoli]

Rick's manual has a simple jig on page 19

http://www.festoolusa.com/media/pdf/Domino_DF_500.pdf

 

[johninthecamper]

I cut a dominoe hole in a big chunk of wood and run that past the blade( scroll saw for me)

 

[mouppe]

It all seems much more complicated than putting it in a vice and using a tenon saw.

 

[PaulMarcel]

It all seems much more complicated than putting it in a vice and using a tenon saw.

Yup, I usually use an index-thumb vise along with a Dozuki:

 

[hrrb]

Rick's manual has a simple jig on page 19

http://www.festoolusa.com/media/pdf/Domino_DF_500.pdf

I believe if I just had to make a handfull I'd use a vise and tenon saw.

But if I needed a big bunch of shortened dominos I'd make a jig inspired by the one in Rick's manual...something like this:
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...just take a board and domino a lot of holes and cut a V groove using the table saw or router table. Voila! Simple jig ready!

Put dominoes in holes...cut on table saw or band saw...press dominoes out through the V groove.

Kind regards
Henrik

 

[dicktill]

Thank you all for your suggestions. Shoulda looked at Rick's Domino manual!!!! [eek]

Regards, Dick

 

[Hookie]

It all seems much more complicated than putting it in a vice and using a tenon saw.

This is true... But to save you opening and closing the vice, why not cut appropriate mortices in the top of your vice cheeks?  [scared]  [big grin]

John

 

[barnum349]

I usually make my own dominos and I cut them on the table saw with my Dubby miter tool. [In-Line Industries]
It has a very small hold down clamp near the blade edge of the platform that is perfect for holding the domino. You just dial in the size off of the adjustable stop and run one after another. Your fingers never get near the blade. The platform is about ⅜" thick so I bought the optional platform to slide into the right side miter slot so that the scrap does not drop down and bounce around on the table where it could get pitched by the spinning saw blade. (You could just make a comparable platform yourself.)

The primary use for the tool is making dead accurate miter cuts, but you can't beat it for trimming dominos either.

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

It was good to re-read Rick's manual. He does a great job.
I like a few of the suggestions. I've only had the need to shorten a tenon a few times. For me, similar to others, I found a spring clamp holds the tenon just fine. A good tenon saw or dovetail saw cuts the tenon is seconds.

 

[fshanno]

I cut about 250 6x40's down to 6x30's on the bandsaw.  I used a piece of blue tape stuck down to the table on one side of the blade as my guide.  Just held them with my fingers because putting them in a clamp or holding with pliers wasn't working well.

 

[Hookie]

For shortening on the band-saw, make a simple jig. Put a suitable mortice in the end of a piece of 4 x 2 put the Dominio in that, and run them past the blade using the mitre-guide. What could be simpler?
The depth of the mortice  and the length of Domino you use, will be whatever you need.  If you cut your own Dominos from the long stock, I'd see that as the best way for the last couple, from the length.

John

 

[bkharman]

If you have to shorten just a few on occasion, take two pieces of stock and make a domino cut in one where you can easily take the domino out of. Say 15mm.

In the other mating piece of stock make a cut all the way through. Put the three together and the set the depth you want to trim and plunge into it to trim the top of the domino.

As I re-read this I realized it is difficult to follow. I will post a pic later.

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

Had to do this again, yesterday. I put it in a Bessey one-handed clamp, stuck the butt-end of the clamp in an end MFT hole, and cut with a dovetail saw. Four strokes to cut per domino. Cut eight 140mm in half -including marking, clamping, and sawing- under 3 minutes.

 

[blaszcsj]

Rick's manual has a simple jig on page 19

http://www.festoolusa.com/media/pdf/Domino_DF_500.pdf

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[clark_fork]

Here is what I use along with my Kapex Jr.

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[Holmz]

Here is what I use along with my Kapex Jr.

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I like the motor.

 

[tjbnwi]

I insert them in the work piece, cut them off with a TS-55.

Tom