Domino 500 45 degree not accurate no positive setting

[Simonmetzwoodworking]

I have a Domino 500 and have been building waterfall tables (no epoxy) to have the grain flow across top and sides. My 45 degree marking on the domino is not accurate and I realized that unlike many videos I have watched, there is no positive detent on the angle guide.

My Domino is about 5-6 years old

Anyone have the same issue and anyway to adjust the angle guide to make it accurate?

Thanks?

 

[rmhinden]

Have you tried using some sort of 45 degree gauge block to set the angle?

 

[ChuckM]

The several DF500s & 700s I have handled all have the 45* detent. Do you have a pic of the fence scale to share?

 

[flair woodworks]

When doing waterfall joints with the Domino, I leave the fence at 90 degrees and register it against the sharp point of the mitre for offset, and register the face of the tool (where the cutter comes out) flat on the joint face. For thick material, I bolt on the 90 degree base, too.

 

[Frank-Jan]

It can also be you had the fence setting too low. On the lowest setting the fence isn't able to fold down far enough.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

As Frank-Jan said, you have to be very aware of the interface of the angled fence, the front of the Domino, and the workpiece.
You Domino should have a detent at 45 degrees. My first DF500 was over 8 years ago, and it had that, so age shouldn't be an issue. Though I would assume that they have always had it, I can't personally confirm it.

 

[squall_line]

As Frank-Jan said, you have to be very aware of the interface of the angled fence, the front of the Domino, and the workpiece.
You Domino should have a detent at 45 degrees. My first DF500 was over 8 years ago, and it had that, so age shouldn't be an issue. Though I would assume that they have always had it, I can't personally confirm it.

I have a Domino that was built in 2006 and has the original "pin" fence; it has the 45 degree detent.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Thanks for confirming.
I would have bet on it, but have never used one that old, to be 100% sure.

 

[sirhc]

a piece of 45 degree cut MDF, that can also be bolted down to the fence, works great

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Yep, works very well, especially if you have a lot to do. Removing/reinstalling can get old though.

 

[ChuckM]

The OP didn't say how thick the material is, but I assume waterfall edges are between 1" and 2". That should provide a lot of registration surface for the machine fence to do the milling at 45*. I have had good success using the detent for bevels.

I use the bevel registration jig only for thinner stock:

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[Simonmetzwoodworking]

Thanks for all the replies.

I don't have problems with the domino going thru the face of my material, I cut at the thickest part of the material.

The issue that I have found is that there is a positive stop BUT the ball bearing which is supposed to rest inside this stop barely makes a difference, not what I would expect from a $700 tool, especially when I always use a dust collection system and have a 2HP cyclone connected to the tool.

I do like the idea of keeping the tool at 90 degrees and cutting my own 45 degree fence, I'll try that

 

[festal]

There is a video that sedge did about this issue

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[dashboardpws]

If you're on Instagram, @coffeycustombuilds posted about a jig to deal with this on January 19.

 

[ChuckM]

The issue that I have found is that there is a positive stop BUT the ball bearing which is supposed to rest inside this stop barely makes a difference, Snip.

If what you meant is that the fence angle wouldn't hold after you tightened the lever, the simple solution is to loosen the lever screw, re-position the lever up a notch or two, then tighten the lever screw. The new position will give you the purchase needed to hold the fence angle. You can do the same to the lever that holds the fence body on the other side in case you worry about the fence itself moving up or down (which was reported to be a problem known as a fence drift in the very earliest model.).

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