Domino 700 XL Method for Casework

[Mike Goetzke]

I currently have an XL and bought the adapter for smaller bits. Lately I've had a couple of 3/4" ply bookcase & cabinet projects and wondering if there is a better method to use to deal with the 15mm bit offset from the base.

I lay/clamp the shelf on top of the side panel like described in the supplemental manuals. I take a 1/4" piece of ply and lay it under the shelf before clamping it down and offset the shelf position on the side panel by the thickness of this ply. This works but time consuming and easy to make an error.

Any easier work arounds?

Thanks
Mike

 

[Gregor]

Take a piece of 5-10mm thick plywood, double-side tape (or whatever kind of attachment you like: screws, paperclips, hot melt glue, ...) it to the fence (the part that you can tilt) and reference as you do with thicker stock/cutter?

 

[rmhinden]

I currently have an XL and bought the adapter for smaller bits. Lately I've had a couple of 3/4" ply bookcase & cabinet projects and wondering if there is a better method to use to deal with the 15mm bit offset from the base.

I think this is the purpose of the Seneca Domi-Shim.

That's how I deal with 3/4" plywood.

Bob

 

[Mike Goetzke]

I currently have an XL and bought the adapter for smaller bits. Lately I've had a couple of 3/4" ply bookcase & cabinet projects and wondering if there is a better method to use to deal with the 15mm bit offset from the base.

I think this is the purpose of the Seneca Domi-Shim.

That's how I deal with 3/4" plywood.

Bob

I have the small mortise kit with shims that are good it the butt joint at the edge (so you can reference off the same surface on the Domino), but, what about the intermediate shelves. The supplemental manual shows using the mortiser base as your reference surface but with 3/4" ply this leaves little material on on side of the shelf mortise.

 

[Woodworkingnut]

Mike, I think I understand what your talking about.  I just posted a clip on youtube I think may help you. I made a jig for making 1/2" thick drawers. I think the basic concept might work for you. It only takes me 3 minutes to cut all the domino cuts and I don't have to mark any of the joints. please check it out and let me know if it works for you. I am in the process of making several Festool tool videos that I will post. enter this in the search box  Domino Drawer in 3 minutes

 

[ChuckM]

This is for DF500, but the principle should work for the XL:


Make sure you use the scrap from the same ply as plywood can vary in actual thickness.

 

[TinyShop]

The only complication with the above technique is the 15mm spacing (not 10mm like on the DF500) between the center of the cutter and the base. This difference will require the use of a 5mm spacer to elevate the workpiece accordingly. Similarly, the jig needs to have an additional 5mm spacer added to its vertical registration face to push the other half of the workpiece 5mm further away from the operator (again, to compensate for the aforecited 15mm spacing). I use 1/4" tempered hardboard which has nominal thickness of about 5.5mm (which is close enough).