ChuckM said:
But the face of the hexagonal post to be mortised is at an angle to the registration face/edge. Does that mean one needs to angle the fence to cut the mortises on the post to match the ones already cut on the legs?
The Domino is made to cut mortices
- perpendicular to the surface of the face you make the mortice in
- parallel to an registration edge of that face
- indexed on a reference mark righted to the registration edge
- or (should you use the pins/paddles) indexed to a recess in the face, be it another already made mortice or the end of the workpiece
Procedure is:
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[*]set the depth and width, set the fence to (first, with fence fixed in park position to avoid twisting) desired height, then adjust the fence to the angle of the registration edge
[*]register with both faces (fence and the plate where the pins are and the cutter comes through) flat on the two faces of the workpiece that meet at the registration edge
[*]use the view window with the scale or the pins/paddles to index
[*]hold the machine by the handle on the fence (
slightly, don't overdo, pushing away from the registration edge toward the handle) and the machine should be fixed firmly in place and flatly register both faces of the Domino to the workpiece by its own weight
[*]do the plunge in a single pass by pushing the back of the machine inwards
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And never forget to use dust collection.
If your solution doesn't require me to use an angled fence, please elaborate a little more for me.
Where exaxtly is your problem with the angled fence?
The Domino is made to be used that way: Clamp the workpiece down so the side you register the fence against is at the top, then follow the steps above and you should be somewhat guaranteed to get a clean, perpendicular plunge at the desired location - independant of the corner angle (up to 90°) of the reference edge.
Shown with a picture of the 700 XL (borrowed from
Michael Hild's introduction of the Domino) marked with the same colors as in the other picture of mine (just tune the fence to the angle of your registration edge on the workpiece), should give an idea how to setup for your job:
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So always plan and do the mortices so that their axis are righted both ways to the face they're in. this is what the Domino was created for.
By the way, my DJ has paddles rather than pins.
Older or newer model (or 500/700) should not make a difference on useage.
Gregor