Hello!
I am a new domino 500 owner, and I am joining some 84" hardwood boards to make a wider board. I thought I would use the cross stop accessory to make this easier, but it seems that they are off. On the first pair I joined, I made the first hole 2" from one end at a common pencil mark on the narrow setting, then did the remainder of the holes at the middle setting almost 8" apart so that the final hole would be about 2" from the end. I reversed the second piece and then worked the same way from the other direction. In the end, the last hole was more than 1/3" off.
I thought maybe I screwed up the settings on the cross stop. However, I checked very carefully on the second set of boards, and again was about 1/3" off. So I measured with my caliper between the pin and the paddle on both sides, and one side was about 3/100" different than the other. Over the 11 holes for an 84" board this would add up to over 1/3" difference. There was no sawdust left in the mortise, and I was careful not to put excess pressure on the stops. I don't think it was technique, but I'm willing to consider it may have been.
So then I did some research on the board. Someone seemed to have this same problem 7 years ago. I don't know if it was resolved or not. Seems many people don't use the stops at all. I don't know if they discovered the same problem and gave up, or just never trusted them.
I can't see any way to adjust this short of replacing with a cross top that is "correct". Is there? I plan to call customer service in the morning to see if they can help.
Thanks,
Howie
I am a new domino 500 owner, and I am joining some 84" hardwood boards to make a wider board. I thought I would use the cross stop accessory to make this easier, but it seems that they are off. On the first pair I joined, I made the first hole 2" from one end at a common pencil mark on the narrow setting, then did the remainder of the holes at the middle setting almost 8" apart so that the final hole would be about 2" from the end. I reversed the second piece and then worked the same way from the other direction. In the end, the last hole was more than 1/3" off.
I thought maybe I screwed up the settings on the cross stop. However, I checked very carefully on the second set of boards, and again was about 1/3" off. So I measured with my caliper between the pin and the paddle on both sides, and one side was about 3/100" different than the other. Over the 11 holes for an 84" board this would add up to over 1/3" difference. There was no sawdust left in the mortise, and I was careful not to put excess pressure on the stops. I don't think it was technique, but I'm willing to consider it may have been.
So then I did some research on the board. Someone seemed to have this same problem 7 years ago. I don't know if it was resolved or not. Seems many people don't use the stops at all. I don't know if they discovered the same problem and gave up, or just never trusted them.
I can't see any way to adjust this short of replacing with a cross top that is "correct". Is there? I plan to call customer service in the morning to see if they can help.
Thanks,
Howie