Domino offsets, the easy way

ear3

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I'm not sure why it took me almost 3 years to figure this out, since I do it all the time when setting the depth rod on my router, but I just had a Eureka moment for doing offsets on my Domino beyond those provided by the fence height gauges. The solution? Set up blocks.

I'm sure many of you have figured this out already, but just in case there is someone out there as slow-witted as I, here you go.
 

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I've also used a thickness or 2 of paper under the factory spacer to "drawbore" my panels together when I want that extra tight fit.
 
Master Carpenter said:
I've also used a thickness or 2 of paper under the factory spacer to "drawbore" my panels together when I want that extra tight fit.

OOO!!!  I like that idea!!!  [smile]
 
Register the set-up block off one of the steps of thickness gauge and set the fence to it.  Not necessary of the offsets are small/standard, but with the imperial thickness gauge, the thickest preset only centers on a 1 1/8" board, so you're out of luck if you want to, say, add a 1/2" offset for a 3/4" board running into a thicker table leg or a drawer front.

Birdhunter said:
I guess I’m a bit dense, but I don’t understand the technique.
 
Not sure if it was done that way for filming reasons or that's her usual way of doing it.
 
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