Length of the 5mm domino cutter - or, did I break the tip off?

[arbernat]

I've got a new Domino and have made ~20 mortises with it. I was cutting a mortise into the side of some white oak and I thought I felt a bit of a twang. I tried another mortise after and it was much harder to cut and a 5mm domino didn't fit in - the mortise was a smidge narrow and a very tight fit top to bottom.

Hmmm.

The cutter still looks symmetrical, but I may have snapped the tip off by accident. Can someone send me the length measurement so I can compare? The one I have is 45mm long.

Thanks!

 

[dltflt]

It is very possible I t broke. You can check the depth of the cut to. Verify.

 

[CeeJay]

A brand new unused one I have is 48.6mm long.

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[arbernat]

Thanks! Looks like I snapped something.

 

[Birdhunter]

Happened to me as well. I keep a couple of spares on hand now.

Be careful if you plan to cut into the piece as there is probably a small piece of very hard metal buried in the slot.

 

[rst]

I started having trouble inserting dominoes and after sanding down a couple to fit, I decided to chock the tip witha magnifying glass...sure enough one side was chipped evry so slightly.  I now keep extras of the ones I use most.