My First Large Domino Project - Cutting Grid for the TS 55

kdzito

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I had to explain to the wife a half dozen times why I made this.  All I know is this grid will make my life easier when cutting with the parallel guides I give credit to Roger Muller for this idea.

I Used the Domino to join everything.

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You are halfway there.  Might I suggest that you click on this link:          2 minute tutorial on how to post images   and in two minutes you will be able to post - unless you have not resized your images and they are huge.

You can also send me a personal message.

Peter
 
Ah ha!!! My file sizes were too big when I first tried to post pics.

Here they are, constructive criticism only, please!!!!

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To point out another detail I used to the Domino to make scarf joints on 2 outside legs as I did not have ply on hand that was long enough and when I finished them it's really hard to tell.  I love the Domino and am extremely impressed with its accuracy although I'm not trying to build a watch.

 
They're about 90mm strong just enough to let the parallel guide's yoke sit in it w/out touching the bottom.
 
Nice- looks exactly like the one I made, except mine is 3'x5' so it can slide into the back of my shortbed pickup.  I assembled mine with pocket screws since I didn't have a Domino at the time, but the Domino will probably be used when/if I ever build another one.
 
kdzito said:
Peter, thank you for helping me bring this to view.

You are very welcome.  I am doing a quick tutorial showing how to do it via iPhoto.

Peter
 
KD  that is something of beauty, wish I had a shop big enough for that, I guess I will try to downsize it and copy your work. I like the idea totally.
Thanks
sal
 
Sal, Gary Katz made a pretty cool cutting table that operates on Kreg tracks.  Might work good with your smaller space as it compresses together and can stand against a wall out of the way!

B3

 
Sal @ Theshipstore said:
KD   that is something of beauty, wish I had a shop big enough for that, I guess I will try to downsize it and copy your work. I like the idea totally.
Thanks
sal

Sal,

Guess what my shop is no larger than 9' x 12' as it's a junk room in the basement.  The cutting grid is +/- 49" x 48".

Kurt
 
builderbob said:
Sal, Gary Katz made a pretty cool cutting table that operates on Kreg tracks.  Might work good with your smaller space as it compresses together and can stand against a wall out of the way!

B3

Builder Bob,

Wow!!! It looks like another project to set up my shop.  Thanks for your info.

Kurt
 
Without getting into a debate about Dino or EZ products, I'd like to give folks here a heads up on one very useful product he came up with, and I've been using for close to 5 years now.

He's got a simple set of sliding plastic extrusions that mount to a 2'x3' 3/4 plywood table or sheet and then you cut and screw into them sections of 1x2/1x3/1x4.

Here it is on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/EZ-Smart-Table-Top-kit/dp/B0006LZ3PA

Here it is at Hartville tool:
http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/11769

The arrangement of them on the worksurface allows them to be used in non-extended form at a foot print of 2x3' for smaller rail cutting jobs, but the beauty is that when folded out and extended, that 2x3' surface extends to fully support a 4x8' sheet for cutting.

Side benefit that the home-built tables do not have - because of the layout of the middle supports, it can also be used for assembly and glue/clamp ups with long bar clamps spanning underneath of the work in the gaps between the plastic extrusions.

Very ingenious, works perfect, compact and durable.  I love this setup for cutting sheetgood onsite.

I'm no troll, it's just this table get's no love due to Dino's assorted online tactics, but I bought it when I first got the EZ rail system and kept it after I sold said rail system and got the Festool.

JT
 
Julian,

Looks cool; however, I made mine for use according to Roger Moore's video tutorial and what he does with the FS-PA Parallel Guides.

Thanks,

Kurt
 
I'm contractor, so portability is key.  But the ability to use it for clamping has come in handy many times, as well as being able to "re-size" it for smaller cuts as the work proceeds.

JT
 
Roger Muller.  He did some great videos!

Roger Moore did some great James Bond movies.
 
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