setting dominos
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Thank you all for the posts.
Jesse, the story stick should help students working on small table projects were they can get lost with all the marking out. I haven’t used story sticks since I built shaker type chairs and they were a great help then.
I think Rob and Terry are pointing me in the right direction with the jig. Thanks for the great photos Terry. Will one jig do? Clamp the back legs on either side of the jig and cut all of the mortises.
Then I need to build jigs for the front legs and the rails. Simple.
I have attached a view of the CAD drawing which I have been using to make templates but I will now use this to build the jigs. Also included a photo of the final stained chair with an upholstered seat.
The wood we are using is radiata pine which is the least expensive available wood at the local hardware store. Each rail and leg join uses 2 40x8mm dominos and PVA glue. There is a corner block glued and screwed at each seat rail join.
Jesse, the story stick should help students working on small table projects were they can get lost with all the marking out. I haven’t used story sticks since I built shaker type chairs and they were a great help then.
I think Rob and Terry are pointing me in the right direction with the jig. Thanks for the great photos Terry. Will one jig do? Clamp the back legs on either side of the jig and cut all of the mortises.
Then I need to build jigs for the front legs and the rails. Simple.
I have attached a view of the CAD drawing which I have been using to make templates but I will now use this to build the jigs. Also included a photo of the final stained chair with an upholstered seat.
The wood we are using is radiata pine which is the least expensive available wood at the local hardware store. Each rail and leg join uses 2 40x8mm dominos and PVA glue. There is a corner block glued and screwed at each seat rail join.
Good looking chair Woodee 
The domino is also fantastic for the mortise of the back slats (you are probably already doing that, as its hard to tell from the photo) Below is a pic of a Demo Domi chair and as you can see i have used the three different size mortises for the splats.
The domino is also fantastic for the mortise of the back slats (you are probably already doing that, as its hard to tell from the photo) Below is a pic of a Demo Domi chair and as you can see i have used the three different size mortises for the splats.
My first drawing of jig for back legs. Hope that it makes some sense.
For the chair frame we have been using 70mm deep rails and two dominos at each join due to that fact pine rails are only 19mm thick.
I have been thinking of reducing size of back rest rails and only using one domino there.
Still cutting out mortises for slats by hand. Also a lot of the shaping of rails is done by hand. Want to keep some hand work in the project.
For the chair frame we have been using 70mm deep rails and two dominos at each join due to that fact pine rails are only 19mm thick.
I have been thinking of reducing size of back rest rails and only using one domino there.
Still cutting out mortises for slats by hand. Also a lot of the shaping of rails is done by hand. Want to keep some hand work in the project.
Rob-GB
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Tezzer that is exactly what I had in mind along with some simpler ones for speeding up doing the leg stretchers front legs etc. Great pics. ;D
Woodee, looks like you have got all in hand. Please post some pics when you have the jig arrangement sorted.
Rob.
Woodee, looks like you have got all in hand. Please post some pics when you have the jig arrangement sorted.
Rob.
Progress of the jig so far consists of 2 pieces of 16mm mdf glued together and cut to the shape of the curve of the back chair leg. Wooden circles are attached with offset screws to act as supports and as a method of accurately aligning back chair legs to jig. Pieces are clamped and position of domino centres can be marked and cut.
Jig works well to help the accurate marking of dominos but there is a problem when using jig to cut mortises. The fence does not allow you to read position of centres that are 40 mm away. I have thought of drilling hole in fence but this would void our warranty.
Still have some issues with cutting the mortises for the back rest rails as they need to be in line.
Jig works well to help the accurate marking of dominos but there is a problem when using jig to cut mortises. The fence does not allow you to read position of centres that are 40 mm away. I have thought of drilling hole in fence but this would void our warranty.
Still have some issues with cutting the mortises for the back rest rails as they need to be in line.
Silly me. [embarassed]
That being the case, as shown with the red line, I would mark new lines to line up with the edge of the domino fence plate instead of using the center cursor line.
Its the same concept as the stops on my jig, but only manual.
That being the case, as shown with the red line, I would mark new lines to line up with the edge of the domino fence plate instead of using the center cursor line.
Its the same concept as the stops on my jig, but only manual.
richard.selwyn
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I can't find it, as the file is on my old Mac which just died but there IS a Domino 'base station' I think it is an adaption of one design for a biscuit machine. The Domino was set in a melamine base with adjustable guides. I have thought of trying to build one myself, but if I can find the link think I will try to buy a ready made one.
Maybe Festool would consider a domino insert for the CMS?
Richard
Maybe Festool would consider a domino insert for the CMS?
Richard
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richard.selwyn said:
Hi, Richard. Try this page, and the link to the Domino adaptor, another US$20. Hope this helps, hope your elbow feels better soon.
Regards,
John
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Thanks John - but where's the link? 
Richard
Richard
Progress report on the chair jig. Attached is a photo of the jig for the back chair legs and the two legs made so far. With some fine tuning this should work OK. One of my bright students figured out that he could test the accuracy of the mortise by placing a domino in a mortise and put the legs together using the corresponding mortise. This showed an error and the jig was adjusted accordingly.
Also in the photo is a jig for the front legs.
Happy chairmaking.
Also in the photo is a jig for the front legs.
Happy chairmaking.
