Shutter Jig with the Domino

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pdlandgang

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Has anyone use the domino to create insert for louvers or is it easier to do with a router.  Louvers are about 3/8" thick and 1 3/4
" wide.  It is hard to tell with about a 100 years of paint on them.  I need to exactly replicate 10 shutters.  This is going on an old home and needs to match what was there.
 

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It seems to me that I have seen just such a project here somewhere on th FOG.
Don't remember how long ago, but it was a project that got me thinking more seriously about adding domino to my pile of toys.
I am searching my records, but don't find the project.
It has been done tho.
Tinker
 
Im in the process right now of making louvered shutters.  I looked at the Domino to make them but it would require two plunges to make a mortise wide enough.  I came up with a jig based on the lr32 System and It works great.
 

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w802h said:
Here's a thread I started last year.  I was only building 2 shutters, so I didn't bother with a jig.  For 10 shutters I would consider a jig.  The layout took longer than the time to cut the mortises.  Enjoy!
http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/domino-shutters/msg397314/#msg397314
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That is a great job [member=27471]w802h[/member].  That was not the one i saw a couple of years ago, but you do show how you laid out the repair.  I have not gotten the the point where i can just free hand on a flat edge like you have done.  It takes a steady hand and coordination.
Tinker

 
That's awesome [member=40343]Tyler Ernsberger[/member]  Could I ask how the router sled engages on the middle stop board? Are those t-slots that you cross cut in it?  And how do you ensure that the sled stays centered on the board?
 
Edward A Reno III said:
That's awesome [member=40343]Tyler Ernsberger[/member]  Could I ask how the router sled engages on the middle stop board? Are those t-slots that you cross cut in it?  And how do you ensure that the sled stays centered on the board?
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The sled rides in a dado.  The 1/4 grooves were cut with my table saw with a sled so that they are spaced the same.  The center piece is Brazilian cherry to be able to hold up to the wear and tear and remain accurate.  There is a spin loaded pin on the sled locks the sled in place to allow routing
 
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