Tips or tricks for using domino with different thickness stock

[sofa_king_rad]

Basically the rail is thinner than the stile. I want the rail to be centered on the stile. I'm new to the domino, is there an easy way? Everything I've seen people do so far is joining to boards of the same thickness.

 

[peter halle]

First I would suggest that you get used to using the centerline of your stock. So for instance you have 12mm stock then you know that the centerline is at 6.  Same for the thicker stock.  Then adjust your Domino to cut at that level for each of the different thicknesses.

Peter

 

[RDMuller]

Very thin spacer boards stuck to the Domino plate with double stick tape.  If you can't make these thin boards yourself (a thickness sander such as one Jet and others make can be helpful), go on-line.  You might try the hobbiest model airplane market.  Another way would be to glue up thin veneers.  Once you make these thin spacers, label them and hang on to them for the next time you need them.  These techniques allow for an infinite number of thicknesses and are very accurate if you put the time to do it right into the process.

 

[ear3]

Easiest way is to just work off the fence. If, for example, the stile is 18mm and the rail 12, you plunge the stile with the fence set at 9am and the rail with the fence set at 6mm.  You can get very precise with the fence, within .1-.2mm.

You can also do an approximation with the presets. Seneca makes an imperial version, but it's annoyingly limited since the thickest board you can center on is 1 1/8th (actually, you can do one more, unmarked thicker setting at the top of the stop -- id have to measure it, but i think ots the equivalent of 1 3/8). It's also crazy expensive for a little piece of plastic

If you go fence route just make sure to plan your mortise g in advance so you can plunge all the boards of each thickness at the same time.

Basically the rail is thinner than the stile. I want the rail to be centered on the stile. I'm new to the domino, is there an easy way? Everything I've seen people do so far is joining to boards of the same thickness.