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  1. 14th January 2023, 05:43 PM #1
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    Default Morticing the easy way

    As much as I enjoy hand tools, chopping mortices into Jarrah is not one of the fun times. I now prefer a router, but more recently I have come to recognise the value of a Domino ... although not the way that Festool intended the machine to be used


    Anyway, recently I built two beds, which I have just got back to. Having completed them, I discovered that they were 40mm too long and too wide! Duh ... after many measurement checks!








    Obviously this meant pulling them apart and shortening the lengths and widths. I started yesterday.


    The head-and foot board leg joinery is loose mortice-and-tenon. 110mm long x 10mm wide. This was made fairly easy with a Domino machine. The loose tenons were sized on a jointer/thickness-planer, and then rounded over on a router table. All wood is Jarrah. The aim was for an exact fit.





    I am really appreciating the extra bench top space afforded by the new MFT table (yes, the Veritas hold down, although it is sized for a 19mm dog hole works very well on a 20mm dog hole) ...








    I made a small positioner to mark the centre of the domino, and plunged for the outer ends ...








    Then complete the mortice by nibbling away the centre section ..








    Tight fit in the rail ..








    Tight fit in the post ..








    This was taken during the build, and how the legs are once again ...








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    Interesting use of a Domino; did you use the benchtop as the reference face for the slot height or the Domino fence? And out of interest how deep will a Domino plunge?

    Not owning one I would have approached this using a router and two fences; one either side of the timber. But would probably have had to be standing on a box or something to do the rails vertically!
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    CT, the Domino 500, which I have, plunges to a maximum of 28mm. I can be set to plunge for lesser depths, but that is the maximum. The Domino 700 can plunge about 70mm, I believe.

    28mm is deep enough for most furniture, and in this case the head- and foot rails, since they are not under stress. It is when you are building large tables or heavy doors that you need a deeper mortice. The rails here are 26mm thick, and a 10mm wide mortice and tenon is very adequate.

    In this example, the Domino is used with the fence for depth. Mine has always been been secure - no drift. However, I have made it a little more secure by replacing the adjustment levers with others that permit more tightening. This mod is great!






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    whats the difference between using 1x big domino vs 2 or 3 small ones?
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    Easier to make and fit, for one thing.

    The other is that I was maximising the connection as the domino is not as strong as a proper tenon.

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