Domino DF700 -Found

[Col]

Morning all. Anyone got a 700 they would like to sell on?

Thanks
Col

 

[Col]

Sorted. That was easy!

 

[AndyP]

Hope you get the opportunity to show us whatcha gonna do with it.

 

[Col]

Will do. Bit of a bone of contention at the moment though as it’s for a load of project on our new house, but the sale process is taking forever!

 

[Jonathan]

I also bought one yesterday, just spent this morning making the cradle to cut angled slots for window shutters

 

[Steve Maskery]

Ooh, I like. How do you index it accurately?
S

 

[Jonathan]

Steve I haven't got that far yet, but guess it will have to be done via pencil mark of the centre of the slot. I thought about indexing it with some type of pin in the slot, but realised this method would be open to many small discrepancies. Another discrepancy will be when the cradle needs turning to cut the adjacent slot.

I will try and remember to update you when I get the stock and make them……

 

[Steve Maskery]

OK, sounds like you recognise the pitfalls
If I may make a suggestion, go down the route of the pencil mark, rather than an indexing solution.
The latter is great if you can get it spot on, but any error or discrepancy is cummulative, which never ends happily does it? DAMHIKT.
Go for some sort of absolute position every time.
I look forward to seeing the finished project.

 

[Jonathan]

Here you go Steve.
Ended up using a pencil mark on the jambs and a reference point on the jig, was impressed at how accurate it was.
Also used the Domino to cut the mortises, new machine has a super indexing system so it easy to switch between full depth mortise and stub mortise.

 

[Eric the Viking]

I use mine a lot with 6mm Dominos and can recommend the Seneca adaptor...
... Domino machines are great, but just too pricey for me to afford both sizes.

 

[Cabinetman]

@Jonathan thats really a good way to do a really tedious job, as mentioned previously I have a lot of shutters to do next year and that looks to be all the excuse I needed to buy a Domino mc!! Brill.