Setting The Mortise Width; Setting The Mortise Depth - Festool DOMINO DF 500 Manual De Instrucciones

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5.1
5.2
– Loosen the fence height locking [5.3] lever by
turning it ¼-turn counterclockwise.
– Make sure the board thickness gauge [5.2] is
retracted out of the way (at its lowest setting).
– Raise or lower the fence until the pointer is point-
ing to the desired height on the gauge [5.1].
– Tighten the locking lever [5.3].
Board Thickness Gauge
The numbers printed on the gauge [5.2] represent
the thickness of the workpiece (in mm) and the
mortise height will be centered in the workpiece.
Use this gauge for setting the fence height based
on the thickness of the workpiece without needing
to calculate the center distance.
Do not use the board thickness gauge
for mitered joints, because this will place the mor-
tise too close to the edge of the joint.
– Loosen the fence height locking lever [5.3] by
turning it ¼-turn counterclockwise.
– Raise the fence above the board thickness gauge
[5.3].
– Slide the gauge in or out until the thickness of
the workpiece (in mm) is shown in the window.
– Lower the fence down until it touches the
gauge.
– Tighten the locking lever [5.3].

Setting the Mortise Width

The width of the mortise slot can be increased by
the mortise width dial [6.1] to permit some side-
to-side fl exibility in the tenon position.
13 m m
5.3
A
6.1
In the standard (smallest) position [A], the Domino
tenon will fi t snugly into the mortise slot. The width
of the mortise slot is 13 mm + diameter of jounter
bit. In the middle position [B], the mortise slot will
be 6 mm wider than the Domino tenon. In the widest
position [C] the mortise slot will be 10 mm wider
than the Domino tenon.
Failure to follow the notes below may
result in damage to the tool.
 Never force the dial to turn.
 Rotate the adjustment dial only when the motor
is running.
 Never rotate the dial during a plunging operation.
This can bend or break the mortising bit, and can
also damage the machine.

Setting the Mortise Depth

The mortising depth determines how deep into the
workpiece the mortising bit penetrates. This needs
to be adjusted for different sized tenons.
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In most cases, the tenon should be centered across
the joint, and the depth of the mortise should be ½
the length of the tenon. However, in some cases you
may want to have more of the tenon in one piece
than the other (lower Domino tenon pictured below).
In this case, the sum of the two depths must equal
the length of the tenon. (In the offset tenon example
below, the Domino tenon is 40 mm long, the left
19 m m
B
4 0 m m 4 0 m m 4 0 m m
1 2 m m
2 8 m m
23 m m
C
A
B