Festool Domino Machine Instruction Manual - page 10

This first photo is looking at the front of 

the Domino fence with the fence piece 

raised to the zero degree angle for clarity 

of view.  The slot in the center towards 

the bottom (red arrow) is where the cutter 

emerges when the body is pushed to-

wards the work piece to make the mortise 

cut.  

The cutter centerline is 10mm up 

from the base of the fence assembly 

(green arrow above)

. 

Two alignment pins are spring loaded and 

are set 74mm apart so each is 37mm 

from the centerline of the cutter.  

The right and left spring loaded alignment 

pins are  shown in detail below.  The right 

pin is mounted in an eccentric with a 

screwdriver slot by which you can turn 

the eccentric to bring the two pins into 

exact alignment the same distance 

from the vertical centerline of the 

cutter.  The left pin is fixed in posi-

tion 37mm from the vertical center-

line of the cutter and 24mm from the 

outside of the pin to the outside 

edge of the fixed portion (base) of 

the fence (blue arrow).  

The pins are 5mm in diameter so 

the base is machined to be  132mm 

wide or 66mm from outside edge to 

vertical center of cutter.  All of these 

measurements are very useful to 

keep in mind as they each can play 

a role in helping you precisely posi-

tion the center of the Domino mor-

tise slots.

When you first get your machine, make 

sure the adjustable fence height pointer is 

exactly on 10mm when the fence is on 

the stop block marked 20mm, the angle 

pointer is exactly on mark, and the dis-

tance between the two spring loaded pins 

is 74mm.  Adjust the right pin shown be-

low  if necessary.