Festool Domino Machine Instruction Manual - page 32

surface.  We know that the Domino base-

to-cutter centerline is 10mm.  Our plat-

form frame is made from 20mm stock so 

the resulting mortise will be exactly cen-

tered on the frame and hold the frame 

flush with the end of the leg once the 

mortise is cut in the center of the frame 

members.

As you can see in this photo the saddle 

fence keeps the leg standing upright and 

centered over the cutter laterally while the  

reference base puts the center of the 

mortise 10mm up from the end of the leg.  

While you can hand hold the pieces for 

the bottom-most horizontal mortises (the 

saddle fence & flat reference surface se-

cure the work piece and all you need to 

do is hold it tight against the Domino ma-

chine during the plunge cut), it is not easy 

to hand hold for the upper horizontal mor-

tise cuts.

Since these mortise slots are being cut 

after the legs have been roughed to 

shape, I clamp the Domino to the leg so 

neither the Domino machine nor the leg 

can move during the plunge cut.  As we 

did before, I set each side of the saddle 

fence to one-half the leg 

thickness so the leg will 

snugly fit inside the saddle 

fence.  Then I slide the Dom-

ino machine up until my mark 

is aligned with the mortise 

centerline on the Domino ma-

chine fence.  Then the clamp