Using The Stop Latches; Side Stop With Extension; Working With The Machine; Overview, General Notes And Tips - Festool DOMINO DF 500 Instruction Manual

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Using the stop latches

The stop latches on the front of the fence are
used to register the tool against the edge of
the workpiece. This provides rapid and precise
placement of the tool on the workpiece.
• When the stop latch [14.2] is against the
edge of the workpiece, the edge will be vis-
ible in the point of the verifi cation window
[14.1] on the fence.
• The distance between the stop latch and
the center of the mortise slot is 37mm (1-
7/16 inch).

Side stop with extension

The side stop (15a.1) can be used to enlarge
the contact surface when jointing on the
workpiece edge, thus allowing safer guidance
of the machine.
The distance to the centre of the routed hole
can be reduced from 37 mm to 20 mm using
the two integral stop spacers (15b.1), allow-
ing you to position the dowel closer to the
edge.
– Secure the side stop to the threaded bores
(15a.3) on the guide frame using both
screws (15a.2), whereby the contact areas
of the support ring (15a.3) and the table
(15a.4) must be level with one another.
14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.2
15a.3
15a.2
15a.1
– Swivel one of the distance spacers (15b.1)
outwards to reduce the distance (see Fig.
15b). The spacer aligns automatically with
the stop latch (15b.2).
Working with
the machine
Overview, Gener-
al Notes and Tips
Wood is a natural, non-homogenous mate-
rial and because of this, its dimensions will
most likely deviate slightly during processing,
even if the machine is set accurately. Machine
handling also infl uence the degree of working
accuracy (e.g. fast-feed speed). Furthermore,
the dimensions of wooden DOMINOs may vary
(for example, due to humidity), regardless
of how they are stored. All of these factors
infl uence the dimensional accuracy of manu-
factured dowel holes and dowelling joints.
Numerous tests have been run to produce
an average figure for these dimensional
discrepancies. The dimensions of the ma-
15a.4
15a.5
15b.1 15b.2
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