• domino mistake repair

    From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 10 16:21:53 2022
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Tue Jan 11 11:57:22 2022
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob

    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to wrober...@gmail.com on Tue Jan 11 09:37:59 2022
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7:21:56 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob

    Well, it goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway)...

    If I "screw up regularly" I look for the root cause of the regularity and eliminate that. e.g. I used to screw up the removal of screws because
    I had this weird habit of pressing the forward/reverse button on my
    drill when I picked it up. Then I'd put the bit in the screwhead, pull the trigger and (sometimes) split the wood as I drove the screw in deeper.
    I didn't try to figure out *why* I did it, I just worked very hard *not* to
    do it. I'm over it now, mostly. Sometimes I still check to be sure.

    OK, with that out of the way, maybe another option would be to spend
    a day doing nothing but making a couple of hundred wide Dominoes.
    Prepare your setup once, crank out a whole bunch of spares and have
    them on the shelf for the next time you screw up. ;-)

    Can't you just rip and plane a board (or boards of multiple species) down
    to the correct width and thickness, rout the edges and cut them to length
    on the miter saw?

    (Back when my kids were racing Soap Box Derby cars, the cars had
    wooden airfoils on the front of the axles. Picture one of your "half
    Dominoes" but 3/4" thick, about 12" long, one edge bull-nosed. I
    forget the actual prices, but let's say they were $20 for a set of 4
    from the official Soap Box Derby parts store. I was making them
    from 3/4" poplar and selling them for $15 a set. Rip, rout, cut, all
    day long, bank the profits.)

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Leon on Wed Jan 19 10:09:59 2022
    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I had not thought about making dominoes with the Origin. That idea has a lot of merit. However, the onboard design will not make rounded end rectangles, or I am overlooking it. Its no sweat to use shaper labs or affinity designer to make such an
    animal.

    The other choice is to teach myself not to make mistakes. I am guilty of trying to keep track of things in my head when I have a workpiece that takes up a lot of table space. The most recent example is the palette frame for my wife's easel project. It
    is 40" x 35" and has dominoes or dowels 20 joints. That is 20 opportunities for mistakes. My assembly table is big enough when I clean all the crap off of it. So that is what I will have to do. :-)

    Bob

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Wed Jan 19 20:43:02 2022
    On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:09:59 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I had not thought about making dominoes with the Origin. That idea has a lot of merit. However, the onboard design will not make rounded end rectangles, or I am overlooking it. Its no sweat to use shaper labs or affinity designer to make such an
    animal.

    A slot with the appropriately sized bit (or slightly smaller)?

    The other choice is to teach myself not to make mistakes. I am guilty of trying to keep track of things in my head when I have a workpiece that takes up a lot of table space. The most recent example is the palette frame for my wife's easel project. It
    is 40" x 35" and has dominoes or dowels 20 joints. That is 20 opportunities for mistakes. My assembly table is big enough when I clean all the crap off of it. So that is what I will have to do. :-)

    How about squaring the mortise with the Origin, then use a rectangular
    tenon? Or make the elongated domino with a roundover bit in a table,
    or whatever.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Thu Jan 20 11:49:41 2022
    On 1/19/2022 12:09 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I had not thought about making dominoes with the Origin. That idea has a lot of merit. However, the onboard design will not make rounded end rectangles, or I am overlooking it. Its no sweat to use shaper labs or affinity designer to make such an
    animal.

    Yes, it absolutely will. Go into the onboard rectangle tool and tell it
    to make the corners the radius that you desire.




    The other choice is to teach myself not to make mistakes. I am guilty of trying to keep track of things in my head when I have a workpiece that takes up a lot of table space. The most recent example is the palette frame for my wife's easel project.
    It is 40" x 35" and has dominoes or dowels 20 joints. That is 20 opportunities for mistakes. My assembly table is big enough when I clean all the crap off of it. So that is what I will have to do. :-)

    Bob

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Leon on Thu Jan 27 12:24:23 2022
    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Thu Jan 27 20:32:53 2022
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h

    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Thu Jan 27 17:57:29 2022
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Thu Jan 27 23:40:20 2022
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >> >>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Fri Jan 28 03:53:43 2022
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >> >> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >> >> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots of
    mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to wrober...@gmail.com on Fri Jan 28 08:27:32 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >> >> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots of
    mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob

    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 28 10:34:11 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots of
    mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or so
    apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to wrober...@gmail.com on Fri Jan 28 14:58:04 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 5:48:49 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >> >> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all the
    way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    Bob

    Looks like you need some new heels for your Grr-Ripper. ;-)

    Hey Kevin, did you notice the angled handle?

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Fri Jan 28 14:48:46 2022
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >> >> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >> >> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all the
    way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    Bob

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Fri Jan 28 14:43:56 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 12:34:14 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots
    of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that gap once it's planed/sanded down?
    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or so
    apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.

    I think I have an approach that will work well. Cut the plug slightly oversized, then hand sand to create a taper - it does not take much sanding. I am working out the exact sizing to see if this is worthwhile (to me). It will be way too much work for
    many people and I get that.

    Bob

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Jan 28 20:01:21 2022
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >> >> >> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >> >> >> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Jan 28 20:07:17 2022
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote: >> > On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> > > >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> > > >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots
    of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that >> gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or so
    apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.

    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Fri Jan 28 17:49:38 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >> > > >> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >> > > of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >> > > 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >> > > that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >> > > make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >> > > time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots
    of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around >> the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or so
    apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    Bob

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Fri Jan 28 17:47:11 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:01:27 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all the
    way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8
    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.

    The origin will not allow a climb cut unless you do some tricks in the configuration. None of the photos I posted have a climb cut. I made progressive passes cutting deeper each time with an offset of 0.01 inches. I made a finishing pass with 0.0
    inches offset. Go look closely at the cut photos and note the depth and offset settings as they change in each photo.

    Bob

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 28 17:52:59 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 4:58:06 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 5:48:49 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    Bob
    Looks like you need some new heels for your Grr-Ripper. ;-)

    Hey Kevin, did you notice the angled handle?

    There's still a few shreds left on it. :-) I have a bin with many spares - just in too much of a hurry to change it out. What I need is a bin full of Grr-ripper replacement parts. I tend to accidentally cut 'em up 2-3 times a year.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Jan 28 23:10:29 2022
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:47:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:01:27 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >> >> >> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> >> >> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8
    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.

    The origin will not allow a climb cut unless you do some tricks in the configuration. None of the photos I posted have a climb cut. I made progressive passes cutting deeper each time with an offset of 0.01 inches. I made a finishing pass with 0.0
    inches offset. Go look closely at the cut photos and note the depth and offset settings as they change in each photo.

    I see that now. I was looking at the first screenshot and couldn't
    find the offset or depth. I see it on subsequent pictures.

    As I said, I'm getting started and the help is appreciated.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Jan 28 23:18:05 2022
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >> >> > > >> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >> >> > > of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >> >> > > 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >> >> > > that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >> >> > > make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >> >> > > time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around >> >> the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or so
    apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Sat Jan 29 04:45:52 2022
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:18:11 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >> >> > > >> >> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp
    a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >> >> > > rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >> >> > > lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >> >> > > here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >> >> > > used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or
    so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.
    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    Yes, I've had it since last summer. I did not use it much at first, but I seem to use it daily now. I find it quite useful to "bookmark" my setting with it. I find myself needing to move the fence for one reason or another and it's great to be able to
    come back to that exact place that I had so carefully set previously.

    On the far left side of the saw, I have installed a sawstop cast iron router table extension with Incra router insert, jessem mastr lift, and rockler dust box. It is a super fine router set up and being on the left side is genius for a small shop.

    By the way, Infinitytools.com has the Jessem table saw guides in stock and on sale.

    Bob

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Sat Jan 29 14:53:03 2022
    On Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:45:52 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:18:11 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >> >> >> > > >> >> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp
    a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm
    x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >> >> >> > > rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >> >> >> > > lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >> >> >> > > here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >> >> >> > > used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or
    so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.
    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    Yes, I've had it since last summer. I did not use it much at first, but I seem to use it daily now. I find it quite useful to "bookmark" my setting with it. I find myself needing to move the fence for one reason or another and it's great to be able
    to come back to that exact place that I had so carefully set previously.

    I just bought it. The box, unopened, is still sitting on the top of
    the saw. It's on the list.

    On the far left side of the saw, I have installed a sawstop cast iron router table extension with Incra router insert, jessem mastr lift, and rockler dust box. It is a super fine router set up and being on the left side is genius for a small shop.

    Rockler sold a "generic" extension at one time but I thought that the
    saw table had other things going on that I didn't want to use the
    valuable real estate. I have JessEm MastrLift from probably 10 years
    ago with a PC5718 motor. I have the JessEm guides on it too. In fact
    I have two sets. I have no idea how I ended up with two sets but
    there they are.

    I also have an Exacta lift from forever ago (20yrs, at least) with a
    Ryobi RE600. I think the Exacta was also made by JessEm. It's not
    mounted because it has an odd-sized (11-3/4" x 14-3/4") plate so won't
    fit in a modern table. I'll have to make one for it.

    I don't have a small shop but it's "interesting" getting everything
    close to the DC.

    By the way, Infinitytools.com has the Jessem table saw guides in stock and on sale.

    I already put the money down at WC. It's supposed to be here
    mid-March.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Sat Jan 29 14:57:59 2022
    On Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:45:52 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:18:11 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >> >> >> > > >> >> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp
    a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm
    x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >> >> >> > > rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >> >> >> > > lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >> >> >> > > here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >> >> >> > > used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or
    so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.
    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    Yes, I've had it since last summer. I did not use it much at first, but I seem to use it daily now. I find it quite useful to "bookmark" my setting with it. I find myself needing to move the fence for one reason or another and it's great to be able
    to come back to that exact place that I had so carefully set previously.

    On the far left side of the saw, I have installed a sawstop cast iron router table extension with Incra router insert, jessem mastr lift, and rockler dust box. It is a super fine router set up and being on the left side is genius for a small shop.

    By the way, Infinitytools.com has the Jessem table saw guides in stock and on sale.

    I just looked at Infinity. They want 279.90, $5.20 off. WC has them
    for $199 through the 30th, $70 off.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 08:46:57 2022
    On 1/28/2022 10:27 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >>>>>>>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots of
    mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob

    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    The Origin works like a router, so no it cannot make a tapered cut with
    a straight bit.

    That said a tapered cut often crushes the fibers around the perimeter of
    the hole and the plug. So you can end up with another tale tell sign of
    making a repair.

    The Origin is capable of recutting the shape smaller or bigger by as
    little as .001".

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 08:41:44 2022
    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >>>>>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the
    calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some
    of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the
    point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4
    guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly
    sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should
    only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause,
    back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older
    watching the Sessions videos.

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files
    of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    AND there is https://labs.shapertools.com/.
    That is good if you want very basic design features to create SVG files.

    Hopefully you also got the workstation. I use the workstation 75% of
    the time and is great for cutting box joints.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 08:53:34 2022
    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>> lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and lots
    of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around >>>>> the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or
    so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 09:03:46 2022
    On 1/28/2022 7:01 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >>>>>>>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.


    As Bob pointed out the Origin dictates the direction of travel unless
    making a pocket cut to clear/hollow out a section.

    In the early videos, by the Shaper guys, they often recommend cutting a
    few "thousandths" shy of the finished shape. Then sneaking up on the
    final size for a smoother edge cut.
    I think this is mostly to guard against bit chatter that may leave a
    rough edge.

    That said, I seldom do this as most of the wood that I work with does
    not fuzz out on the edges and or small sanding stick takes care of the
    issue.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 15:48:37 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>>> lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or
    so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works. >>>> I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 15:55:01 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:03:46 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 7:01 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.


    As Bob pointed out the Origin dictates the direction of travel unless
    making a pocket cut to clear/hollow out a section.

    And if the cut is the same width as the cutter?

    In the early videos, by the Shaper guys, they often recommend cutting a
    few "thousandths" shy of the finished shape. Then sneaking up on the
    final size for a smoother edge cut.
    I think this is mostly to guard against bit chatter that may leave a
    rough edge.

    I've seen that mentioned in the training videos.

    That said, I seldom do this as most of the wood that I work with does
    not fuzz out on the edges and or small sanding stick takes care of the
    issue.

    I noticed that on DerbyDad's plugs. Routers don't seem to do this.
    Have you tried a normal router bit in your Shaper?

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 16:08:30 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >>>>>>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the >calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some
    of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the >point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4
    guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly
    sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should
    only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause,
    back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older >watching the Sessions videos.

    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files
    of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online
    Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on
    the shapes.

    AND there is https://labs.shapertools.com/.
    That is good if you want very basic design features to create SVG files.

    Hopefully you also got the workstation. I use the workstation 75% of
    the time and is great for cutting box joints.

    Yes, it was a package that came with some other stuff too. I bought it
    when I knew I wouldn't have time to use it for a while, because of the
    package.

    I have no lights in my shop right now so I have to get that fixed
    first. Then the computer and TV. Everything is taking four times as
    long as I expected it to. And then there is the creeping complexity
    problem.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 13:24:27 2022
    On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 3:08:36 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:
    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the >calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some
    of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the >point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4
    guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly
    sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should
    only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause,
    back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older >watching the Sessions videos.
    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)
    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files
    of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.
    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on
    the shapes.
    AND there is https://labs.shapertools.com/.
    That is good if you want very basic design features to create SVG files.

    Hopefully you also got the workstation. I use the workstation 75% of
    the time and is great for cutting box joints.
    Yes, it was a package that came with some other stuff too. I bought it
    when I knew I wouldn't have time to use it for a while, because of the package.

    I have no lights in my shop right now so I have to get that fixed
    first. Then the computer and TV. Everything is taking four times as
    long as I expected it to. And then there is the creeping complexity
    problem.

    All of my projects take 4 times as long as I expected. I think its because I always seem to be trying something new on everything I do. It's all Leon's fault!

    Bob

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 13:22:02 2022
    On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 2:55:09 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:03:46 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:
    On 1/28/2022 7:01 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.


    As Bob pointed out the Origin dictates the direction of travel unless >making a pocket cut to clear/hollow out a section.
    And if the cut is the same width as the cutter?
    In the early videos, by the Shaper guys, they often recommend cutting a >few "thousandths" shy of the finished shape. Then sneaking up on the
    final size for a smoother edge cut.
    I think this is mostly to guard against bit chatter that may leave a
    rough edge.
    I've seen that mentioned in the training videos.
    That said, I seldom do this as most of the wood that I work with does
    not fuzz out on the edges and or small sanding stick takes care of the >issue.
    I noticed that on DerbyDad's plugs. Routers don't seem to do this.
    Have you tried a normal router bit in your Shaper?

    I used a normall straight 1/2" dia bit in the shaper to cut 20mm holes for Festool clamps. I did this after reading notes from one of the authors in the shaperhub project files. He said it was much faster because the shaper will cut the 20mm hole using
    helix mode. I found that it worked very well and was, indeed, faster. You have to manually type the 1/2" bit size in the cut configuration. Oh, and this bit, of course, has a 1/4" shaft. As I recall, I used #5 speed. I was cutting 18mm baltic birch
    with a phenolic laminate surface.

    Bob

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 13:15:28 2022
    On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 3:55:09 PM UTC-5, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:03:46 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:
    On 1/28/2022 7:01 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.


    As Bob pointed out the Origin dictates the direction of travel unless >making a pocket cut to clear/hollow out a section.
    And if the cut is the same width as the cutter?
    In the early videos, by the Shaper guys, they often recommend cutting a >few "thousandths" shy of the finished shape. Then sneaking up on the
    final size for a smoother edge cut.
    I think this is mostly to guard against bit chatter that may leave a
    rough edge.
    I've seen that mentioned in the training videos.
    That said, I seldom do this as most of the wood that I work with does
    not fuzz out on the edges and or small sanding stick takes care of the >issue.
    I noticed that on DerbyDad's plugs. Routers don't seem to do this.
    Have you tried a normal router bit in your Shaper?

    To which plugs of mine are you referring?

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 19:10:45 2022
    On 1/31/2022 2:55 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:03:46 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 7:01 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm
    with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then hammered
    the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard,
    all the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.


    As Bob pointed out the Origin dictates the direction of travel unless
    making a pocket cut to clear/hollow out a section.

    And if the cut is the same width as the cutter?

    Then the cut is the same width as the cutter. The up-spiral carbide bit
    really do a pretty good job. Not to worry unless the butter gets dull.
    They do last quite a long time. If you go too fast the cutter will
    lift up.



    In the early videos, by the Shaper guys, they often recommend cutting a
    few "thousandths" shy of the finished shape. Then sneaking up on the
    final size for a smoother edge cut.
    I think this is mostly to guard against bit chatter that may leave a
    rough edge.

    I've seen that mentioned in the training videos.

    That said, I seldom do this as most of the wood that I work with does
    not fuzz out on the edges and or small sanding stick takes care of the
    issue.

    I noticed that on DerbyDad's plugs. Routers don't seem to do this.
    Have you tried a normal router bit in your Shaper?

    I have not. But I have used a 4 flute end mill bit with bad results.
    But it was 10 bits for $10. I have ordered 10, 1/8" shank 2 flute
    spiral carbide up cut bits and they did very well, much better than
    expected. and they were about $10 for 10. I had to get the $50 collet.
    But the alternative is a 1/4" shank bit that cuts 1/8" wide and costs $20+

    The Shaper brand bits are high quality but I am trying the Freud Black
    Ice bit that is suppose to last twice as long as a non coated carbide
    bit and it was about $25. Also I have bought but not tried the Amanna
    coated bit that has rainbow colors. For about $30 and is suppose to
    last 2.5 times longer.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 18:40:29 2022
    On 1/31/2022 3:08 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes. >>>>>>>
    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the
    calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some
    of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the
    point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4
    guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly
    sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should
    only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause,
    back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older
    watching the Sessions videos.

    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files
    of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on
    the shapes.

    You can probably use the plugin with a 2016 version of Sketchup. Before
    they made you pay.



    AND there is https://labs.shapertools.com/.
    That is good if you want very basic design features to create SVG files.

    Hopefully you also got the workstation. I use the workstation 75% of
    the time and is great for cutting box joints.

    Yes, it was a package that came with some other stuff too. I bought it
    when I knew I wouldn't have time to use it for a while, because of the package.

    I have no lights in my shop right now so I have to get that fixed
    first. Then the computer and TV. Everything is taking four times as
    long as I expected it to. And then there is the creeping complexity
    problem.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Mon Jan 31 19:01:43 2022
    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>>>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>>>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>>>> lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>>>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>>>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60 or
    so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works. >>>>> I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is >>>>> stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.




    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I have the Dubbys but am not in love with the extension bars and or the
    lack of a rule.

    I have the Incra 1000HD but hate the fact that fine tuning the flip stop
    throws the stop out of calibration.

    I now have the Exact 90 and it could have been a bit better thought out
    for use with the sacrificial fence. But that is me Monday morning quarterbacking. I really like the rule and stop except for the fact
    that when the stop is flipped up it changes position. Meaning do not
    set the stop unless it is in the down position. And in the down
    position it is a bit harder to read the scale. And I like the flop
    stop, I can cut really wide/deep panels, compared to the Incra, and the
    miter gauge and work remain in place and do not fall to the floor.

    BUT THE Shaper Origin!!!! That is a great tool that gets better with
    software upgrades.
    The box joint feature is stupid simple and extremely accurate. You
    simply tell the Origin how wide/tall the side of the box is and tell it
    how many tails you want on "both" mating pieces. It does the math and
    adjusts for the slots. You do not have to make the sides the
    size/height, that a jig would dictate. You just have to make the slots
    the same size or larger than the bit you are using.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 20:51:27 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:40:29 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 3:08 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location >>>>>>>> of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the
    calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some
    of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the >>> point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4
    guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly
    sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should
    only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause,
    back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older
    watching the Sessions videos.

    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files
    of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online
    Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's
    excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on
    the shapes.

    You can probably use the plugin with a 2016 version of Sketchup. Before
    they made you pay.

    2017 was free too. I have both. I just looked, I have the
    installation files for 2010 and 2012, too. ;-)

    I noticed that the 3D Warehouse no longer works. Well, it works but
    none of the models do.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to teamarrows@eznet.net on Mon Jan 31 20:43:41 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:15:28 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
    <teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:

    On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 3:55:09 PM UTC-5, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:03:46 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:
    On 1/28/2022 7:01 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:48:46 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >> >>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >> >>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >> >>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    As promised, I took a bunch of pictures. I hope these are helpful. I did not take time to add captions. Ask questions. Each picture represents a step in the process beginning with setting the workpiece in place on my DIY horizontal spoilboard, all
    the way to ripping the piece on the tablesaw.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gG9Gd2NGiwyh8

    I see. I see you used a 1/4" bit (if I understand the Shaper) and it
    looks like the cut is also 1/4". Would it be better to make the cut
    slightly larger so there is no climb cut? Would taking off a few mils
    on a second cut against the plug make it smoother?

    Again, thanks for your help. I'm trying to visualize the operation.


    As Bob pointed out the Origin dictates the direction of travel unless
    making a pocket cut to clear/hollow out a section.
    And if the cut is the same width as the cutter?
    In the early videos, by the Shaper guys, they often recommend cutting a
    few "thousandths" shy of the finished shape. Then sneaking up on the
    final size for a smoother edge cut.
    I think this is mostly to guard against bit chatter that may leave a
    rough edge.
    I've seen that mentioned in the training videos.
    That said, I seldom do this as most of the wood that I work with does
    not fuzz out on the edges and or small sanding stick takes care of the
    issue.
    I noticed that on DerbyDad's plugs. Routers don't seem to do this.
    Have you tried a normal router bit in your Shaper?

    To which plugs of mine are you referring?

    Sorry, not yours, Bib Davis'.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 1 13:44:30 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>>>>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>>>>> lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>>>>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>>>>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60
    or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works. >>>>>> I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is >>>>>> stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    ...and I can't count the number of pencils I have. ;-)

    I have the Dubbys but am not in love with the extension bars and or the
    lack of a rule.

    I thought you really liked them. My point was that they can be easily
    made, though perhaps not quite so pretty.

    I have the Incra 1000HD but hate the fact that fine tuning the flip stop >throws the stop out of calibration.

    I have the 1000HD, as well. I also have the original JessEm
    Mite-R-Excel gauge. Nice but it take a bit to get used to it.

    <https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/03/01/mite-r-excel-miter-gauge-review>



    I now have the Exact 90 and it could have been a bit better thought out
    for use with the sacrificial fence. But that is me Monday morning >quarterbacking. I really like the rule and stop except for the fact
    that when the stop is flipped up it changes position. Meaning do not
    set the stop unless it is in the down position. And in the down
    position it is a bit harder to read the scale. And I like the flop
    stop, I can cut really wide/deep panels, compared to the Incra, and the >miter gauge and work remain in place and do not fall to the floor.

    Not having to actually cut a miter makes the design of a miter gauge a
    bit easier.

    BUT THE Shaper Origin!!!! That is a great tool that gets better with >software upgrades.
    The box joint feature is stupid simple and extremely accurate. You
    simply tell the Origin how wide/tall the side of the box is and tell it
    how many tails you want on "both" mating pieces. It does the math and >adjusts for the slots. You do not have to make the sides the
    size/height, that a jig would dictate. You just have to make the slots
    the same size or larger than the bit you are using.

    It hasn't displaced at least one router?


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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Tue Feb 1 14:13:28 2022
    On 1/31/2022 7:51 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:40:29 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 3:08 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25
    mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the
    calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some >>>> of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the >>>> point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4
    guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly >>>> sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should
    only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause,
    back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older
    watching the Sessions videos.

    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files >>>> of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online
    Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's
    excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on
    the shapes.

    You can probably use the plugin with a 2016 version of Sketchup. Before
    they made you pay.

    2017 was free too. I have both. I just looked, I have the
    installation files for 2010 and 2012, too. ;-)

    I noticed that the 3D Warehouse no longer works. Well, it works but
    none of the models do.


    As you probably know, each new version of Sketchup changes the file
    format.
    Fortunately the current versions of Sketchup can save files in the
    previous file version so that older version users can open files created
    with the newer version of SU.

    Clear as MUD?

    Plug-ins should work though. I am using an ancient version of "Get
    Dimensions" It is tricky to install but works like a champ. I have to
    use a "Simple Install" Plug-in to install it. LOL

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Tue Feb 1 14:55:22 2022
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>>>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>>>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>>>>>> lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60
    or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works. >>>>>>> I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is >>>>>>> stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, >>>>> cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means >>>> is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!


    ...and I can't count the number of pencils I have. ;-)

    I have the Dubbys but am not in love with the extension bars and or the
    lack of a rule.

    I thought you really liked them. My point was that they can be easily
    made, though perhaps not quite so pretty.

    I still do for cutting accurate angles but the Incra and Exact 90 are
    easier to suet up for repeat length cuts. I would not want to be with
    out either one, the Dubby's.




    I have the Incra 1000HD but hate the fact that fine tuning the flip stop
    throws the stop out of calibration.

    I have the 1000HD, as well. I also have the original JessEm
    Mite-R-Excel gauge. Nice but it take a bit to get used to it.

    <https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/03/01/mite-r-excel-miter-gauge-review>


    Recently "The WoodWhisperer came out with a YouTube video comparing
    several miter gauges.

    He discusses what he likes and dislikes. He hates the Kreg. I had a
    Kreg and was OK with it until the brass indexing pin seized in the
    aluminum part. I did not put 2 + 2 together and did not realize that
    the morning sunlight directly on the miter gauge would cause this issue.
    I forced the indexing pin out. And that was the end of the miter gauge.






    I now have the Exact 90 and it could have been a bit better thought out
    for use with the sacrificial fence. But that is me Monday morning
    quarterbacking. I really like the rule and stop except for the fact
    that when the stop is flipped up it changes position. Meaning do not
    set the stop unless it is in the down position. And in the down
    position it is a bit harder to read the scale. And I like the flop
    stop, I can cut really wide/deep panels, compared to the Incra, and the
    miter gauge and work remain in place and do not fall to the floor.

    Not having to actually cut a miter makes the design of a miter gauge a
    bit easier.

    YES! I had an issue with it in the beginning. MY FAULT! I was not
    getting square cuts and it was an intermittent thing. I make my own sacrificial fence and it sits flat on the TS top. It needs to be
    elevated slightly to allow for saw dust and or slight tear out on the
    stop end of the piece to fit into. I have not clearance so the dust and
    tear out push out on that end of the work. And you guessed it, a non
    square cut. Blowing the dust and raking the tear out off solved the issue.



    BUT THE Shaper Origin!!!! That is a great tool that gets better with
    software upgrades.
    The box joint feature is stupid simple and extremely accurate. You
    simply tell the Origin how wide/tall the side of the box is and tell it
    how many tails you want on "both" mating pieces. It does the math and
    adjusts for the slots. You do not have to make the sides the
    size/height, that a jig would dictate. You just have to make the slots
    the same size or larger than the bit you are using.

    It hasn't displaced at least one router?


    LOL. I have 2~3 routers that have displace the previous routers. But I
    think I am down to 5 routers. I use 2 of them regularly, the other 3
    not so much. I bought a Leigh DT jig probably 30 years ago and a Bosch
    1617evs in 1998 IIRC, when they were first introduced. I bought that
    router specifically to use with the Leigh jig. At the time it's micro
    adjust was pretty unique.

    The Origin has made the Leigh jig and it's Finger Joint template pretty
    much obsolete.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Tue Feb 1 18:08:50 2022
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob

    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is a
    fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to Leon on Tue Feb 1 20:31:37 2022
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:13:28 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 7:51 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:40:29 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 3:08 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino
    in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the >>>>>>>>>> correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>> lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside
    would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the
    calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some >>>>> of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the >>>>> point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4 >>>>> guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly >>>>> sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should >>>>> only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause, >>>>> back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older >>>>> watching the Sessions videos.

    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files >>>>> of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online
    Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's >>>> excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on
    the shapes.

    You can probably use the plugin with a 2016 version of Sketchup. Before >>> they made you pay.

    2017 was free too. I have both. I just looked, I have the
    installation files for 2010 and 2012, too. ;-)

    I noticed that the 3D Warehouse no longer works. Well, it works but
    none of the models do.


    As you probably know, each new version of Sketchup changes the file
    format.
    Fortunately the current versions of Sketchup can save files in the
    previous file version so that older version users can open files created
    with the newer version of SU.

    I didn't know that. I can download from the 3D Warehouse into the web
    version, then convert back to '16 or '17? It would be the only
    possible use for the web version. It's useless otherwise.

    Clear as MUD?

    Plug-ins should work though. I am using an ancient version of "Get >Dimensions" It is tricky to install but works like a champ. I have to
    use a "Simple Install" Plug-in to install it. LOL

    I'll have to see.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to Leon on Tue Feb 1 20:27:19 2022
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm
    x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>>>>>>> lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60
    or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works. >>>>>>>> I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is >>>>>>>> stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, >>>>>> cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means >>>>> is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both >>>> when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    ...and I can't count the number of pencils I have. ;-)

    I have the Dubbys but am not in love with the extension bars and or the
    lack of a rule.

    I thought you really liked them. My point was that they can be easily
    made, though perhaps not quite so pretty.

    I still do for cutting accurate angles but the Incra and Exact 90 are
    easier to suet up for repeat length cuts. I would not want to be with
    out either one, the Dubby's.




    I have the Incra 1000HD but hate the fact that fine tuning the flip stop >>> throws the stop out of calibration.

    I have the 1000HD, as well. I also have the original JessEm
    Mite-R-Excel gauge. Nice but it take a bit to get used to it.

    <https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/03/01/mite-r-excel-miter-gauge-review>


    Recently "The WoodWhisperer came out with a YouTube video comparing
    several miter gauges.

    He discusses what he likes and dislikes. He hates the Kreg. I had a
    Kreg and was OK with it until the brass indexing pin seized in the
    aluminum part. I did not put 2 + 2 together and did not realize that
    the morning sunlight directly on the miter gauge would cause this issue.
    I forced the indexing pin out. And that was the end of the miter gauge.

    I had to replace a few parts on the JessEm. The indexing pin was
    pretty well corroded. Fortunately, JessEm is decent for parts.




    I now have the Exact 90 and it could have been a bit better thought out
    for use with the sacrificial fence. But that is me Monday morning
    quarterbacking. I really like the rule and stop except for the fact
    that when the stop is flipped up it changes position. Meaning do not
    set the stop unless it is in the down position. And in the down
    position it is a bit harder to read the scale. And I like the flop
    stop, I can cut really wide/deep panels, compared to the Incra, and the >>> miter gauge and work remain in place and do not fall to the floor.

    Not having to actually cut a miter makes the design of a miter gauge a
    bit easier.

    YES! I had an issue with it in the beginning. MY FAULT! I was not
    getting square cuts and it was an intermittent thing. I make my own >sacrificial fence and it sits flat on the TS top. It needs to be
    elevated slightly to allow for saw dust and or slight tear out on the
    stop end of the piece to fit into. I have not clearance so the dust and
    tear out push out on that end of the work. And you guessed it, a non
    square cut. Blowing the dust and raking the tear out off solved the issue.



    BUT THE Shaper Origin!!!! That is a great tool that gets better with
    software upgrades.
    The box joint feature is stupid simple and extremely accurate. You
    simply tell the Origin how wide/tall the side of the box is and tell it
    how many tails you want on "both" mating pieces. It does the math and
    adjusts for the slots. You do not have to make the sides the
    size/height, that a jig would dictate. You just have to make the slots
    the same size or larger than the bit you are using.

    It hasn't displaced at least one router?


    LOL. I have 2~3 routers that have displace the previous routers. But I >think I am down to 5 routers. I use 2 of them regularly, the other 3
    not so much. I bought a Leigh DT jig probably 30 years ago and a Bosch >1617evs in 1998 IIRC, when they were first introduced. I bought that
    router specifically to use with the Leigh jig. At the time it's micro
    adjust was pretty unique.

    I counted mine the other day. Counting the Shaper, I'm at eight.

    The Origin has made the Leigh jig and it's Finger Joint template pretty
    much obsolete.

    Dovetails? I haven't seen that done yet but I don't see why not. I
    have the PC Omni-Jig aircraft carrier. I don't know how much use
    it'll get now. I'm kinda pissed that there are no parts anywhere for
    it (I believe it's a patent issue) but it might not matter anymore.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Tue Feb 1 18:04:40 2022
    On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 12:44:37 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm
    x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (and
    lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $60
    or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is >>>>>> stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, >>>> cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means >>> is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.

    I paid $209 for mine in March, 2021.



    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.
    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    ...and I can't count the number of pencils I have. ;-)
    I have the Dubbys but am not in love with the extension bars and or the >lack of a rule.
    I thought you really liked them. My point was that they can be easily
    made, though perhaps not quite so pretty.
    I have the Incra 1000HD but hate the fact that fine tuning the flip stop >throws the stop out of calibration.
    I have the 1000HD, as well. I also have the original JessEm
    Mite-R-Excel gauge. Nice but it take a bit to get used to it.

    <https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/03/01/mite-r-excel-miter-gauge-review> >I now have the Exact 90 and it could have been a bit better thought out >for use with the sacrificial fence. But that is me Monday morning >quarterbacking. I really like the rule and stop except for the fact
    that when the stop is flipped up it changes position. Meaning do not
    set the stop unless it is in the down position. And in the down
    position it is a bit harder to read the scale. And I like the flop
    stop, I can cut really wide/deep panels, compared to the Incra, and the >miter gauge and work remain in place and do not fall to the floor.
    Not having to actually cut a miter makes the design of a miter gauge a
    bit easier.

    BUT THE Shaper Origin!!!! That is a great tool that gets better with >software upgrades.
    The box joint feature is stupid simple and extremely accurate. You
    simply tell the Origin how wide/tall the side of the box is and tell it >how many tails you want on "both" mating pieces. It does the math and >adjusts for the slots. You do not have to make the sides the
    size/height, that a jig would dictate. You just have to make the slots
    the same size or larger than the bit you are using.
    It hasn't displaced at least one router?


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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to wrober...@gmail.com on Wed Feb 2 08:31:17 2022
    On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9:08:52 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is a
    fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob

    Now step back to the standard viewing position and take another picture.

    How do they look from where most people would be standing?

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Wed Feb 2 16:47:17 2022
    On 2/1/2022 8:08 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob

    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is
    a fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob


    I only see 6. ;~)

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Wed Feb 2 16:59:46 2022
    On 2/1/2022 7:31 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:13:28 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 7:51 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:40:29 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 3:08 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:41:44 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/27/2022 10:40 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place. >>>>>>>>>>> But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use >>>>>>>>> double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut >>>>>>>>> though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm x
    25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.

    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside >>>>>>> of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line >>>>>>> 6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess >>>>>>> that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.


    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the >>>>>>> lines.

    More than likely he cut on the outside of the line. Cutting inside >>>>>> would mean that he would have had to take the cutter size into the >>>>>> calculation of the resulting size




    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that >>>>>>> make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>> here.

    Yes resaw.


    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't >>>>>>> used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play >>>>>>> time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).

    O M G 3 of us now? LOL. It is really easy to learn if you watch some >>>>>> of the early YouTube videos with Sam as the illustrator. He gets to the >>>>>> point. There are weekly videos called Sessions that are usually 3~4 >>>>>> guys involved in showing the capabilities of the Origin. I can hardly >>>>>> sit still watching that. It takes an hour for something that should >>>>>> only take about 10 minutes. With Sam you will likely have to pause, >>>>>> back up, and replay a few times but that is better than growing older >>>>>> watching the Sessions videos.

    It was my retirement present to me. ;-)

    FWIW there is a plug in for Sketchup that works for creating SVG files >>>>>> of your shapes. You do not need to learn Fusion 360.

    You need Sketchup Pro, I believe, to use plugins. I tried the online >>>>> Sketchup. I won't live long enough to design anything with that. It's >>>>> excruciatingly slow. I'm still using Sketchup-2017. I believe there
    are third party programs that will convert from .skp to .svt but I
    haven't tried them. There are some, perhaps obvious, restrictions on >>>>> the shapes.

    You can probably use the plugin with a 2016 version of Sketchup. Before >>>> they made you pay.

    2017 was free too. I have both. I just looked, I have the
    installation files for 2010 and 2012, too. ;-)

    I noticed that the 3D Warehouse no longer works. Well, it works but
    none of the models do.


    As you probably know, each new version of Sketchup changes the file
    format.
    Fortunately the current versions of Sketchup can save files in the
    previous file version so that older version users can open files created
    with the newer version of SU.

    I didn't know that. I can download from the 3D Warehouse into the web version, then convert back to '16 or '17? It would be the only
    possible use for the web version. It's useless otherwise.

    I do not know. I am pretty anal about my Sketchup Plugins and the Pro
    version is much better than the web version. I am not sure if you can
    save files in the web version, and maybe only in the current web
    version, but it may be worth a try.
    I probably should have said Sketchup Pro lets you save files in older
    version format.





    Clear as MUD?

    Plug-ins should work though. I am using an ancient version of "Get
    Dimensions" It is tricky to install but works like a champ. I have to
    use a "Simple Install" Plug-in to install it. LOL

    I'll have to see.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Wed Feb 2 16:54:55 2022
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a
    domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are 6mm
    x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and then
    hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the >>>>>>>>>>>>> rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (
    and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $
    60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>>>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>>>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is >>>>>>>>> stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>>>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, >>>>>>> cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means >>>>>> is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both >>>>> when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.



    ...and I can't count the number of pencils I have. ;-)

    I have the Dubbys but am not in love with the extension bars and or the >>>> lack of a rule.

    I thought you really liked them. My point was that they can be easily
    made, though perhaps not quite so pretty.

    I still do for cutting accurate angles but the Incra and Exact 90 are
    easier to suet up for repeat length cuts. I would not want to be with
    out either one, the Dubby's.




    I have the Incra 1000HD but hate the fact that fine tuning the flip stop >>>> throws the stop out of calibration.

    I have the 1000HD, as well. I also have the original JessEm
    Mite-R-Excel gauge. Nice but it take a bit to get used to it.

    <https://www.finewoodworking.com/2006/03/01/mite-r-excel-miter-gauge-review>


    Recently "The WoodWhisperer came out with a YouTube video comparing
    several miter gauges.

    He discusses what he likes and dislikes. He hates the Kreg. I had a
    Kreg and was OK with it until the brass indexing pin seized in the
    aluminum part. I did not put 2 + 2 together and did not realize that
    the morning sunlight directly on the miter gauge would cause this issue.
    I forced the indexing pin out. And that was the end of the miter gauge. >>
    I had to replace a few parts on the JessEm. The indexing pin was
    pretty well corroded. Fortunately, JessEm is decent for parts.




    I now have the Exact 90 and it could have been a bit better thought out >>>> for use with the sacrificial fence. But that is me Monday morning
    quarterbacking. I really like the rule and stop except for the fact
    that when the stop is flipped up it changes position. Meaning do not
    set the stop unless it is in the down position. And in the down
    position it is a bit harder to read the scale. And I like the flop
    stop, I can cut really wide/deep panels, compared to the Incra, and the >>>> miter gauge and work remain in place and do not fall to the floor.

    Not having to actually cut a miter makes the design of a miter gauge a
    bit easier.

    YES! I had an issue with it in the beginning. MY FAULT! I was not
    getting square cuts and it was an intermittent thing. I make my own
    sacrificial fence and it sits flat on the TS top. It needs to be
    elevated slightly to allow for saw dust and or slight tear out on the
    stop end of the piece to fit into. I have not clearance so the dust and
    tear out push out on that end of the work. And you guessed it, a non
    square cut. Blowing the dust and raking the tear out off solved the issue. >>


    BUT THE Shaper Origin!!!! That is a great tool that gets better with >>>> software upgrades.
    The box joint feature is stupid simple and extremely accurate. You
    simply tell the Origin how wide/tall the side of the box is and tell it >>>> how many tails you want on "both" mating pieces. It does the math and >>>> adjusts for the slots. You do not have to make the sides the
    size/height, that a jig would dictate. You just have to make the slots >>>> the same size or larger than the bit you are using.

    It hasn't displaced at least one router?


    LOL. I have 2~3 routers that have displace the previous routers. But I
    think I am down to 5 routers. I use 2 of them regularly, the other 3
    not so much. I bought a Leigh DT jig probably 30 years ago and a Bosch
    1617evs in 1998 IIRC, when they were first introduced. I bought that
    router specifically to use with the Leigh jig. At the time it's micro
    adjust was pretty unique.

    I counted mine the other day. Counting the Shaper, I'm at eight.

    The Origin has made the Leigh jig and it's Finger Joint template pretty
    much obsolete.

    Dovetails? I haven't seen that done yet but I don't see why not. I
    have the PC Omni-Jig aircraft carrier. I don't know how much use
    it'll get now. I'm kinda pissed that there are no parts anywhere for
    it (I believe it's a patent issue) but it might not matter anymore.

    If you check in Shaper Hub there are a few down loadable DT files. IIRC
    they require calculations and some set up, not built in on the Origin.

    BUT there are several decorative corner joint cuts you can down load too.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to Leon on Thu Feb 3 20:26:58 2022
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp
    a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry >>>>>>>>>>>>>> here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (
    and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $
    60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a >>>>>>>>>> Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the >>>>>>>>>> Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so >>>>>>>>>> it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, >>>>>>>> cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means >>>>>>> is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both >>>>>> when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >>>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Woodpeckers+
    Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Thu Feb 3 18:20:35 2022
    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.


    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (
    and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At
    $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >>>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Fri Feb 4 12:34:03 2022
    On 2/3/2022 8:20 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (
    and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At
    $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both >>>>>>>> when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >>>>>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.

    I totally agree! I am starting to see Woodpecker tools as quality built gadgets. I am not certain that their "gadgets" are needed. Now I will
    say their squares and lay out story sticks are a pretty good investment.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Fri Feb 4 12:30:51 2022
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp
    a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off.
    In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience (
    and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed. At $
    60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler, >>>>>>>>> cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both >>>>>>> when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >>>>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>


    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated
    mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the
    elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of
    the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated
    mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives
    you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing
    something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the
    time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then
    cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino
    500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45
    to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm
    Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000
    mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is
    approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many
    floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would
    actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture
    that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at
    least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not
    even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a
    time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used
    way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to
    produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more
    effort over even using pocket hole screws.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Leon on Fri Feb 4 12:49:05 2022
    On 2/4/2022 12:34 PM, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 8:20 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com
    wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6,
    k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6,
    DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> made a mistake using it, skip this topic. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advice on improvements or alternative approaches. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit of the day repairing my mistakes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off one side until it is half the width of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and glue them together. Then I just put the wide >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> almost perfect match for the mahogany piece. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to describe what I did and hope it answers your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The dimensions I used are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> glue in the hole and then hammered the plug in. I used >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pictures that should answer your questions and more. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut >>>>>>>>>>>>>> would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bits listed. At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain >>>>>>>>>>>>>> more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It >>>>>>>>>>>>> looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just >>>>>>>>>>>>> ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there >>>>>>>>>>>>> are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on >>>>>>>>>>>>> order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use >>>>>>>>>>>> them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp >>>>>>>>>>>> industrial model.

     From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, >>>>>>>>>>> simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by >>>>>>>>>> no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I
    bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a >>>>>>>>> little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent
    range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as >>>>>>>>> wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit >>>>>>>>> more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on >>>>>>> sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many >>>>>>>>> tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't >>>>>>>>> you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>


    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>


    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas.  It looks
    like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool
    domino.

    I totally agree!  I am starting to see Woodpecker tools as quality built gadgets.  I am not certain that their "gadgets" are needed.  Now I will
    say their squares and lay out story sticks are a pretty good investment.


    AND I will add that the jury is still out on the Exact 90 miter gauge.
    It does not replace a miter gauge that is adjustable to different angles
    so I cannot retire my Incra.

    I feel that the Exact 90's flip stop incremental flip stop is superior
    to the Incra flip stop. The 90 is always in calibration even if you
    make an adjustment for a perfect fit. The Incra is adjustable for a
    perfect git but that adjustment moves the stop out of calibration and
    will have to be readjusted to re-calibrate.
    I will add that the Incra requires a tool or two to make calibration adjustments and to extend the fence. The 90 needs no tools at all. And
    I will add that the use of the tool for the Incra adjustments has not
    bothered me, just something that Woodpeckers has pointed out as well as
    The Wood Whisperer.
    The Incra plastic rules can easily be knocked out of adjustment, I
    learned this the hard way. The 90 rule is laser etched into the fence.
    Last, you can more easily cut a much wider board or panel with the 90
    over the Incra miter gauges.

    I am hoping that Woodpeckers will introduce an adapter/attachment to
    attach to the 90 fence to enable cutting angles.

    Or maybe that might be something I can make with the Origin!!!

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Feb 4 18:19:40 2022
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience
    (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >> >>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >> >>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >> >>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >> >>>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >> >>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >> >>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >> >>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.

    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Fri Feb 4 16:39:33 2022
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> >>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >> >>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >> >>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >> >>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >> >>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >> >>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >> >>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.
    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    Well, a ryobi table saw is cheaper than a sawstop industrial table saw, too. They both cut wood.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to Leon on Fri Feb 4 18:21:38 2022
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:31:02 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience
    (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>
    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of
    the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives
    you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing
    something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the
    time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then
    cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino
    500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45
    to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm
    Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000
    mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is
    approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture
    that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not
    even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a
    time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used
    way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to
    produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more
    effort over even using pocket hole screws.

    In trying to do apples to apples comparison, I think we all overlooked that the Morty has no motor. You have to provide a router to work with it. It is not a complete package.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Feb 4 23:09:00 2022
    On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 16:39:33 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> >> >>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >> >> >>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >> >> >>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >> >> >>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >> >> >>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >> >> >>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >> >> >>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.
    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    Well, a ryobi table saw is cheaper than a sawstop industrial table saw, too. They both cut wood.

    Well, I'd say the Ryobi might cut wood. The SawStop would cut wood.
    ;-)

    The difference in saws is 10x. The Domino is about 50% more than the
    Morty. That was sorta my point. 50% more? Are you kidding?! Morty is
    pretty though. I have a lot of pretty. Much of it I've found a
    better solution to the problem. Maybe I'll make a wall of red like
    all of the YouTubers have.

    I agree with others, their rules and story sticks are very good. Their
    pen mandrel and reamer are good too (not so much their turning tools).

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Fri Feb 4 23:11:36 2022
    On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 18:21:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:31:02 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> >>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >> >>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >> >>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >> >>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >> >>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >> >>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >> >>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >> >>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >> >>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >> >>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>
    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated
    mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the
    elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of
    the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated
    mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives
    you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing
    something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the
    time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the
    adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then
    cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino
    500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45
    to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm
    Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000
    mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is
    approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many
    floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would
    actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture
    that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at
    least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not
    even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a
    time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used
    way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to
    produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more
    effort over even using pocket hole screws.

    In trying to do apples to apples comparison, I think we all overlooked that the Morty has no motor. You have to provide a router to work with it. It is not a complete package.

    OK, add an OF-1010. Oh, wait...

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 5 06:54:42 2022
    On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 8:28:08 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 9:21:42 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:31:02 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits
    listed. At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0. >>>>>>
    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >> fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>
    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino 500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45 to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000 mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more effort over even using pocket hole screws.
    In trying to do apples to apples comparison, I think we all overlooked that the Morty has no motor. You have to provide a router to work with it. It is not a complete package.
    Well, you don't *need* a motor.

    A brace and bit, along with a few chisels (and time) would get the job done. ;-)
    I bow to the wisdom and experience of all the senior woodworkers here.

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to wrober...@gmail.com on Sat Feb 5 06:28:04 2022
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 9:21:42 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:31:02 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >> fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>
    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of
    the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives
    you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing
    something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the
    time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino 500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45
    to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000 mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is
    approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture
    that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not
    even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a
    time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more effort over even using pocket hole screws.
    In trying to do apples to apples comparison, I think we all overlooked that the Morty has no motor. You have to provide a router to work with it. It is not a complete package.

    Well, you don't *need* a motor.

    A brace and bit, along with a few chisels (and time) would get the job done. ;-)

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  • From J. Clarke@21:1/5 to wrobertdavis@gmail.com on Sat Feb 5 10:16:47 2022
    On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 16:39:33 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >> >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> >> >>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >> >> >>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >> >> >>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >> >> >>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >> >> >>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >> >> >>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >> >> >>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.
    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    Well, a ryobi table saw is cheaper than a sawstop industrial table saw, too. They both cut wood.

    But does the Sawstop actually cut it any better than the Ryobi, or
    just last longer and have a safety feature that many feel to be
    excess.

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to J. Clarke on Sat Feb 5 08:43:26 2022
    On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 9:16:55 AM UTC-6, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 16:39:33 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> >>
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >> >> >>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino.
    I clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and
    finish it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I
    used are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the
    hole and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits
    listed. At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >> >> >>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >> >> >>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >> >> >>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my
    paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery.
    Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands. >> >> >
    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >> >> >fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.
    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    Well, a ryobi table saw is cheaper than a sawstop industrial table saw, too. They both cut wood.
    But does the Sawstop actually cut it any better than the Ryobi, or
    just last longer and have a safety feature that many feel to be
    excess.
    It absolutely does. My previous saw was a Jet hybrid cabinet saw which was pretty good. The sawstop is ridgid, heavy, and all the bearings and cast parts are monstrous. This translates to glassy smooth, repeatable cuts that are hard to define unless
    you experience it over time.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to jclarke.873638@gmail.com on Sat Feb 5 14:12:42 2022
    On Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:16:47 -0500, J. Clarke
    <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 16:39:33 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>> >> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>> >>
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>> >> >>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>> >> >>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits
    listed. At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>> >> >>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told
    (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>> >> >>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a
    KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's
    rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>> >> >>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>> >> >>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >>> >> >fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.
    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    Well, a ryobi table saw is cheaper than a sawstop industrial table saw, too. They both cut wood.

    But does the Sawstop actually cut it any better than the Ryobi, or
    just last longer and have a safety feature that many feel to be
    excess.

    Define "cut better". Make sawdust? Make sawdust from 4" oak? Make a straight, parallel to slot, sawdust? Perpendicular to the fence tube? Perpendicular to the table?

    All of these are rather important.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to teamarrows@eznet.net on Sat Feb 5 14:14:49 2022
    On Sat, 5 Feb 2022 06:28:04 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
    <teamarrows@eznet.net> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 9:21:42 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:31:02 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> > >
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >> > >>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >> > >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h
    Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well.

    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends.

    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's
    flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >> > >>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC.

    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >> > >>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all.

    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of
    dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >> > >>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >> > >>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >> > >>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >> > >> fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>
    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated
    mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the
    elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of
    the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated
    mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives
    you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing
    something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the
    time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the
    adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then
    cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino
    500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45
    to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm
    Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000
    mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is
    approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many
    floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would
    actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture
    that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at
    least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not
    even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a
    time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used >> > way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to
    produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more
    effort over even using pocket hole screws.
    In trying to do apples to apples comparison, I think we all overlooked that the Morty has no motor. You have to provide a router to work with it. It is not a complete package.

    Well, you don't *need* a motor.

    A brace and bit, along with a few chisels (and time) would get the job done. ;-)

    Well, you don't need a Morty then either. Chisels are (relatively)
    cheap.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to J. Clarke on Sun Feb 6 13:08:27 2022
    On 2/5/2022 9:16 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 16:39:33 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:19:49 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>>
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>>>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop
    together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little
    above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide
    as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0. >>>>>>>>>>
    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>>>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale.


    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools
    can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you?

    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>>>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands. >>>>>>
    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >>>>>> fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.
    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    Well, a ryobi table saw is cheaper than a sawstop industrial table saw, too. They both cut wood.

    But does the Sawstop actually cut it any better than the Ryobi, or
    just last longer and have a safety feature that many feel to be
    excess.

    That would depend on the blade. BUT a saw built, regardless of the
    Sawstop model, that stops the blade from spinning quicker than the blink
    of an eye will hold up much longer.

    If you actually used a SS you would know the answer to your question.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Sun Feb 6 13:04:03 2022
    On 2/4/2022 5:19 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used are
    6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole and
    then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough experience
    (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more. >>>>>>>>
    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0.

    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and
    fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.

    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    Yes! I thought it was an April Fool's spoof.




    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    ;~)

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 6 13:13:37 2022
    On 2/5/2022 8:28 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 9:21:42 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:31:02 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 2/3/2022 7:26 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0. >>>>>>>>>
    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >>>>> fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>
    Nope, the Domino is still way too easy and faster to use.

    I will add that the Morty has adjustable stops for making elongated
    mortises. BUT that ends up being the initial cut and then adding the
    elongated smaller cut. AND that appears to make the cut to one side of
    the first cut mortise, effectively moving the center of the elongated
    mortise. The Domino elongated mortises remain centered.

    Why do you make elongated mortises? Elongating a mating mortise gives
    you wiggle room, left or tight. The Morty, unless I am missing
    something, only allows you to elongate the mortise on one end.

    How often do I use the elongated mortise with the Domino? 99% of the
    time and the adjustment from exact fit to elongated is the turn of the
    adjustment knob. I typically cut all of the exact fit mortises and then
    cut all of the mating elongated mortises.

    Cost of the Morty is $400, $600 for the equivalent set up to the Domino
    500. Then you need to add up to 7 different size cutters and about $45
    to $55 each.

    Tenon stock is expensive for the Morty. I predominately use the 5mm
    Festool tenons. I buy 1800 at a time for the best pricing. I have
    bought 4 of these boxes since 2008. I have cut approximately 14,000
    mortises with the single 5mm bit that came with the Domino.

    The box of 1800, 5mm tenons, today costs $110. Each tenon is
    approximately 1-3/16" long.
    The Morty 5mm tennon stock comes in 31" lengths, in 10 packs, $24.

    So, Festool 5mm, 1800 x 1-3/16" = 2137" of tenons for $110.

    Morty 5mm, 31" x 10 = 310" for $24. The equivalent amount of Morty
    tenon stock would cost approximately $165.

    AND you have to cut every tenon to length with the Morty.

    The Morty is probably a good tool if you do not need to cut very many
    floating tenon mortises.

    I bought the Domino in 2008, IIRC, as a luxury item and hoping I would
    actually use it. Well I can say that almost every piece of furniture
    that I have built have had a boat load of mortise and tenon joints.
    More than 7,000.

    The Domino 500 works almost exactly like a biscuit/plate joiner with at
    least the quality of a Lameo plate joiner. So the set up time is not
    even a consideration. Speed probably could not be faster for one at a
    time mortises.

    So no, for me the Domino will always be in my shop.

    I think because of the accuracy and ease of use the Domino has been used >>> way past my initial expectations. And has afforded me the ability to
    produce these otherwise hard to produce joints with little to no more
    effort over even using pocket hole screws.
    In trying to do apples to apples comparison, I think we all overlooked that the Morty has no motor. You have to provide a router to work with it. It is not a complete package.

    Well, you don't *need* a motor.

    A brace and bit, along with a few chisels (and time) would get the job done. ;-)


    And that can be done without a Morty!

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  • From Bob Davis@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 6 11:22:02 2022
    On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:31:20 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9:08:52 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is a
    fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob
    Now step back to the standard viewing position and take another picture.

    How do they look from where most people would be standing?

    I added a photo taken from 2 feet away. they look better. You will also see two prominent hole plugs in the upper left part of the picture. My drill press was set too fast and I burned the plugs. These are going to be on the back side of the easel,
    mostly covered by a piano hinge so I did not bother remaking them.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Bob Davis on Sun Feb 6 14:35:31 2022
    On 2/6/2022 1:22 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:31:20 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9:08:52 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote: >>> On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is a
    fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob
    Now step back to the standard viewing position and take another picture.

    How do they look from where most people would be standing?

    I added a photo taken from 2 feet away. they look better. You will also see two prominent hole plugs in the upper left part of the picture. My drill press was set too fast and I burned the plugs. These are going to be on the back side of the easel,
    mostly covered by a piano hinge so I did not bother remaking them.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Most people probably will not see the plugs and a woodworker will likely
    think this was intentional. And 40 years you will not remember. ;~)

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to Leon on Sun Feb 6 18:33:18 2022
    On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 13:04:03 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/4/2022 5:19 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:20:35 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrobertdavis@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:27:06 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote: >>>> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:54:55 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>
    On 2/1/2022 7:27 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:55:22 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote: >>>>>>
    On 2/1/2022 12:44 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:01:43 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/2022 2:48 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:53:34 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:

    On 1/28/2022 10:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:49:38 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis
    <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:07:20 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:34:11 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10:27:35 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 10:40:25 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:32:58 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:23 -0800 (PST), Bob Davis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <wrober...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:57:30 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
    On 1/10/2022 6:21 PM, Bob Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my
    mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I
    clamp a domino in my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish
    it off. In the picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Bob
    Well, I don't recall making this mistake as I always mark the location
    of the mortise on the wood with the pieces set correctly in place.
    But with in excess of 10K mortises I may have forgotten a few mistakes.

    Now that you have a Shaper Origin, make a plug with the grain in the
    correct orientation/direction.

    That can be easily done with the onboard rectangle setup.

    I followed up on Leon's suggestion to use the Shaper Origin to make a wood plug. It worked pretty well.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0g5cLqfNn9m6h >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks pretty good. The side grain works really well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Did you define a line 8mm (Domino) wide then cut outside? Did you use
    double stick tape on the back to keep it all in place or not cut
    though and separate later?

    I'm not sure I followed your thoughts, but I will try to describe what I did and hope it answers your questions.

    I defined a rectangle with semicircle ends in the shaper origin. As a starting point, I just measured the length of the hole with a caliper. It was for a 6 mm wide domino, so that was what I used as the width. The dimensions I used
    are 6mm x 25 mm with 3mm radius ends. I cut 1/4" deep in a 3/4" thick piece of mahogany. Then I ripped it on the table saw to retrieve the wood plug. I touched it up with a sanding block. It was a tight fit for the hole. I put a little glue in the hole
    and then hammered the plug in. I used a No. 4 smoothing plane to level it out, followed by a hand scraper. I will do some more tests, playing with the length of the plug. I'll try 25.25 mm next time.
    I guess what I was asking is whether you cut on the inside or outside
    of your shape. I was thinking that you could make your shape a line
    6mm wide and ?? long. Then cut on the outside of that shape. I guess
    that wouldn't give the proper radius on the ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    What I was really wanted to know if you were cutting inside the
    rectangle (line), on the line, or outside. You answered this; the
    rectangle is the size of the Domino and you're cutting outside the
    lines.

    Since you were making the cut on the face of the board, doesn't that
    make the cut a resaw? I'm just trying to understand the geometry
    here.

    I'm trying to understand the Shaper more. I bought one but haven't
    used it yet. After I get the power back on in my shop, it'll be play
    time for a while (then back to cleaning and putting the shop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together).
    OHHHH! Now I understand! I am going to take a series of pictures that should answer your questions and more. That will come later today. It's taken a few weeks, but I finally developed what I call "shaper brain". I have enough
    experience (and lots of mistakes) that the tool is becoming quite comfortable to use.

    Bob
    I assume that the shaper can make a tapered cut. I see a small gap around
    the plug. Wouldn't a tapered plug that extends above the surface fill that
    gap once it's planed/sanded down?

    A tapered cut would be ideal. The origin is limited to up and down router bit movement. To achieve a tapered cut would require a 1/4" shank bit with a taper around 3 degrees or less. I have no experience with this. I see CNC bits listed.
    At $60 or so apiece, I would like to gain more insight into if and how well it works.
    I see you have the JessEm Clearcut TS on your fence. It looks like a
    Biesemeyer on a Unisaw? That's the setup I have and just ordered the
    Clearcut from the local Woodcraft. It's on sale and there are none is
    stock anywhere. The sales guy said they have 350 of them on order so
    it's going to take a while.

    I've had the guides on my tablesaw for almost 3 years. I use them for almost every rip cut. My tablesaw is a sawstop 3 hp industrial model.

    From that angle they looked similar. Is that the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>>>> flip-stop fence flip on there too? I ordered one when I was told >>>>>>>>>>>> (here) that it could do what a Bridge City KerfMaker can do, simpler,
    cheaper, and all the other things it'll do.

    It can be used to work like the BridgeCity Kerfmaker but is by no means
    is cheaper.

    The Original smaller Bridge City Kerfmaker is around $59 IIRC. >>>>>>>>>>>
    And FWIW there are countless YouTube videos showing how to make a >>>>>>>>>>> KerfMaker in your shop for practically no investment at all. >>>>>>>>>>>
    There are two KerfMakers, the original and a larger one. I bought both
    when they came out and I remember they were about $100, one a little >>>>>>>>>> above and one a little below. Both are needed for a decent range of >>>>>>>>>> dados. The Woodpecker's fence flip-stop can make them nearly as wide >>>>>>>>>> as the saw plus table. ;-) I didn't remember what the Woodpecker's >>>>>>>>>> rip-flip, or whatever it's called, cost but it's $229, so a bit more.

    I thought the WoodPecker flip stop for the TS was $100. :~0. >>>>>>>>>
    I thought it was too but I looked it up, $229. I looked back at my >>>>>>>> paperwork from last year and I paid $209, which may have been on sale. >>>>>>>>>

    Certainly KerfMakers can be made by copying the original. Many tools >>>>>>>>>> can be made once you see how they work. You have a Dubby, don't you? >>>>>>>>>
    Two actually, left and right, since about 2000.
    A lot of my tools are becoming redundant.

    I hear that. I have a Mortise Pal for doing floating tenon joinery. >>>>>>>> Nice idea but there are far easier ways to do it now.

    <https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/joinery-tools-jigs/doweling-mortising-jigs/mortise-pal-mortising-jig>

    Well now you have the Origin!

    I'm sure you can find someone to take your Domino off your hands.

    No, It will be replaced if it wears out. It is still way too easy and >>>>> fast for what it does.

    How about this? (Kinda looks like a Mortise Pal.)

    <https://www.woodpeck.com/morty-loose-tenon-jig.html?trk_msg=HJ6RKN10LO4K9A9LN4JVJ0QJJ8&trk_contact=KQTSG16SEK63VR876LV4HQS4NS&trk_sid=FJ5P65AF162V24D2V6UFN8HA7G&trk_link=CUAQU4VG8OF4NB696KIE607RI0&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=
    Woodpeckers+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_campaign=Production+Update+Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig&utm_content=Morty+Loose+Tenon+Joinery+Jig>

    I think woodpecker's is getting desparate for new ideas. It looks like very limited, if not clumsy applications compared to a Festool domino.

    Ya think? I remember their dowel press.

    Yes! I thought it was an April Fool's spoof.

    I don't remember who did it (Lee Valley?) but one of the companies did
    an April Fools joke, selling a tape measure with no markings. The
    spoof was on them. They sold tons of them. People used them as
    "story-tapes".


    OTOH, at $600 it is cheaper than a Domino.

    ;~)

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to Leon on Sun Feb 6 18:35:38 2022
    On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 14:35:31 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

    On 2/6/2022 1:22 PM, Bob Davis wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:31:20 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9:08:52 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in my
    workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is
    a fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob
    Now step back to the standard viewing position and take another picture. >>>
    How do they look from where most people would be standing?

    I added a photo taken from 2 feet away. they look better. You will also see two prominent hole plugs in the upper left part of the picture. My drill press was set too fast and I burned the plugs. These are going to be on the back side of the easel,
    mostly covered by a piano hinge so I did not bother remaking them.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Most people probably will not see the plugs and a woodworker will likely >think this was intentional. And 40 years you will not remember. ;~)

    Maybe you won't but I'll only be 110!

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to wrober...@gmail.com on Sun Feb 6 16:43:19 2022
    On Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 2:22:06 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:31:20 AM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
    On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9:08:52 PM UTC-5, wrober...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:21:56 PM UTC-6, Bob Davis wrote:
    If you own a festook domino tool and have never made a mistake using it, skip this topic.

    I am describing how I repair a domino slot that was cut in the wrong place and would love to hear advice on improvements or alternative approaches. I screw up regularly and sometimes spend a good bit of the day repairing my mistakes.

    The mistake in the pictures is a wide slot cut on the wrong side of the workpiece. If its a regular domino slot, I just glue in a domino, cut off the excess and sand it smooth. For the wide slot, I have to make a wide domino. I clamp a domino in
    my workbench front vice and use a hand plane to cut off one side until it is half the width of the wide slot. I make a second identical "half domino" and glue them together. Then I just put the wide domino into the wide slot and finish it off. In the
    picture, I am using a SIPO domino which is an almost perfect match for the mahogany piece.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGAfJVYGQv4Qt

    Bob
    when I wrote this original post, it was triggered by a period of really bad mistakes on my part. I almost remade the frame I was working on, but I could not bear giving up on all that beautiful mahogany. I finished all the patches today. So here is
    a fun puzzle for you. I am sure everyone will score 100, but it may take a moment. There are five patches in this picture. Find them all.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Bob
    Now step back to the standard viewing position and take another picture.

    How do they look from where most people would be standing?
    I added a photo taken from 2 feet away. they look better. You will also see two prominent hole plugs in the upper left part of the picture. My drill press was set too fast and I burned the plugs. These are going to be on the back side of the easel,
    mostly covered by a piano hinge so I did not bother remaking them.

    https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGsCn7GGJtt2Z

    Thanks. I figured they basically blend in.

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  • From Puckdropper@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Thu Feb 10 22:21:17 2022
    krw@notreal.com wrote in
    news:r9m00h5mgdfrbfjk2fsarcvhrl67hrqgaa@4ax.com:

    I don't remember who did it (Lee Valley?) but one of the companies did
    an April Fools joke, selling a tape measure with no markings. The
    spoof was on them. They sold tons of them. People used them as "story-tapes".

    My favorite April Fool's joke. My SISTER, who wouldn't know who Lee Valley
    is (or even if he's part of the Four Seasons), bought several of them as
    gifts.

    Puckdropper

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Thu Feb 10 16:47:21 2022
    On 2/10/2022 4:21 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    krw@notreal.com wrote in
    news:r9m00h5mgdfrbfjk2fsarcvhrl67hrqgaa@4ax.com:

    I don't remember who did it (Lee Valley?) but one of the companies did
    an April Fools joke, selling a tape measure with no markings. The
    spoof was on them. They sold tons of them. People used them as
    "story-tapes".

    My favorite April Fool's joke. My SISTER, who wouldn't know who Lee Valley is (or even if he's part of the Four Seasons), bought several of them as gifts.

    Puckdropper


    Franky and Lee were great!

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Leon on Fri Feb 11 13:09:12 2022
    On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 5:47:31 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
    On 2/10/2022 4:21 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    k...@notreal.com wrote in
    news:r9m00h5mgdfrbfjk2...@4ax.com:

    I don't remember who did it (Lee Valley?) but one of the companies did
    an April Fools joke, selling a tape measure with no markings. The
    spoof was on them. They sold tons of them. People used them as
    "story-tapes".

    My favorite April Fool's joke. My SISTER, who wouldn't know who Lee Valley is (or even if he's part of the Four Seasons), bought several of them as gifts.

    Puckdropper
    Franky and Lee were great!

    Frankie was great, but Johnny was doing her wrong. ;-)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNq532Cyhu0

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