Project — "Making a Silver Chest"

   The unit can use any one of the four drill bits — 5, 6, 8 and 10mm diameter. These are special bits created just for the Domino.

   The manual suggests wearing gloves when handling these bits. They are sharp, but since we did not have a any gloves, Andrea carefully holds it by the shank and turns it onto the threaded shaft.

   As before, she locks the shaft from turning with her right hand on the shaft lock button and then uses her left hand with the wrench to tighten the bit.
   As you can see, changing bits is extremely fast.

   She slides the motor body back on the front assembly until it snaps in place.

   She adjusts the plunge depth lock. It is a positive lock with four depth settings. Each of the tenons has a specific depth which is set here. It will allow the unit to rout a mortise 1 mm deeper to allow for glue to be trapped in the bottom.

   Andrea is almost ready to use the Domino for her first time. She just has to connect the dust extractor hose and the power cable, and she will be ready to rout.

   Andrea makes her first plunge.  Her right hand keeps the front knob firmly down on the workpiece and her left hand plunges. The bit does all the work and the mortise is made in a flash. We thought you might have to wait for it since it is cutting a mortise of some width, but no, it is done in an instant.
   Note the "impressions" in the end of this board. There is about 2" of scrap at the end that will be trimmed off later. We used this to set the height so that the mortise will be centered on the board. That was easy to.

   Andrea checks to see that the mortise did accept a skosh more than 1/2 the tenon.  It is right-on. Note also how the tenon is fitting the mortise exactly. The Domino clearly works and works well.
   For this board, she has marked where the tenons will be placed.  The front of the Domino has a very nice indexing sight.
   There is also a built in automatic tenon placing system where no pencil indicator marks are necessary. We will try that after we finish this board.

   Here is what Andrea has to index the unit to her line. It is very clear and exact.

    Andrea removes the tenon with the aid of pliers. Unlike biscuits, these "loose" tenons are made to exact specifications and are not meant to swell after being moistened. They are grooved slightly to allow room for glue.

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