On another thread "Next Tool " seen here, a subpost (by Neal) got me to thinking:
I wish ya'll would shut up about the Domino! I don't have $1000 laying around!
I am working in my mind designing a "sleigh" bed with curved headboard backing and curved footboard for my daughter. I need a way to "join" 1 1/2" wide strips/boards (oak) 5 ft long, 3/4" thick, each with about 2 degrees angle on each side. I have an old PC biscuit joiner and it works OK. It is tough on perfect alignment, but with clamps it works OK.
With the angled cuts (2°) on each side of the strips, clamping will be mildly difficult but not impossible. I do get a fair amount of slop with the biscuit joiner, which I don't like.
QUESTIONS: Does the Domino eliminate much of the slop of biscuits? What is the advantage of the Domino over biscuits?
Most of what I make have at their core - considerable joinery of some kind.
I wish ya'll would shut up about the Domino! I don't have $1000 laying around!
I am working in my mind designing a "sleigh" bed with curved headboard backing and curved footboard for my daughter. I need a way to "join" 1 1/2" wide strips/boards (oak) 5 ft long, 3/4" thick, each with about 2 degrees angle on each side. I have an old PC biscuit joiner and it works OK. It is tough on perfect alignment, but with clamps it works OK.
With the angled cuts (2°) on each side of the strips, clamping will be mildly difficult but not impossible. I do get a fair amount of slop with the biscuit joiner, which I don't like.
QUESTIONS: Does the Domino eliminate much of the slop of biscuits? What is the advantage of the Domino over biscuits?
Most of what I make have at their core - considerable joinery of some kind.
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