Fixing The Clamp Lever; Changing The Stop Latches; Calibrating The Horizontal Position Gauge - Festool DOMINO DF 500 Guide D'utilisation

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Fixing the clamp lever

– Remove the clamp lever [21.1] as shown
in [Fig. 21] step 1 and 2.
– Clamp the hexagon bolt [21.2] more fi rmly,
as described in step 3.
– Place the clamp lever onto the hexagon bolt
and secure with the cross head screw.
2
1
21.1

Changing the stop latches

It is important that the two stop latches
are perfectly spaced from the center of the
mortise hole for properly aligned mortises.
If the position of the Domino tenons, which
were created with the left and the right stop
latch, does not exactly match (different
distance to workpiece edge) a change of the
stop latches is necessary:
Special stop latches for making accurate
adjustments are included in the scope of
delivery.
22.1
a
Remove the stop latches mounted on
both sides of the dowel jointer [Fig.
22a]:
• Step 1: loosen the hexagon socket screw.
• Step 2: lift up the stop latch, pull to the
side and remove.
21.2
3
1
2
4
22.2
Fit the stop latches provided to both
sides of the dowel jointer [Fig. 22b]:
• Step 1: insert the spring.
• Step 2: position the stop latch on the dowel
jointer.
• Step 3: lower the stop latch until the small
hemisphere engages in the spring.
• Step 4: insert the hexagon socket screw to
secure the stop latch.
Calibrating the Horizon-
tal Position Gauge
The horizontal position gauge (also called
the sight gauge) is used for aligning Domino
tenons to a pencil mark on the workpiece. If
the gauge is not perfectly centered over the
mortising slot, the two workpieces will not be
aligned when the joint is assembled.
23a.1
– Take two pieces of scrap wood, and draw
a thin line on each piece where a tenon is
to be placed.
– Set the mortise slot width to the narrow
setting (see "Setting the mortise width").
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1
3
b
23a.2