Festool DOMINO DF 500 Guide D'utilisation page 21

– Lay the vertical wall pieces on your work-
bench, and draw lines [33.1] across both
pieces to indicate where the shelves will
be located. Note that it is easier to avoid
mistakes later on by drawing double lines,
with one line above the shelf and one line
below the shelf.
– For reference, label the top and bottom
face of each shelf. This is so your left- and
right-hand mortises are referenced from
the same face of each shelf.
– Working with one shelf at a time, lay the
horizontal shelf [34.1] on top of the verti-
cal wall [34.2] so its edge lines up with the
outside pencil line for that shelf location.
Tip:
Stand the shelf vertical on the side wall piece
and in the position it will eventually be secured
(between the double pencil lines), and care-
fully tip the shelf fl at, into the position shown
in the picture 34. For greater shelf-strength,
keep the tenons closer to the bottom-side of
the shelf:
If the shelf is thick (greater than 20mm),
tip it down with the top-side facing up.
If the shelf is thin (less than 20mm), tip it
down with the bottom-side facing up.
– Clamp the two pieces together to prevent
them from moving.
– With the Domino baseplate resting on the
face of the wall-piece, plunge the joiner into
the edge of the shelf. Do not use the fence
for height positioning.
– With the joiner standing upright and its
baseplate against the edge of the shelf
[35.1], plunge downward into the side wall
of the cabinet.
– Repeat these steps for each of the
34.1
shelves.
– When you repeat this process for the other
34.2
side wall, make sure you keep the same
side of the shelf facing up.
Tips for Appyling Glue
There are many different ways to apply glue
to joints, however, how you apply glue can
have an impact on the quality of the joint or
the ease of assembly.
For a longer glue open-time on complex
assemblies, apply the glue generously to
the workpieces. The thicker the glue, the
longer time it will take to skin over. Excess
glue can be cleaned off after completion.
Apply glue to the workpiece face and the
mortise slots before inserting the tenons
into the slots.
When applying glue for the tenons, you
can either apply glue into the mortise slots,
or spread a thin layer across the Domino
tenons. For applications where the tenon
is the primary structure holding the joint
together, you should apply the glue to the
tenon. The Domino tenons have small
glue pockets [36.1] and ridges [36.2] that
will hold glue as the tenon slides into the
mortise slot.
36.1
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35.1
36.2