Sam Murdoch
12-30-2014, 10:37 AM
One of my least favorite (read- tedious) woodworking jobs has been cutting elongated screw slots into frame stock for attaching solid wood tops to a base.
Finally the light went off and I realized I had the perfect slotting machine - my Festool Domino. Using the 5mm cutter I was able to make perfect slots that will accommodate up to a #10 pan head screw with plenty of movement allowed for the wood top to expand/contract.
In this case my sub frame was only 3/4" thick x 1-1/2" wide. It was easy enough to center my slot and with the depth setting to 20mm - bore through the 3/4" in one pass. Very slick and I now have the cleanest elongated holes in my long woodworking career :cool:. I'm not likely to be the 1st guy to have discovered this but I'm happy to share to enlighten another woodworker in this endeavor.
Finally the light went off and I realized I had the perfect slotting machine - my Festool Domino. Using the 5mm cutter I was able to make perfect slots that will accommodate up to a #10 pan head screw with plenty of movement allowed for the wood top to expand/contract.
In this case my sub frame was only 3/4" thick x 1-1/2" wide. It was easy enough to center my slot and with the depth setting to 20mm - bore through the 3/4" in one pass. Very slick and I now have the cleanest elongated holes in my long woodworking career :cool:. I'm not likely to be the 1st guy to have discovered this but I'm happy to share to enlighten another woodworker in this endeavor.