Learning Domino — More on Domi

Last week I had many readers asking questions about the Domino's "auto-positioning" feature. First, let me say that is my name for it. It starts by using the two indexing pins that are built into the Festool Domino Joiner. Both pins are spring loaded and retract when pressed.
	Here is how they are used. I start at the left edge of a panel and press the Festool Domino Jointer right until the left-hand indexing pin is against the left edge of the board - as in this picture.
In that position, Elena makes the mortise by simply pressing in on the Domino — it really takes just a second or two.
	When she moves the Festool Domino Joiner to the other edge and use the other indexing pin, this is the nice mortise she gets.
She can play leap-frog from either of these first mortises and make more but they will be close together. Here she is installing the Cross Stop attachments.
	You can see that they fit accurately into the dovetailed base and lock in place.
On each side, Elena can bow adjust the spacing of the Cross Stop indexing pins and lock them in place.
	With them set and locked, Elena now has four indexing pins to use for the auto-spacing.
Typically she would use the internal pin to place the first mortise close to the edge of the board.
	And the same on the right hand edge.