{ "version": "2026-10-20", "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.", "slug": "stopped-dado-joint", "name": "Stopped dado joint (blind housing)", "kind": "hardware", "category": "Joinery", "group": "Edge & case joints", "year": null, "question": "What is a stopped dado?", "tags": [ "joinery", "woodworking joint", "3d printable", "connect 3d prints", "no glue", "stl", "step", "edge & case joints" ], "aliases": [ "stopped dado", "blind dado", "stopped housing joint", "blind housing", "ranura ciega", "verdeckte Nut", "abgesetzte Gratnut" ], "overall_mm": { "length": 90, "width": 80, "height": 100 }, "official_cad": false, "xem_status": "free-files", "les": false, "free_files": 3, "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/stopped-dado-joint/", "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/stopped-dado-joint/sheet.txt", "sheet": { "basis": "Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions", "overall_mm": { "length": 90, "width": 80, "height": 100 }, "notes": [ "Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).", "A dado that stops short of the front edge, so the joint is hidden from the front; the shelf is notched to suit." ], "table": { "columns": [ "dimension", "value" ], "rows": [ [ "stock", "15 mm side, 10 mm shelf, 80 mm deep" ], [ "parts", "side panel, shelf" ], [ "dado", "10 × 5 mm, stopped 10 mm from the front" ], [ "shelf notch", "5 × 10 mm at the front corner" ], [ "assembles", "the shelf slides in from the back" ], [ "holds", "shelf loads; the front edge shows no groove" ] ] } }, "sheet_text": "Stopped dado joint (blind housing) — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/stopped-dado-joint/ (sheet CC BY 4.0; files Xem Studio Design License, https://xemstudio.com/license/)\nBasis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 90.0, width 80.0, height 100.0\n- Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).\n- A dado that stops short of the front edge, so the joint is hidden from the front; the shelf is notched to suit.\n\ndimension value\nstock 15 mm side, 10 mm shelf, 80 mm deep\nparts side panel, shelf\ndado 10 × 5 mm, stopped 10 mm from the front\nshelf notch 5 × 10 mm at the front corner\nassembles the shelf slides in from the back\nholds shelf loads; the front edge shows no groove\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Xem Studio: Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions) — web — Xem Studio design — https://xemstudio.com/\n\nFree files (Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 3 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=stopped-dado-joint\n", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Xem Studio", "title": "Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions)", "url": "https://xemstudio.com/", "formats": [ "web" ], "license": "Xem Studio design", "license_verified": true, "hosted": false } ], "xem": { "status": "free-files", "sheet_free": true, "mesh_price_usd": null, "step_price_usd": null, "tolerance_mm": null }, "related": [ "dado-joint", "sliding-dovetail-joint" ], "fits": [], "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)", "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no printing tolerance. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn.", "mating": [], "faq": [ { "q": "Why stop a dado?", "a": "So the front edge shows no groove." } ], "files_license": { "name": "Xem Studio Design License", "holder": "Xem Studio", "url": "https://xemstudio.com/license/", "note": "Xem Studio's own design: free to use, print, modify and sell things made from it; not to be republished or redistributed as files." }, "offers": [ { "file": "stopped-dado-joint-side-panel", "formats": [ "step", "stl" ], "price_usd": 0, "license": "Xem Studio Design License", "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/stopped-dado-joint-side-panel.step", "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/stopped-dado-joint-side-panel.stl", "note": "Side panel: dado stopped 10 mm short of the front edge" }, { "file": "stopped-dado-joint-shelf", "formats": [ "step", "stl" ], "price_usd": 0, "license": "Xem Studio Design License", "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/stopped-dado-joint-shelf.step", "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/stopped-dado-joint-shelf.stl", "note": "Shelf notched at the front corner to fit" }, { "file": "stopped-dado-joint-assembled", "formats": [ "step", "stl" ], "price_usd": 0, "license": "Xem Studio Design License", "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/stopped-dado-joint-assembled.step", "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/stopped-dado-joint/stopped-dado-joint-assembled.stl", "note": "All parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid)" } ], "markdown": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/stopped-dado-joint/index.md" }