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Dado joint (housing joint)
How deep should a dado be? · Hardware · basis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions
Also called: dado joint, housing joint, trench joint, dado depth, dado dimensions, ranura, junta de ranura, Nutverbindung, Gratnut
Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.
- length
- 90.0 mm
- width
- 80.0 mm
- height
- 100.0 mm
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 square groove across a panel that the shelf sits in.
Dado joint size chart
| dimension | value |
|---|---|
| stock | 15 mm side panel, 10 mm shelf, 80 mm deep |
| parts | side panel, shelf |
| dado | 10 mm wide (the shelf), 5 mm deep (one third of the panel) |
| assembles | the shelf slides or drops in |
| holds | shelf loads; needs glue, a screw or a sliding dovetail against pulling out |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Xem Studio | Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions) | web | Xem Studio design |
Free files
★ Free files 3 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json
| dado-joint-side-panel | Side panel with a 5 mm deep dado | STEP · STL |
| dado-joint-shelf | Shelf, seated 5 mm in the dado | STEP · STL |
| dado-joint-assembled | All parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid) | STEP · STL |
Let your AI pull this. Add
Set it up →https://xemstudio.com/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client (free, no account, one minute) and it can look up exact sizes, mating fits and free STEP/STL from every chat.Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=dado-joint
Fits with
Questions
How deep should a dado be?
About one third of the panel: 5 mm in a 15 mm panel.