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Side panel with a dovetail housing

Exact dimensions. True size, no printing tolerance added. Threads are plain cylinders at the major diameter.

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Dimensions

dimension	housing
value	5 mm deep, 6 mm at the surface → 7.67 mm at the bottom

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From the full sheet

Sliding dovetail joint (dovetail housing): every size, notes, mating features and sources. What are the proportions of a sliding dovetail?

Other sizes

Shelf with a dovetail tongue
All parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid)