Thread: Domino slide feed problem.

Hi Lignum and others,

The prob, i suppose, was the same as with bjn and baltic units: when pushing the motor unit against the guide frame both were getting jammed and you couldn't get the motor unit back to it's rest position without using a touch of brute force...

Now that everything is fixed, i tried it, just to get the feel, and made 80 mortices in a small shoe's rack project. It took me about one hour, without rushing. So simple is that!
Some misalignments here and there, solely due to the operator nonchalance.

Fantastic tool, thanks Festool, even with the initial problem, can't say anything else, now .

Writing this, with the dictionary on my knees take me more time than making the whole joinery of the shoe rack with domi: so lets go back to plane the parts before glue up time!

Hi Baltic. I dared voice concern a month or so ago about out-sized dominos that I bought with the machine (the systainer box packed with dominos of various sizes). I have since replaced the said defective dominos and thought the problem was solved - it wasn't though. There are still occasionally problems with mis-sized dominos that I usually throw out, because I don't have the patience to trim them to length. The problem isn't as bad as with the first packet I bought but it DOES exist. It isn't good that you have had problems with the machine itself - mine seems to be ok at this point. Suppose they will sort it all out eventually...

Regards

Andrew

Andrew how long are they?

(an old thread coming alive) The same has happened to me - bought the dommi a few months ago and finally got time in the shed to work with it. Just rung festool service on the number above and they're picking it up tomorrow. Basically it was really sticking after being able to move the first 10mm or so. It would only move forward any more with a forceful thwack rather than a gentle push. Oh, it did the first couple of mortises OK, but then it basically seized up on the next ones. Probably only managed about 6-10 in all before I became <expletive deleted>less enamored.

I'll report on return...

Rob

I'm baaaaak....

My Dom did this very same thing last week. I'd made a few projects with it, cleaned and put a way for the summer months. Went to use it for a shelf/panel glue-up, and it became very hard to plunge, with a click on each 'withdrawl'. Tracked it down to a sticking plungy thing on the long side. Stuck about 30mm down. Squirted oil down there. Nothing, then 'pop' - eye full of oil. Do not try this at home. Still not very smooth. Do I sense an upcoming callback?

I will be calling the Festool blokes this pm.

D

Originally Posted by TassieKiwi

I'm baaaaak....

My Dom did this very same thing last week. I'd made a few projects with it, cleaned and put a way for the summer months. Went to use it for a shelf/panel glue-up, and it became very hard to plunge, with a click on each 'withdrawl'. Tracked it down to a sticking plungy thing on the long side. Stuck about 30mm down. Squirted oil down there. Nothing, then 'pop' - eye full of oil. Do not try this at home. Still not very smooth. Do I sense an upcoming callback?

I will be calling the Festool blokes this pm.

D

TassieKiwi,

How did you get on with your sticking Domi? I have had the same problem with the long slide even got oil in my eye on Saturday night!!! Did you get it fixed or was the oil enough?
Growl

I've got a problem with my Dom too.

Damn thing has been sitting in the kitchen, then shed, for over 3 weeks and I haven't turned the beast on yet.

I must get Anthony from Ideal Tools to rescue the tool and put it to better use!

Jeff

First up,

I want to retract my last message, as it may have seemed that I too was having plunge problems with my Domi.

THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE CASE.

The "problem" I was having was not actually having the inclination to use the machine - it lay idle in the kitchen/ shed for 3-4 weeks without use.

It was my poor sense of humour that led Anthony to contact me ASAP, offering his service to correct the "problem". I'll try to convince Anthony that there isn't a problem, if he'll accept my apologies.

Just goes to show that Anthony is very serious about customer service - and that he watches the forum like a hawk!

Second, I thought I'd better test the Domi this morning, using the 5mm bit, just in case. I plugged the machine into my Metabo vacuum and cut around 20 slots at varying depths and widths.

What a machine!

The slots were quite tight on the narrow setting, alignment is perfect, plunge is perfect and surprisingly fast (if you remember use the vaccuum).

Also, I was very surprised with the slow speed of the cutter. Or at least it seemed to spin slow but cut fast.

Compared to my biscuit joiner, the height adjustment is simpler. Easier to use than the BJ? I would now say yes, believe it or not.

Yes, I know the Domi is not cheap but what quality machines are?

I'll post some pics on my first Domi project in a couple of weeks (I hope).

So again, apologies for any misconceptions.

Jeff

No problem Jeff - poor humour accepted .

Glad you finally put the thing to some timber - maybe your Domino was trying to tell you something

Originally Posted by jefferson

First up,

The slots were quite tight on the narrow setting, ...

Jeff

Just an idea that came to mind the other day when using my beloved. (Domi - that is). With the narrow setting being rather tight - it is a good thing, but when you need it to be just a smidgeon less tight, one can always give the domino edges a slight rub over a sanding block to take off just a weee bit.
Regards
Les

To give a bit of slack, rather than a lot by setting the dial on number 2 I just reseat the domi a smidge to the left or right and replunge giving an ever so slightly longer mortice.

Neil - just to make you feel better I did correctly interpret your first post.

Sorry I meant Jeff not Neil

Originally Posted by jefferson

Also, I was very surprised with the slow speed of the cutter. Or at least it seemed to spin slow but cut fast. Jeff

Jeff,
The cutter sounds like it is turning slow, which is a good sign, but it is actually spinning at about 21,000 rpm. The motor is spinning at about 24,000 rpm, and the cutter has a slight gear reduction below that. It doesn't seem this fast because the motor is of a high enough quality that it doesn't have the typical pitch of such a fast speed.


P.S. These numbers are off the top of my head, and while I know they are within 500 rpm of actual, I know they are not the actual speeds, and I am too lazy to look them up.

Mat - thanks for encouraging my poor lack of humour.

POWERTOOLMAN - yep, the Domi seems to run slow, but it's probably just the visual on the oscillation. All I know - based on 20 minutes of experience - is that the Domi cuts fast and quietly with the vaccuum on. I wonder why it's so quiet? I'm so used to a screaming sound from a router I guess.

I'm also now wondering what place my Leigh FMT jig has in the workshop? Production-line sets ups probably will prevail, as the FMT does a fine job at that once you have it set up right.

I still need a hollow chisel mortiser for dining room type table legs, but the FMT may be doomed.

Jeff