Thread: Domino slide feed problem.

Hi Baltic,

My new domi is sitting on the dining room table for admiration as I write. I too noticed a "sticking" of the plunge movement. Careful observation revealed the cause to be where the bottom of the motor unit slides & oscillates during use over the base plate. If you turn your Domi upside down you'll see what I'm talking about. This is not a fault but rather a running in issue. With use this will ease but for now the solution is to separate the motor from the base plate, & apply some singer sewing machine oil to the top of the base plate in the area where the motor unit passes over in the plunging movement.
While you have it apart you can also use a cotton wool bud to wipe some oil inside the slide tubes & on the slides. Note section 10 of the manual, "dust deposits must be removed from the guides, oil the guides regularly & lightly with resin free oil (eg sewing machine oil)"

Hi Carpenter,
Dust, I don't think is the issue?, only done about 20 cuts, and I am using the baby Festo Vac, I believe that it is a spring problem?
When I unwrapped the machine, I noticed that I could not Evan move the sliding table, straight out of the box! it was if it had a lock on it? I thought that it might have to be going, or had some locking device, as I said you can slide the table for the first 10-15 nice and smooth, then it gets quite firm to push, will let you know what I find out. Does not appear to be binding any where under the gear box area either?

Cheers,

Gary.

Hi Gary,

Strange indeed. Straight out of the box the two cylindrical slides and single square slide are lightly oiled and it should plunge just fine; and with require firm but consistent pressure against the spring through the entire plunge stroke.

I suggest you give your dealer or Festool service a call.

Nt900, Carpenter,
I have found the problem, it is the internal type spring on the guide arms that is faulty. The longer one of the guide arms is faulty. If you look dismantle and look closely you will see a very small piston type arrangement inside the guide arms.
The depth adjustment pin push into this piston as pressure is applied to start the cut.
Seems to have seized ,and is causing the problems, i applied some WD40, (a very light squirt to see if it would free up, some slight probing, still no result, did spring back into place, but got stuck half way down the guide again.
Have spoken to the supplier and will be sending back tomorrow, a bit disappointing, wont be an easy thing to fix! them guide arms seem to be pressed and swaged on to the casting??

That's certainly is a bugger and a bit disappointing. I did notice the depth setting pin in the slide, but did not realise there was a piston action happening. I trust Festool will turn it around as soon as they can. Let us know how it goes.

Originally Posted by baltic

Nt900, Carpenter,
I have found the problem, it is the internal type spring on the guide arms that is faulty. The longer one of the guide arms is faulty. If you look dismantle and look closely you will see a very small piston type arrangement inside the guide arms.
The depth adjustment pin push into this piston as pressure is applied to start the cut.
Seems to have seized ,and is causing the problems, i applied some WD40, (a very light squirt to see if it would free up, some slight probing, still no result, did spring back into place, but got stuck half way down the guide again.
Have spoken to the supplier and will be sending back tomorrow, a bit disappointing, wont be an easy thing to fix! them guide arms seem to be pressed and swaged on to the casting??

Gary

I think I have the very same problem, as you. :eek:

I will be sending an e-mail to the supplier, today.

As my Grandmother would say, 'Hell & Tommy'.:mad:

Cheers
Brenton

Can you fellows report back on the outcome of repair/replacement of your Domino joiners? I was juuuuust about to buy one*, but I'm now holding the countdown pending resolution of this.

*because of all the recent raves.

Thanks,

Greg

Bummer fellars, must be a pain. Mine is as smooth as. But im glad you pointed it out as i also wasnt aware of the little cover and spring inside, now it is on my nightly "clean" up and rub down duties Greg dont hold of as it hasnt happend to anyone else here and i cant imagine festo making something that has a fault in all the machines.

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Hi Lignum...

I'm wondering if Festool had QA problems because of trying to meet the unforseen demand. Two duds in the small number of machines on this forum in the first few months seems to be too many.

Originally Posted by gregoryq

Can you fellows report back on the outcome of repair/replacement of your Domino joiners? I was juuuuust about to buy one*, but I'm now holding the countdown pending resolution of this.

*because of all the recent raves.

Thanks,

Greg

Ditto mate!

I'd just armed the old CC to get a solid round of thunder at a neo-friendly Festool dealer when - Wham! doses of poor build quality start coming in. What gives fellas?

Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

Wham! doses of poor build quality start coming in

lol

Hello Festoolians,

To anyone seriously considering buying a Domino, here's a simple procedure to check it out. Remove the Domino from its nuclear shelter, unclick the front from the back using the tiny little spanner, rejoin them and try pushing the cutter forward of the plate. If this all works OK, then you don't have a problem, go ahead with faith. Seems to me that a little pre-purchase work can save a lot of grief later. ( And believe me I would tell you if it didn't!!)
I have bought 4 Festool products and have had to do what I call "final QC" on three of them. These were piddly little issues reallyb but once this was done (and I should have checked before purchase), they have been extremely reliable under all conditions I have subjected them to.
In view of the potential sale, I can't think of a Festool dealer that I know who would baulk at this.

Regards

Rob

Flowboy is right. Bummer for the sticky one and bjn hasnt realy given an explanation what is wrong, but mine has been gettin a fearfull work out and is 100% perfect. If it was a prob Pat and riri from over the other side would know, and if their is a prob here Anthony being a seller would know, none of us here have it and as flowboy said just check it at the dealer. Why make a mountain out of a mole hill. Steve dont be a woose, just get yourself and C/C down to the dealer and take home a Domi tonight