Thread: Domino Stop Pins

Haven't seen a new one, but it appears to me those tabs are spring-loaded and can still be used for alignment?

wow, thats not good I dont think. Are they adjustable? I like the pins because I can cut a small block and drill a hole in it ( to fit over the pin) and use it to plunge a mortise closer to the edge from the standard set distance from the edge. Then you can swap the block to the other pin to keep that exact setting....Interesting development.

Rodney

based on what I've read elsewhere (or maybe here) the original pins breached a patent held by Maefell (I believe) and used on their duo-doweller

The lugs are supposed to do the same thing but wait for Anthony to chime in.


ian

Originally Posted by Honorary Bloke

Haven't seen a new one, but it appears to me those tabs are spring-loaded and can still be used for alignment?

They are spring loaded and you do get an extra pair which the manual says have a finer tolerance, however the tabs don't fit snugly on the inside corner of an 8mm mortice (the only ones I have tried so far) preventing the classic demo where you can do a whole row of mortices without marking out. You could still do this demo with the cross stop but I like the idea of just being able to do it without an attachment.

Originally Posted by rodney

They are spring loaded and you do get an extra pair which the manual says have a finer tolerance, however the tabs don't fit snugly on the inside corner of an 8mm mortice (the only ones I have tried so far) preventing the classic demo where you can do a whole row of mortices without marking out. You could still do this demo with the cross stop but I like the idea of just being able to do it without an attachment.

Hmmmm. That's not good.

That's a blow, I had a quick look a Festools site, to see if it had a video of using the new tabs. Did not see any. Very please I have the old model
les

Originally Posted by martrix

wow, thats not good I dont think. Are they adjustable? I like the pins because I can cut a small block and drill a hole in it ( to fit over the pin) and use it to plunge a mortise closer to the edge from the standard set distance from the edge. Then you can swap the block to the other pin to keep that exact setting....Interesting development.

That's pretty cool Martrix, you don't need magnets.

Regards,

Rob

Rodney

Is it too late to take back. Maybe you can find a stockist with "old stock"

If you are really keen to have the original system another possibility is to buy a "spare part" base with the old system.

Have the cross stops lost their pins also??

I got my Domino last week, it has the original pins as does the cross stop, I think they still had some in stock

Where did you get yours? I finally got one two weeks ago...just opened the box for the first time...it has the tabs. Bummer. Must ring Festool tomorrow.

this is really bad form from Festool. I cant find out anything about why it has been changed on google.

Originally Posted by mat

Have the cross stops lost their pins also??

The cross stops shipped with my unit have the pins. The demo disc shipped with the unit show a machine with pins. The illustration inside the lid shows pins. I am seriously off about this unannounced change in specification.

Originally Posted by gregoryq

The cross stops shipped with my unit have the pins. The demo disc shipped with the unit show a machine with pins. The illustration inside the lid shows pins. I am seriously off about this unannounced change in specification.

...and you should be. I wouldn't accept it and some answers need to be forthcoming from Festool pretty soon.

I will be mighty p!$$3d if this boat anchor is responsible for the change. Maybe there has been a fall out between the two company's seeing as though they have "swapped" ideas in the past?