Thread: Domino coming to the US

Originally Posted by Powertoolman

By the way, I have it on good authority that as soon as Domino is available in the US, it will be completely discontinued in Australia. Moreover, even the Dominos that have already been sold will be recalled by the factory and resold to woodworkers in Alaska. Those woodworkers that refuse to turn over their Dominos for the "voluntary" recall will be hunted down.

Domino release in the US - 1st April....... 'nuf said!

PTM after popping the body off i scribe a centerline on the first piece(pic 1) then hold the Domi head on it with the center line exactly possitioned over the scribe and then slide the sides in and tighten (pic 2)

By taking the body off it is very easy to manage it with one hand. Ov all the ways i have tried, this is the one that guarantees me accuracy

PS... Notice how i have taken the little dovetail plastic strips of the top of the collum on the head. That means i can safely center up to 100mm (tip No2 for the year... im on a roll )

Originally Posted by Lignum

PTM after popping the body off i scribe a centerline on the first piece(pic 1) then hold the Domi head on it with the center line exactly possitioned over the scribe and then slide the sides in and tighten (pic 2)

By taking the body off it is very easy to manage it with one hand. Ov all the ways i have tried, this is the one that guarantees me accuracy

PS... Notice how i have taken the little dovetail plastic strips of the top of the collum on the head. That means i can safely center up to 100mm (tip No2 for the year... im on a roll )

Just transferring that tip and those pics to my draft copy of "advanced . . . "

Should get one of these gadgets soon. Recon it would be kinda handy to start a folder of useful tips

Originally Posted by TEEJAY

Just transferring that tip and those pics to my draft copy of "advanced . . . "

Ho bluddy Ho!

Originally Posted by Lignum

PS... Notice how i have taken the little dovetail plastic strips of the top of the collum on the head. That means i can safely center up to 100mm (tip No2 for the year... im on a roll )

Damn you lignum, why didn't you tell me this 3 weeks ago when I absolutely, positively had to have it!

I looked at those caps and thought about it, but figured it wouldn't give me enough, so I gave up before even trying it. One of my Dominos is sitting here by my desk so I pulled those caps off as I am writing. Sure enough, this would have given me the height I needed for some double tenons about 3-weeks ago (see below).

Thanks Lignum, this little tidbit will come in extremely handy!!!!!!

Just a word of caution for others that may want to do this, when you raise the fence above 30mm, you are reducing the amount of guide-surface of the vertical guides. You need to take extra care to ensure the fence remains parallel to the base of the joiner.

Also, those plastic caps have little locking tabs on the front, so it does take a little bit of finesse to get them out without damaging them.

Something useful from the forum and just after you told SMC that it was a limitation you had just discovered.

PTM, can you give us a run down on the pic? it looks facinating

And you are correct advising others to take caution. Not that its dangerous, but one of the stops on the cam lock isnt being used. So just make sure firm but not excessive preasure is applied.

The other advantage of removing the caps is i can split the unit into 3 for its daily cleaning and massage ritual

Originally Posted by Lignum

PTM, can you give us a run down on the pic? it looks facinating

Yes. Actually I am in the middle of writting a WebLog for my table project because so many people have been asking to see more. I also needed a way to show my out-of-state client the progress without overloading their email box with pictures. I should have enough of this blog completed this weekend to add it to my website's home page. It's not there now, but check back later this weekend.
http://waterfront-woods.home.att.net

Lignum, I finally got around to writing the Web Log and the first 5 or 6 pages are posted on my web site. Waterfront Woods

So far I have 200 Dominoes in the table, and this should rise to nearly 300 by the time I am done.

Brilliant stuff PTM

You should repost it over in the WoodButchering section as they would love to see the turned collum.

Bummer about the sander and bearing

And when you veneer the top are you going to use a Vaccume Bag?

Looking foward to seeing the rest when its all done. Again well done

I saw a very high end of one of these somewhere on the web. I am looking forward to seeing how it is done, a very challenging piece!

Lignum, I use contect cement and a paper-backed veneer, so I don't need a press. This is more reliable without risks of bubbles or delamination. Also the paper-backed veneer is more durable to work with and less chance of tearing the grain during handling.

Groggy, I think you are referring to the DB Fletcher video that someone discovered. When Ifirst came across the DB Fletcher website a year ago, it was so obscure it was 10-20 pages down in the Google search list. Oh wait, I just realized that his web site is still obscure. It is the YouTube video someone swiped from his web site that is getting so many hits.

Originally Posted by Powertoolman

Lignum, I use contect cement and a paper-backed veneer, so I don't need a press. This is more reliable without risks of bubbles or delamination. Also the paper-backed veneer is more durable to work with and less chance of tearing the grain during handling.

Sorry PTM this is one we will have to agree to dissagree on

Hi Guys,

Been lurking for a while and must say, I like the style. Lots of very useful info from guys with hands on.
About a year or so ago a Festool manager and Vitus -took the (as yet still a prototype) to a few select cabinet shops. I was there on one of the demos. Everyone was suitably wowed. Did a demo the other day for a NJ cabinet shop and they were amazed at the how perfectly simple, yet perfectly accurate the rails and stiles lined up when routed with the Domino.
No question the Domino will be one of Festool's best selling tools, although most their most expensive one. Festool USA is stocking up and "preorders" are coming in fast.

Bob Marino
http://bobmarinosbesttools.com