Thread: Rocking chair joints made with a Domino

Rocker,
I predict you're about to be overwhelmed with a similar level of enthusiasm & excitement that took Lignum. What you're doing is exactly the sort of application Festool had in mind when this tool was designed, & its great to see it put into action making this task so much easier (sorry Darksiders).

Rocker
Faberlus as we say in Wales!
Pat

I am just happy that my friend rocker is having fun. Well done mate.

And do you sharpen your blades using a waterstone or oil stone. I'm guessing you go to 10000 grit.

Im still resisting.....

"Im still resisting....." said Boban.

I do believe that I have heard those words somewhere before. Probably whilst waiting for the Festool man in Germany to pick up the phone and take my order for my Princess.

Pat

Boban,

You raise a valid point; the Domino cutters are made from HSS rather than carbide, so they may perhaps get blunt eventually. However, they are not exorbitantly expensive, costing between $49.50 and $55 each. It might even be feasible to sharpen the cutters, but presumably not with oilstones or waterstones.

Incidentally, I have never seen the joy of sharpening with stones that need to be repeatedly flattened. I always use diamond stones for chisels and plane blades.

Rocker

G'day you Dominated maties. If you've a shred of decency you will keep this thread going indefinitely. Here I sit in the U. S. of A. taking notes and generally slobbering (down Simou!) waiting for our turn. I have mentioned the Domino on our US forum, generally to yawns of indifference. They know not what they know not.

Keep those tips tricks and techniques coming, please. Oh, how I want to be Dominated!!

'On yer Rocker, knew you'd figure it out. I think the variable slot width is one of the great strengths of The Dom. The combination of a 'zero' tolerance tenon for alignment coupled with one or more 'clearance' domino's makes for strong rapid fuss-free jointing. Add the registration pins to negate the need for marking out, and .... Lookout world!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this tool will bring projects into reach of many weekend warriors that would not previously consider them - like a rocker!

Den

Originally Posted by Bob Childress

G'day you Dominated maties. If you've a shred of decency you will keep this thread going indefinitely. Here I sit in the U. S. of A. taking notes and generally slobbering (down Simou!) waiting for our turn. I have mentioned the Domino on our US forum, generally to yawns of indifference. They know not what they know not.

Keep those tips tricks and techniques coming, please. Oh, how I want to be Dominated!!

Bob,

I hear from an impeccable source that Festool will not be introducing a inch version of the Domino to the US, but will stick with the metric version. So, in view of the invincible conservatism of the average Middle American, I am afraid the Domino may get off to a slow start over there. Indeed, I can imagine that the Southern Baptists will be denouncing it as an infernal machine that is the Devil's work. Kansas will probably have guards at the state border to prevent the importation of a machine that could cast doubt on the doctrine of Intelligent Design, since clearly this machine was designed by some satanic engineer who wanted to mock God's work.

Maybe some canny entrepreneur will be able to make his fortune by providing scales for the Domino calibrated in 1/32", and providing conversion tables to allow Americans to work with cutters that are - near enough - 13/64", 15/64", 5/16", and 25/64" in diameter, so that American woodworkers can feel comfortable with this sinful machine.

Perhaps we shall see Fine Woodworking award the Tip of the month to someone who reveals the secret information that millimetre measurements can readily be converted to inches by dividing by 25.4

Rocker

Originally Posted by TassieKiwi

'On yer Rocker, knew you'd figure it out. I think the variable slot width is one of the great strengths of The Dom. The combination of a 'zero' tolerance tenon for alignment coupled with one or more 'clearance' domino's makes for strong rapid fuss-free jointing. Add the registration pins to negate the need for marking out, and .... Lookout world!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this tool will bring projects into reach of many weekend warriors that would not previously consider them - like a rocker!

Den

Dennis,

I am working on producing a Domino version of my rocker CD. Anthony at Ideal Tools has been kind enough to agree to my putting info about using the Domino to make the rocker on their website, so I am hoping for some interest in my CD from America, when the Domino is launched over there. As you say, people who might be discouraged by having to build morticing and tenoning jigs, can now aspire to making a rocker without too much difficulty.

Rocker

Originally Posted by Rocker

Perhaps we shall see Fine Woodworking award the Tip of the month to someone who reveals the secret information that millimetre measurements can readily be converted to inches by dividing by 25.4

Rocker

Yeowch

BTW, that's probably far too complicated

Originally Posted by Rocker

Bob,

So, in view of the invincible conservatism of the average Middle American, I am afraid the Domino may get off to a slow start over there. Indeed, I can imagine that the Southern Baptists will be denouncing it as an infernal machine that is the Devil's work. Kansas will probably have guards at the state border to prevent the importation of a machine that could cast doubt on the doctrine of Intelligent Design, since clearly this machine was designed by some satanic engineer who wanted to mock God's work.


Rocker

Rocker
As we speak, 120 members of HQ Central Command (Motto: We free the World of Nasties) in Tampa Florida will be vectoring in on a certain critic of the Land of the Free who lives in a place called Awstralya. If you hear a sort of woosh overhead then you are OK but if you hear nothing then pack up fast as you are now officially a WMD (Weapon of Mass Domistruction).

Pat and Simou

Originally Posted by patr

you are now officially a WMD (Weapon of Mass Domistruction).

Simou! Shame on you!

Go and poop on those nasty seppos as penance!

PS Take a bite or two if you wish

Originally Posted by Rocker

Bob,

I hear from an impeccable source that Festool will not be introducing a inch version of the Domino to the US, but will stick with the metric version. So, in view of the invincible conservatism of the average Middle American, I am afraid the Domino may get off to a slow start over there. Indeed, I can imagine that the Southern Baptists will be denouncing it as an infernal machine that is the Devil's work. Kansas will probably have guards at the state border to prevent the importation of a machine that could cast doubt on the doctrine of Intelligent Design, since clearly this machine was designed by some satanic engineer who wanted to mock God's work.

Rocker

Ah, Rocker. You know us too well!! I'm sure if I posted on my US forum that I wanted to be Dominated, they would turn me in to the sex police.:eek:

Meanwhile, Festool have never released anything here that wasn't metric, but they will round up or down to make us think it is imperial. We are so easily taken in. In fact, all of our plywood is now metric (e.g., 19mm) but is still listed as 25/32". Then the suppliers sell us "undersized plywood router bits" which are just 19mm bits, so our dado fits will be tighter.

Just yesterday, I posted on a thread discussing the merits of various mortising machines. I suggested they save their money and wait for the Domino. The result? No one even acknowledged that Domi was an alternative.:confused: No doubt it will indeed be banned in Boston, kicked in Kansas, and reviled generally. I shall have to purchase mine from a greasy fellow on a street corner who keeps them under his mack.

It is believed that the Domino will sell here for around US$800 + or -. But it may be more if it must be smuggled in.