The problem with ordering that in advance is I keep seeing things where I could do it faster/better if I just had the domino now.
I keep asking myself "can I wait a month on that piece?" lol
Pete
The problem with ordering that in advance is I keep seeing things where I could do it faster/better if I just had the domino now.
I keep asking myself "can I wait a month on that piece?" lol
Pete
I saw one in person for the first time at my local Woodcraft today. I'm not really that impressed. I feel the Domino's are a little small and short to be a good tenon. My opinion only, I was however impressed with the unit itself.
Pete,
I can commiserate a little.
I just finished a large Project where on a daily basis
the litany ran with, "sure wish I had that flippin domino."
But as the saying goes, I refuse to live in the past and or wish
dwell in it. Instead I look forward to the time and money this tool
can and will save me on the next one.
So fire and forget.
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/fes-sc-19.htm
Per
"all men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night....wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible."
T.E. Lawrence
Russ,
I can assure you the dominos are plenty strong.
So strong in fact on the barrail I joined together,
two pieces 12 foot long solid mahogany,
combined estimated weight, 60 lbs dry fitted.
I was able to lift one end of the assembly to where
the middle was suspended in mid air.
The joint did not break or move. Nuthin.
Per
"all men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night....wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible."
T.E. Lawrence
Thanks Per, I stand corrected. Just my a uneducated observation.
Russ
I received mine yesterday. I was one of the extremely lucky winners of a complete Domino setup from Festol. Yeah...joe
Hi Russ, as an owner/user of a Domino, I can assure you the 1" long tenons are plenty strong.Originally Posted by Russ Massery
I almost broke my wrists when I was clamping up this workbench I made.
The time a domino saves has to be seen to be believed.
I have had exactly that though running through my head. It's a tad small. There are guys who double the biscuits up making 'em thicker (not deeper tho').Originally Posted by Russ Massery
Maybe the much vaunted german engineers have made all the necessary calculations and have decided that they and they alone know how to make two sticks of wook adhere to each other.
Maybe. I dunno, but unless I get in a position where I have a great need to use a whole lot of biscuts and a portable biscuit cutter ( oops mortise cutter) I think I'll stick with my slot mortiser.
Hi Cliff, sure there are plenty of applications where a longer tenon is required, but have you ever tested how much stronger overall a 2 1/2" long tenon is compared to a 1" long tenon?Originally Posted by Cliff Rohrabacher
I'm not knocking your slot mortise machine as I would love to have one, but how long do you think it would take to do 128 mortises 10mm x 22mm x 25mm deep on it?
Last edited by Tim Martin; 03-04-2007 at 10:37 PM.
And just how did you manage that?Originally Posted by Joe Jensen
PEte
Cliff, assuming equal tolerances between tenon and mortise with Domino and slot mortiser, and assuming that the joint is glued, why would a longer tenon be superior? Were we talking moments on timber frame members, I could see your point, but the Domino seems to be directed towards furniture-scale work, where the determining factor is strength in shear.
There is a Festool users group that was on Yahoo. They recently moved to a proper web forum and Festool donated 5 complete Domino kits to use as incentive to get people to register on the new site. They gave one a away each week. I won week 4. The last one has been given away. I think there was around 750 people registered, so the odds were pretty good...joeOriginally Posted by Pete Brown
Yep - and two 10x20x50mm dominos will cover almost any large furniture joint.Originally Posted by Frank Chaffee
Regards from Tasmania, Australia
Den
The only way to get rid of a [Domino] temptation is to yield to it. Oscar Wilde
I love your work. Just where is this bar your showing your talents building located? I would love to see it in person.
Who are you referring to?Originally Posted by Randy Lowder