Festool DF 500 Domino | Unboxing, Setup, & Use
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2022
- Unboxing my first Festool, the DF 500 Domino joiner.
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Festool Assorted Domino Kit: amzn.to/3avojDK
Festool DF 500 Q Domino Set: amzn.to/3GQ1gjo
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Thank you for taking the time to make this video. You answered all my questions. Good luck on your projects!
Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful! I wish you luck as well!
Beautifully done. Straight to the points, not a lot of fluff, factual and clearly explained. Every intro review should be this good. Thank you!
Thanks Chris! That means a lot to me! I’m glad you found it helpful.
Just spent a small fortune buying this set today, thanks to your video I can now breeze through the initial setup. Cheers!
Oh man do I know the feeling 😂 it’s expensive but soooo worth it! I’ve purchased some more Festool tools because of how much I liked this one. They don’t disappoint!
Happy woodworking! Glad you found the video helpful!
Josh
just received my df500 today....and came to YT for setup videos. this vid was extremely helpful....good pace and just informative enough. thanks!
So glad you found it helpful! Have fun with it! I’ve loved mine.
Of all the Domino reviews I've seen on UA-cam, I think this was the most useful and informative. Nice work, hope you get a lot of good use out of it!
Thanks Chris! That means a lot! I’ve started using in on a dresser and it’s incredible!
I dont regret to have one. Its really a time saver. ❤❤❤
100%, it’s expensive but I use if for almost every joint now.
Nice video I like your style of getting right to the point and good camera work
Thanks! I really appreciate that!
Really helpful and in depth video. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Hi there my name is Rob from Calgary Alberta and i just stared following you on UA-cam and watched your unboxing of the festool domino. It was perfect timing as I just bought one myself. Your so right ,it is very expensive but I’m just getting to test the waters with this tool and it’s incredible so far. I see there is ton to learn with this tool so i hope you do more videos on it. Just thought i would say hi and i really like your content. Cheers
Hello Rob from Calgary! I’ve got a couple friends from up in that area but haven’t ever been able to visit. Looks absolutely spectacular up there.
Yeah, I’m definitely finding more places to use this tool, just recently used it to install all of the vertical rails for the crib I built.
Thanks for the comment! If you ever have any cool projects, you’re doing, feel free to tag me on Instagram or send me an photos via email. Should be in the about page of the channel and I love to see what folks are working on.
Happy woodworking!
Josh
Northwest Craftsman
When pushing domino cutter to make mortice, I hold with right hand from cord plug. Somehow then pushing motion is very well aligned and in line with cutter and tends yank whole device even less.
Good to know! Thanks for the tip!
Wow. What Woodworker Chris said. Very very well done. Thank you. I subscribed.
Thanks Vince! Glad to have you as a part of the community! 😄
Good video~! I purchased the same thing last week and am chomping at the bit to put it to use on my next project. I'm currently looking for ideas to build some Systainer storage, so that may be my next project. Thanks for sharing~!
Oh man I use this thing all over the place now! Hope you get tons of good use out of yours too! Systainer storage sounds like a great idea!
I got this exact combo on a sale, for $1250, so happy to finally have it
Love having this thing around! Glad you were able to get one!
Nice review!
Thanks! It’s been a lot of fun getting to use it and people aren’t kidding, the quality is impeccable.
Excellent video
Thanks!
Great video.
Thanks!
Excellent commentary. I’m currently building a kitchen island for our new home. Our cabinet contacting wanted - wait for it - $10,000 for that piece. The piece is massive and I’m using Native Texas Post Oak… a very dense, heavy, difficult species and I’ve been thinking 🤔 “If not now, when?” Thanks for your input!
Glad you found it helpful Steve! And seriously! That’s wildly expensive. Sounds like now is the right time 😂
Nice video man! I just torn between this one or the XL. I can't decide
Honestly, the smaller dominoes aren’t worth it for me. I’m not doing fine work with them. I do much heavier furniture. I would do the XL if I was to go back. But it really depends on the work you do
Festool - more addictive than crack to people who like quality stuff. I got that kit earlier this year; it is a pleasure to use and very helpful.
No kidding! The build quality is impeccable. I don’t see myself in the market for any more in the near future but those sound like famous last words 😂
@@NorthwestCraftsman Ok. In that case, this is not me suggesting that you try out their sanders - specifically the Rotex RO 150 or RO 90... 🙃
Well then 😂 for the sake of my wallet, I’ll have to stay away 😂 but, out of curiosity, what are the primary differences? Size and capability? Or something more?
@@NorthwestCraftsman In their rotex mode, where they forcibly spin the the sanding pad, they can remove material at about the rate that a belt sander does, but in a much more controllable fashion. Switch it to random orbit, and it's like a finish sander. And one of their main claims to fame is dust collection - hooked to a dust extractor set to minimum speed, there will be next to no dust left behind. Additionally, they're very well balanced - they are much less likely to leave your hand tingling from the vibration after use.
I'd gotten a 150 a few months back; what really blew me away about it was when I used it a few weeks ago helping a friend refinish a deck - took it down to bare wood incredibly fast, left no noticeable dust, and didn't make my arms numb. Using it for the deck prompted me to go get a 90 as well, because we were also doing a door that had smaller surfaces that the 150 wouldn't fit. The 90 also has a flat paddle attachment that uses a triangular pad to let you get in to corners. They're extremely pricey, but definite 'buy once cry once' machines. Their dust collection method also helps keep the pads clean and cool, and definitely extends their useful life. And they're relatively quiet, too.
Wow! Thanks for the awesome write up! I’ve heard many of those before as well and it seems like that would be worth it, especially for things like slabs. How expensive are the sanding pads?
Thanks for the great info! Very helpful video. I noticed that in frame 4:12 after you peel the film off the bottom of the tool, there seems to be “wings” around one of the threaded bores. Is that a mark leftover from the film? I’m looking at an item on an auction site with that same mark and I can’t figure out what that is. Thanks again!
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!
I think it just leftover from the film. You were talking about the somewhat long and thin making on the bore closest to the camera right?
@@NorthwestCraftsman Yes, I’m trying to identify if that long, thin marking on the bore closest to the camera is anything permanent. It seems like it hasn’t made much of an impression on you, so probably nothing to worry about? Thanks!
Yea, I think it’s just a bubble under the clear film with some of the factory oil causing that. No issues with my tool from it 😊
Happy Woodworking!
Josh
Northwest Craftsman
@12:32 The assorted Dominos and cutters Systainer is item 576794.
Thanks! I also have a link in the description 😊
I've tried most of joinery tools and they all were not very good. Lost my patience and ordered Festool Domino 500. About to try it soon. Expensive but i expect it to speed up my work and make it all easier for years to come.
I have been blown away by this tool. Fast and strong joinery plus the engineering is spectacular. I hope you love it like I have!
Josh
Northwest Craftsman
@Northwest Craftsman it has arrived yesterday. I'm just waiting for stock 5x30mm dominos to give it a go. Can.t wait
Hi! Excellent video, as others have pointed out.
I just got my Festool Domino and I will certainly make a very good use of your video.
I do have one question. I didn't realize I need to use a special hose for dust extraction. But it seems you are not using a Festool hose.
So what hose are you using and how did you attach it?
Gracias y saludos desde Mexico 🇲🇽
¡Hola amigo! I’m glad you appreciated the video! I ran into the same question and found there are a smattering of flexible adapters to hook it up to a shop vac. Below is a link to what looks like the next iteration of what I got. It just slides right over the male portion which is on the domino.
Festool Adapter
amzn.to/478nsR7
@NorthwestCraftsman thank you very much for such a fast answer. Feliz Navidad!
¡Feliz Navidad!
Kreg jig can do the same job for much less price per connection!
So why to pay more?
I didn’t know Kreg had a jig for this! I did some searching and can’t tell which one you’re thinking of. Are you thinking of their pocket hole jig? Or another?
@@NorthwestCraftsman , yes, pocket holes, sure! 😊
At 1:00, you show your address, that you blurred out a little earlier when you opened the box. I’m not too sure if you meant to show that?!
😂 you’re totally right. Missed that one. It’s no big deal, my address is all over the internet at this point. Thanks for pointing that out though!
Is this all it can do?
Yup! It’s a very specialized tool but incredibly useful for joinery.
This is a tool that got most of it's fame and hype due to internet being a place where people with a passion for woodworking are consolidated. People that actually use the tool because they work with alot of hardwoods or just buy it out of passion for woodworking. In the real practical world, where most people fall into, incl myself, this is a very niche and extremely overpriced tool. My brother is a woodworker, my grandfather and uncle were. I know several people in the woodworking trade and none of them actually own a domino simply because if you are just making cabinets, drawers, wardrobes,... this is a tool that's doesn't do any better than a simple biscuit joiner. If you make fancy hardwood furniture, wich 99% do not, you buy this tool out of passion and not to put in the hours with this tool because you simply don't need it, like AT ALL :) I will buy one if the patent ever expires and other brands can copy it and you most likely can buy one for 1/3 the price haha.
I think you’re spot for the average wood worker. This is absolutely an expensive, niche tool and I think the internet proselytizing has certainly helped it. I am actually one of those rare woodworkers you mentioned where most of my furniture and projects are solid wood and benefit from the highly accurate floating tenon of the domino. And in that application, I can say it’s spendy but has saved me so much time and futzing around. Sure, more experience will make me faster with all the other joinery techniques but the domino does make it very easy, fast, and accurate. Thanks for the great comment, I appreciate the realistic take.
NO
I think is to much money for that 👎🏼
Totally get the sentiment. I can say I use it all the time and it works even better than I expected.
When you start making $1000+ pieces of furnature/tables you’d sing a different tune.
Good tools are worth their weight in gold.
@@PennYankeeWoodworkscouldn’t agree more.
Great video… but damn I had to stop watching because you have cotton mouth or something and I can hear the dryness and smacking of your mouth as you’re talking… its a trigger for me unfortunately. I hate that it affects me like that, but I just can’t handle it.
Other than that great video and informative, at least the first couple minutes were!
Man I’m so sorry 😅 it kills me too and I’m trying to find a good solution to it. I appreciate the feedback though!
@@NorthwestCraftsmanhope that didn’t come off to mean! It’s more my problem than anything else lol
Oh you’re totally fine 😂 it’s seriously an issue I’m trying to figure out. It’s especially bad when I have my audio headset on.