I've just purchased a domino and there is definitely a learning curve when using it. I'm a qualified carpenter and wood machinist so that helps but I picked up two good tips after watching this. The shim underneath the thin stock and making box frames. Thank you for putting this video together, it's better than the others that I've watched.
Just got a Domino and this is a great introductory video - thanks. It’s a shame that I don’t live anywhere near you as you seem a really friendly group 😀. Thanks again 👍🏻
Thanks for this. I just bought a Festool Domino in the UK and found this really useful. One thing I just can't my head around in this video though. You kept saying a word which I can't work out. It sounded like "inch" or something like that? What is this "inch" of which you speak?
Practicing a lot on scrap pieces helps me out a lot before I go cutting holes in expensive wood. The hardest part is figuring out what the reference plane is and then translating that onto the wood/machine interface. Also when to use the narrow vs. wide setting is important but Remembering to change it sometimes hangs me up. Finally, the domino is designed for homogeneous wood. Plywood not so much. The bit tends to catch on the first veneer layer sometimes and the cut changes with the layers. MDF is a dream. I know, real woodworkers don't approve. The DF500 is by far the most complex tool to use in my shop. Routers being second. Finally, glue up technique using dominos is critical to the strength of the joint and the long term reliability of the finished project. Festool really needs to make an entire series of instructional videos on these various topics. And not 5 minutes a video but rather 30 minutes a video.
I have seen and watched a series called "Festool Live". There are a couple of videos where they talk about the Domino. Initially I was a little turned off by the presenter, I thought he was kinda annoying, but I soon got over the small Three Stooges things he would do and got the benefit of the good stuff he presented.
I have a photo and some instructions but I don't know how to get the into this reply. I prefer not to make my e-mail,address available to everyone on UA-cam. If you know a way to get the picture and some text to you, I would be happy to send it. If you reply to the NCWA VST 3 address again, please indicate attention Jim B. Thanks.
I am sorry for the delay. I don't have plans. I worked from a photo of a steel version and used 1” X 1” stock. Did some experimenting to get the lengths figured out. Then the key is to number each end of every piece so you know how they go together. For example, I numbered them on the ends. One number was the number for that piece. The second number is the number of the piece it joins. So, number six would have a six on each end and a five on one end and a seven on the other. So you know where it goes during assembly. It gets very confusing quickly if you don't do that!
Ah, thanks for the feedback and tip. We'll look into seeing if we can improve the audio on this. As a club, we recently invested in some improved mics that will hopefully solve this issue on future videos.
I've just purchased a domino and there is definitely a learning curve when using it. I'm a qualified carpenter and wood machinist so that helps but I picked up two good tips after watching this. The shim underneath the thin stock and making box frames. Thank you for putting this video together, it's better than the others that I've watched.
Thanks. We are glad it was helpful. The domino is a great tool!
Well done. Using the spacer block to locate the dominos in the log bench is a great idea.
Both men did a Excellent job , thanks....
Just bought a df500 here in the uk. Found this very interesting so thank you.
Just got a Domino and this is a great introductory video - thanks. It’s a shame that I don’t live anywhere near you as you seem a really friendly group 😀. Thanks again 👍🏻
Thanks for this. I just bought a Festool Domino in the UK and found this really useful. One thing I just can't my head around in this video though. You kept saying a word which I can't work out. It sounded like "inch" or something like that? What is this "inch" of which you speak?
Do you have a video of you doing the infinite cube.
Practicing a lot on scrap pieces helps me out a lot before I go cutting holes in expensive wood. The hardest part is figuring out what the reference plane is and then translating that onto the wood/machine interface. Also when to use the narrow vs. wide setting is important but Remembering to change it sometimes hangs me up. Finally, the domino is designed for homogeneous wood. Plywood not so much. The bit tends to catch on the first veneer layer sometimes and the cut changes with the layers. MDF is a dream. I know, real woodworkers don't approve. The DF500 is by far the most complex tool to use in my shop. Routers being second. Finally, glue up technique using dominos is critical to the strength of the joint and the long term reliability of the finished project. Festool really needs to make an entire series of instructional videos on these various topics. And not 5 minutes a video but rather 30 minutes a video.
I have seen and watched a series called "Festool Live". There are a couple of videos where they talk about the Domino. Initially I was a little turned off by the presenter, I thought he was kinda annoying, but I soon got over the small Three Stooges things he would do and got the benefit of the good stuff he presented.
At the beginning of the video you have that open cube thing on your workbench. Do you have a plan with measurements of that?
I have a photo and some instructions but I don't know how to get the into this reply. I prefer not to make my e-mail,address available to everyone on UA-cam. If you know a way to get the picture and some text to you, I would be happy to send it. If you reply to the NCWA VST 3 address again, please indicate attention Jim B. Thanks.
I am sorry for the delay. I don't have plans. I worked from a photo of a steel version and used 1” X 1” stock. Did some experimenting to get the lengths figured out. Then the key is to number each end of every piece so you know how they go together. For example, I numbered them on the ends. One number was the number for that piece. The second number is the number of the piece it joins. So, number six would have a six on each end and a five on one end and a seven on the other. So you know where it goes during assembly. It gets very confusing quickly if you don't do that!
Your audio is terrible. Viewers will forgive video issues, but will leave if the audio is bad. Check your stats.
Ah, thanks for the feedback and tip. We'll look into seeing if we can improve the audio on this. As a club, we recently invested in some improved mics that will hopefully solve this issue on future videos.
@@northwestcornerwoodworkers7216 audio sounds fine to me; great video... thanks for putting it together
No problem with audio. Clean and clear on ipad
I wouldn't call it terrible, but it's not great - it's too quiet for me on a laptop.
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It's clear but the volume is a bit low.