Any one use the SIPO Dominoes?
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I used them on a handrail system last year. They are dominoes, they worked great, but it is too early to say if they last or not. My feeling is that they gave superior placement at glue up and that if my glue does it's job them the domino will be fine.
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I used them about 2 years ago to make a planter box out of some old cedar fence pickets. I actually made it using no glue, sort of a puzzle.
The Dominos are in a lot better shape than the rest of it, though it is all still quite fine.
Tom
The Dominos are in a lot better shape than the rest of it, though it is all still quite fine.
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As I think you already know, I live in Austin. the humidity here varies from about 15 percent (though rare) to about 99 percent. The temp' varies from about 20 degrees to about 115 degrees. It isn't a casual test for outdoor wooden objects. I think you'll be fine with the sipo's.
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As I think you already know, I live in Austin. the humidity here varies from about 15 percent (though rare) to about 99 percent. The temp' varies from about 20 degrees to about 115 degrees. It isn't a casual test for outdoor wooden objects. I think you'll be fine with the sipo's.
Tom
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In June of 2008 we built a set of cabinets for a patio kitchen for a client. That was the first time I used Sipo Dominoes, 5mm.
Those Sipo Dominoes have stood up very well. The client and their designer were so pleased with the job they have referred many other outdoor cabinet projects to us. Perhaps there were other ways I could have joined the parts. Prior to the arrival of the Domino in the USA I avoid building outdoor cabinets.
Perhaps the Beech Dominoes would have worked. I never experimented with them outdoors. True, 5mm Sipo Dominoes are slightly more than twice the unit price of Beech. Fortunately a lot of Dominoes fit in a small space, so I stock a lot of both kinds. Perhaps I am over-doing storage, but as soon as I open a factory container, I put those Dominoes into ziplock plastic bags to keep them fresh.
Those Sipo Dominoes have stood up very well. The client and their designer were so pleased with the job they have referred many other outdoor cabinet projects to us. Perhaps there were other ways I could have joined the parts. Prior to the arrival of the Domino in the USA I avoid building outdoor cabinets.
Perhaps the Beech Dominoes would have worked. I never experimented with them outdoors. True, 5mm Sipo Dominoes are slightly more than twice the unit price of Beech. Fortunately a lot of Dominoes fit in a small space, so I stock a lot of both kinds. Perhaps I am over-doing storage, but as soon as I open a factory container, I put those Dominoes into ziplock plastic bags to keep them fresh.
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grobin said:
We built the first of those outdoor cabinet jobs from birch marine-grade 19mm plywood. The finish was applied by the painting contractor on that job. They used a marine paint that is suppose to resist UV. The designer is happy enough with the performance of that paint it was been specified on all the subsequent outdoor cabinets we have built.
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grobin said:
I have put in calls to the painting contractor and the designer in an attempt to find the brand and style of the marine paint. The moment I get that information I will share it. My friend who sells a lot of scenic paint told me boat paint is expensive and therefore he does not sell any. Well, Burbank is along ways from the ocean. Unfortunately I know nobody in the boat business.
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Anything to do with Marine(paints, stains, adhesives, etc) purchase here, they know their stuff and will answer any questions you may have. They are not that expensive for what the sell, I use them fairly frequently through their online store.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do?engine=yahoo!6457&keyword=jamestown_distributor
They sell Festools as well.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do?engine=yahoo!6457&keyword=jamestown_distributor
They sell Festools as well.
Thanks guys! My experience with marine paint is from repairing some wood on a Morgan 45, a Nator Swan and an Intrepid 10m. I have been across the atlantic three times and around the world once. But as I live at 9500' and have an average humidity of
