Domino 700 Adjustment

[Birdhunter]

I just shipped off my Domino 700 to Festool Repair.

It was making slanted mortises. I've had the machine since 2014 and I think it has always had this problem, but not as bad.

Yes, I am a very experienced Domino user with literally hundreds of 500 and 700 Dominos used. I plunge smoothly and the bits are new and I have the same problem with different bit sizes. The problem occurs using the fence as a base and it occurs using the base as a reference.The fence measures to be perfectly parallel to the base. My assumption is that the bit's side-to-side axis has shifted out of plumb with the tool's base.

The projects I've done with the 700 were such that the slanted mortises could be overcome with a little more clamp pressure.

I know this is not a unique problem with the 700.

Question... Has Festool Repair been able to correct the problem?

 

[ear3]

[member=15289]Birdhunter[/member] I was experiencing the exact same problem with my 700 -- I measured the slant to be between .2 and .3mm.  As my machine had some downtime, I recently sent it in for service.  Just got it back last week, but haven't had a chance yet to test out whether they've fixed it.  Will do some plunging and get back to you.

I just shipped off my Domino 700 to Festool Repair.

It was making slanted mortises. I've had the machine since 2014 and I think it has always had this problem, but not as bad.

Yes, I am a very experienced Domino user with literally hundreds of 500 and 700 Dominos used. I plunge smoothly and the bits are new and I have the same problem with different bit sizes. The problem occurs using the fence as a base and it occurs using the base as a reference.The fence measures to be perfectly parallel to the base. My assumption is that the bit's side-to-side axis has shifted out of plumb with the tool's base.

The projects I've done with the 700 were such that the slanted mortises could be overcome with a little more clamp pressure.

I know this is not a unique problem with the 700.

Question... Has Festool Repair been able to correct the problem?

 

[ear3]

[member=15289]Birdhunter[/member] Forgot to provide an update earlier, but my XL now produces straight mortises since it came back from service.  Service note said they adjusted it back to factory spec, so I guess they diagnosed it having developed a skew over time.

 

[Birdhunter]

Thanks for the update. Glad both our machines are now usable.