DOMINO accessory wish list anyone?

[Klemm]

Several posts in unrelated threads mention wishes for further accessory refinements for the DOMINO DF500 /DF700.
Issues mentioned concern centering, DOMIPLATE requiring upside down tool use and not fitting into Systainer with DOMIPLATE attached.
What accessory, not available today is on your wish list?
Hans

 

[Aclaw]

I would like to see a self centering (thickness) attachment, probably similar to the original self centering doweling jig.  Yes the piece of wood would have to be overhanging the work surface to accomplish this most likely, but I have a clamping table for a reason, I guess.  Also, a parallel edge guide that would allow you to a square repeatable cut at preset points not unlike the system that woodpeckers put together for this latest dowelling jig offering.  Yes, it would only find a home with face drilling panels most likely, but I feel it would definitely serve a purpose.

 

[clark_fork]

Watch this video carefully:

Peter Parfit ( New Brit Workshop) is some sort of heir to Sir Issac Newton. He has a natural inclination to understand mechanics and his recent invention of the MFT hole cutting system demonstrates his understanding of mathematics. Watch is video on cutting chair backs with a trammel. It is a joy to watch the results come in.  Here is a simple exercise is making a table. Consider the difficulty of cutting two mortises on an apron and then cutting corresponding mortises on a table leg.


His spacer system shown in this video is a simple work-a-round solution, one that I have adopted many time. Once you understand the challenge of making a table or for that matter a chair, you can set out to create a jig to aid in this process.

It would have two features:

1. We need a self-centering add-on that can be fixed on the plate in a similar fashion as the Domiplate. That way, you simply have to locate the mortise and it will center the mortise in the vertical piece, then center on the horizontal piece and you have a perfect match up. A simple self centering guide is nothing more than a mechanical cam.

2. Ok. Now you have to do chair legs or table legs to match up with the aprons. The WoodPecker dowell jig offers a hint. Create an outrigger fence with the ability to set multiple stops. Make it so it can work right and left.  The existing Festool add on is clumsy and hard to use. The exiting Festool pin system won't find the right location on a leg when you flip the leg. RTS Engineering offered two jigs to solve this problem but has not been able to get the replacement which combines the two jigs into one.

I would be happy with at least the self-centering feature to start but I an see a good demand for an improvement on the outrigger fence system with the possibility of a combination simllar to that offered by the new Woodpecker Dowell Jig.

 

[Klemm]

I begin to see votes for a "thickness self-centering" accessory. Wonder if anyone will ask for a "right-side-up" feature or if that does not rise to a "must have" level.
Hans

 

[clark_fork]

If not "right-side-up, shield the motor by extending the plate over the moving parts. The Domiplate only extends to the edge of the plate and leaves the mechanism exposed.

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[Jesse Cloud]

Most of my work is curved, which makes the Domino awkward.  I have to make cauls to use it at all, and attach those to the workpiece as there is no easy way to do it with the Domino fence.

The simplest solution would be an accessory that screws into the sole plate's two threaded holes and provides ample clamping space on the fence.

A more elegant solution would be something like a profile gauge that could be set to the curve and locked to use as a fence.

Bottom line is we need a good way to attach jigs to the Domino.

 

[Klemm]

Most of my work is curved, which makes the Domino awkward.  I have to make cauls to use it at all, and attach those to the workpiece as there is no easy way to do it with the Domino fence.

The simplest solution would be an accessory that screws into the sole plate's two threaded holes and provides ample clamping space on the fence.

A more elegant solution would be something like a profile gauge that could be set to the curve and locked to use as a fence.

Bottom line is we need a good way to attach jigs to the Domino.

That "bottom line" suggestion is a useful description which can help us with conceptual solutions brainstorming.
thanks - keep'em coming!
Hans

 

[ear3]

This would be stepping into Seneca's territory a bit, but the imperial thickness gauge they make for the DF500 only offers presets up to 1 1/8" (meaning centering a mortise on a 1 1/8" thick piece of wood).  It seems like that number could be pushed up to 1 1/2" .

I assume you're aware of the SCG guides made by [member=191]Rick Christopherson[/member] ?  Would be nice to have a new version of that.

 

[clark_fork]

This would be stepping into Seneca's territory a bit, but the imperial thickness gauge they make for the DF500 only offers presets up to 1 1/8" (meaning centering a mortise on a 1 1/8" thick piece of wood).  It seems like that number could be pushed up to 1 1/2" .

I assume you're aware of the SCG guides made by [member=191]Rick Christopherson[/member] ?  Would be nice to have a new version of that.

This what Rick says on his website: "The Domino guides have been redesigned, but are awaiting manufacturing production. Instead of two models, all of the features and capabilities are rolled into a single option-based platform. That should be coming along soon."

Perhaps Rick and Hans (TSO) could get together and get this into production. TSO seems to have a handle on the development/production cycle, far ahead of others such as Woodpeckers and RTS Engineering.

 

[Roseland]

+1 for having a Domiplate which covers the mechanism.  Except that I'd have a window down the middle and scale etched into the plate that showed the limit of plunge, so that you can see if you've gone in deep enough.

Andrew

 

[Klemm]

a window in the coverplate - good idea! - so noted. Thank You.

To Clark's observation: Rick has been very busy designing and launching the successful RTS remote control for CT. I can appreciate the constraints on available engineering time. I'll touch base with him and get his thoughts. Thans for mentioning it.
Hans

 

[Kev]

Just consolidating from the other thread ...

[member=59331]TSO Products[/member] yes, a centring clamp for the Domino and while you're at it .. an adaptor plate for the CMS OF fence to connect to an Incra positioner - robust and include a right angle for the DC hose [wink] [big grin]

 

[blaszcsj]

A solar led that lights the scale better.

 

[Klemm]

A solar led that lights the scale better.

that is an improvement that could be used on a lot of other tools also - good point. EVer notice how the light on drills is perfectly shadowed ov the area you want to see? thasnk for your very valid input
Hans

 

[blaszcsj]

A solar led that lights the scale better.

that is an improvement that could be used on a lot of other tools also - good point. EVer notice how the light on drills is perfectly shadowed ov the area you want to see? thasnk for your very valid input
Hans

It doesnt even need to be bright (dont want to cast a glare), just enough to drown out the shadow of me looking over at the scale.