Domino centering plate / jig

[joiner1970]

Made this for my domino tonight from phenolic plastic I had laying around. I routed 1mm off it to make it 9mm to the centre of the cutter for 18mm sheet goods

 

[Deansocial]

Looks good. Might make 1 myself.

 

[joiner1970]

To be honest I thought people were just making a fuss over nothing regarding the domino fence moving. However I locked my one off and then pushed the fence and it moved very easily. This jig will help for 18mm stuff.

 

[Deansocial]

Never had mine move. But still gonna make a domiplate for mine

 

[skinee]

To be honest I thought people were just making a fuss over nothing regarding the domino fence moving. However I locked my one off and then pushed the fence and it moved very easily. This jig will help for 18mm stuff.

so because the fence won't lock securely its necessary to make a jig and use the machine upside down,is this correct?,this in a tool that costs almost £600,what a joke,i'm glad i bought a mafell duo doweller!

 

[rmwarren]

To be honest I thought people were just making a fuss over nothing regarding the domino fence moving. However I locked my one off and then pushed the fence and it moved very easily. This jig will help for 18mm stuff.

so because the fence won't lock securely its necessary to make a jig and use the machine upside down,is this correct?,this in a tool that costs almost £600,what a joke,i'm glad i bought a mafell duo doweller!

Sadly, you have a point.

RMW

 

[joiner1970]

To be honest I thought people were just making a fuss over nothing regarding the domino fence moving. However I locked my one off and then pushed the fence and it moved very easily. This jig will help for 18mm stuff.

so because the fence won't lock securely its necessary to make a jig and use the machine upside down,is this correct?,this in a tool that costs almost £600,what a joke,i'm glad i bought a mafell duo doweller!

Woah there I'm not saying that at all . I made this as I had seen others and thought it was a good idea. I've only had my domino a week or so and I'm sure the fence is only slipping because its new and has some sort of lube on the posts. I've read on here that you can, if your bothered , make the posts rougher so the clamp grips better.

 

[skinee]

To be honest I thought people were just making a fuss over nothing regarding the domino fence moving. However I locked my one off and then pushed the fence and it moved very easily. This jig will help for 18mm stuff.

so because the fence won't lock securely its necessary to make a jig and use the machine upside down,is this correct?,this in a tool that costs almost £600,what a joke,i'm glad i bought a mafell duo doweller!

Woah there I'm not saying that at all . I made this as I had seen others and thought it was a good idea. I've only had my domino a week or so and I'm sure the fence is only slipping because its new and has some sort of lube on the posts. I've read on here that you can, if your bothered , make the posts rougher so the clamp grips better.

i'm not criticising you,your jig looks very well made and i'm sure it works well, but isn't because there is a problem with fence slippage that these type of jigs have been conceived?,many have reported the fence to move even when tightly locked,all i'm saying is that in a tool that costs this much it shouldn't happen.

 

[joiner1970]

I'm not saying you're criticising me I'm just saying I've not really had a chance to check the fence out fully . I'm not surprised though because my of1010 router slips too even when the plunge lock is tight.

 

[peter halle]

To be honest I thought people were just making a fuss over nothing regarding the domino fence moving. However I locked my one off and then pushed the fence and it moved very easily. This jig will help for 18mm stuff.

so because the fence won't lock securely its necessary to make a jig and use the machine upside down,is this correct?,this in a tool that costs almost £600,what a joke,i'm glad i bought a mafell duo doweller!

Woah there I'm not saying that at all . I made this as I had seen others and thought it was a good idea. I've only had my domino a week or so and I'm sure the fence is only slipping because its new and has some sort of lube on the posts. I've read on here that you can, if your bothered , make the posts rougher so the clamp grips better.

i'm not criticising you,your jig looks very well made and i'm sure it works well, but isn't because there is a problem with fence slippage that these type of jigs have been conceived?,many have reported the fence to move even when tightly locked,all i'm saying is that in a tool that costs this much it shouldn't happen.

Actually the Domiplate jig was designed to allow for a quick way to center mortises on 1/2" and 3/4" material without needing to use the fence by creating a stationary reference plane.

Peter

 

[John Stevens]

Actually the Domiplate jig was designed to allow for a quick way to center mortises on 1/2" and 3/4" material without needing to use the fence by creating a stationary reference plane.

The original thread is on this board, so folks can go back and check for themselves why some Domino owners shared a desire to register the machine on something other than the stock fence.  The prototypes weren't two-sided and weren't made to handle 1/2" stock.  If that had been the only goal, it would have been easy enough to slip a 5.5mm plywood shim onto the face of the fence for use with 12mm (1/2") sheets.

That said, I've heard the slipping problem was fixed on new head with paddles.

Regards,

John

 

[fshanno]

The plate is a good idea and I use mine when I'm dealing with 1/2" material.  But I went back to using the fence and began tinkering with my technique.  I've found that the more pressure I put on the handle the better registration I get, in both axis.  I now put much more pressure on the handle than I ever did before.  I really lean into it when the setup permits it..  This doesn't slow me down one bit or put any extra stress on the machine.

 

[semenza]

The plate is a good idea and I use mine when I'm dealing with 1/2" material.  But I went back to using the fence and began tinkering with my technique.  I've found that the more pressure I put on the handle the better registration I get, in both axis.  I now put much more pressure on the handle than I ever did before.  I really lean into it when the setup permits it..  This doesn't slow me down one bit or put any extra stress on the machine.

Ditto, the added force holding the fence down makes a big difference, and notably in resisting the side to side wiggle in the direction the bit swings.

Seth

 

[joiner1970]

I haven't bothered routing both sides on my jig so it only does 18mm at the moment if I do feel the need to do it in future I still can. I don't see myself needing the 12mm 1/2" set up anyway.

When I've had a proper play with this domino and after say 6 months of real use then I will comment on the original fence.

 

[polarsea1]

"Actually the Domiplate jig was designed to allow for a quick way to center mortises on 1/2" and 3/4" material without needing to use the fence by creating a stationary reference plane.

Peter"

It was an idea to avoid having to use the cheesy support bracket and get precise fit on a cabinet box.

Domino gadget

 

[jacko9]

Actually the Domiplate jig was designed to allow for a quick way to center mortises on 1/2" and 3/4" material without needing to use the fence by creating a stationary reference plane.

The original thread is on this board, so folks can go back and check for themselves why some Domino owners shared a desire to register the machine on something other than the stock fence.  The prototypes weren't two-sided and weren't made to handle 1/2" stock.  If that had been the only goal, it would have been easy enough to slip a 5.5mm plywood shim onto the face of the fence for use with 12mm (1/2") sheets.

That said, I've heard the slipping problem was fixed on new head with paddles.

Regards,

John

John,  I have the 1st generation Domino with pins and after sending it back to Festool USA, it doesn't slip at all.  I would encourage anybody to contact Festool to take care of any fence slippage, they are great and I got mine back with a one day turn around.

Jack