Domino fence moving (DF500)

[Chrisjenx]

I have a new domino, followed many videos and read the manual. I fixed one alignment issues by swapping out one of the tabs, but the main one I have no idea how to fix is that the right hand side of the height fence moving when tightening. See video and issue it's causing.

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Anything obvious I'm missing? Can't see anyone else with this issue.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Undo the screw retaining the handle, pull off and turn the (anti-clockwise from memory) handle to allow more tightening, and re-tighten the holding screw.

 

[Chrisjenx]

@luvmytoolz thanks for the response, I think I get what you are saying, I'll give that a go..

 

[Chrisjenx]

Talked to Festool, seems like a bunch of things are out of alignment, they said do a service repair so they can re calibrate it, would have done an exchange but past the 30 days at this point.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I'm really surprised Festool said to send it in if it's just the issue of the clamp not holding tight enough? This is quite a common issue with the DF500, and there's actually aftermarket locking handles for the DF500 that are spring loaded to make adjusting the holding tension easier without the need to unscrew it.

 

[Chrisjenx]

Oh it was more than just the height guide, the dogs/tabs are about 3mm out of alignment with no combination of swapping the tabs out to get end joints flush
As well as vertical plunges being about 2degrees out of horizontal.
I'm guessing it was either faulty out of the factory or the shipper/carrier drop kicked the thing. While rare, I've heard of some others having this problem, they send it in, Festool realign the motor or something, then all is dandy.
Just not a great experience for literally my very first tool from them...

 

[luvmytoolz]

Wow that's unusually bad luck. Hopefully you get a pristine Domino back from Festool so you can enjoy the awesomeness they provide!

 

[Chrisjenx]

Yeah looking forward to getting it back!

 

[jeffinsgf]

I would just like to say this about adding ratcheting handles to the fence adjustment. I contemplated it. I have them on lots of tools and we use them at Woodpeckers abundantly. The reason I opted not to add them to my Domino is that I think they encourage overtightening, which will eventually lead to excessive wear. I'm already a little gorilla-fisted...I always think just a little bit tighter is going to ensure nothing moves. If I have the option of ratcheting the knob for a little more bite, I'm not going to be able to resist. Shortly after getting my Domino, I re-set the knob for a better grip. That was about 7 years ago, and the fence has never slipped and I've never needed to re-set it again.

 

[MikeGE]

I replaced the levers on my DF500 with these spring loaded levers, not so I could over torque them, but so I could extend the range of travel over the standard levers.

 

[smorgasbord]

I'm already a little gorilla-fisted...I always think just a little bit tighter is going to ensure nothing moves. If I have the option of ratcheting the knob for a little more bite, I'm not going to be able to resist.

I knew a fellow who got "banned" from helping a friend out with his automobile work because he had overtightened some bolts and stripped the aluminum thing they went into. I wouldn't let him near my bicycle, too.

I'm not particularly strong, but my wife complains every time she has to unscrew something I've screwed together by hand. She makes up for it by leaving all bottle tops partially unscrewed, so that when, for instance, I shake a bottle of juice to mix it before pouring, I get unmixed juice over myself and the floor.
She also doesn't close drawers all the way. I thought I'd "fix" that by changing to self-closing slides, but she instinctively figured out the point she can push the drawer to have it not grab and close itself.

I love her nonetheless...

 

[Chrisjenx]

TBF I've stripped threads on my bike, always use a torque wrench now. Does make me wonder if tools this high end should probably have torque specs, would be nice if you couldn't over tighten, would probably extend the life of them too

 

[jeffinsgf]

Does make me wonder if tools this high end should probably have torque specs, would be nice if you couldn't over tighten, would probably extend the life of them too

It does. It's called a non-ratcheting lever.

 

[Chrisjenx]

Oh sorry for being dumb, is there a place you recommend to get those?