Domino XL DF 700

[fritter63]

Maybe we can get Incra to design an aftermarket fence for the Domino, it does slide off ya know!

While I think Taylor Design Group is an excellent company, I don't see that happening for cost/profit reasons.

You're right, I'll call Bridge City.....  [big grin]

 

[peter halle]

I have a low tech remedy.  How about setting your domino up to the mortises.  Slide it over the right most point.  Take a scrap of wood and clamp it so that the domino can't move more right.  Then repeat for the other side.  Lotta bucks saved.  In fact if you do the same sizes regularly you could make a U shaped template and tack it to the workpiece.

Not busting your chops, just trying to offer economy to the situation.

Peter

 

[greg mann]

I tend to agree with peter on this. Or put another way, the beauty of the Domino concept is that you really don't need to lock the tool to the work. The amount of force needed to hold the tool in place is quite proportional to the speed at which you plunge and the forethought you put into having good technique. Case in point: I am working on an Ipe deck and have used the Domino in a few spots for rail Joinery. This wood is twice as dense as white oak yet I have had no problem milling precise mortises as long as my techniques were sound.

My experience is somewhat different from others. Maybe I have been lucky but I have never had a problem with plunging too slowly. A slow plunge let's the tool nibble lightly as it progresses as opposed to possibly wandering under the forces of too heavy a cut. The lock mortiser needs to be positively clamped because of the relatively deep passes it takes (at least deep compared to a Domino).

 

[Jesse Cloud]

The domino needs a clamping strategy.  We need to be able to clamp onto varied surfaces.  Many of my mortises go into curved surfaces.  Many of the mortises intersect with another mortise from the other face - so centering is useless.

Just give us two flat spaces that will accept clamps - we can go from there...

 

[fshanno]

The domino needs a clamping strategy.  We need to be able to clamp onto varied surfaces.  Many of my mortises go into curved surfaces.  Many of the mortises intersect with another mortise from the other face - so centering is useless.

Just give us two flat spaces that will accept clamps - we can go from there...

Bless you, bless you.  I think I'm going to cry.  Just a minute......  I'm okay now. 

 

[MadViking]

Can someone translate "clamping, self-centering fence" into German for me?

Gecenterclampinfencen

[thumbs up]

On a side note I think it's terrible that Festool has come out with this new Domino XL. Just as I thought I wouldn't need to buy any more tools for quite some time, Festool comes along and ruins my plans. I'm obviously going to have to get one, but then I'll hardly have money left for food. Guess I'll have to eat dog food until 2012  ;D

Would be nice to see what people end up making with their XL besides doors. I have a lot of furniture in mind.