A solution looking for a problem to solve?https://dfmtoolworks.com/products/a2-domino-trim-plate
It make sense if you make your own dominos from scratch. No different from dowel making plate or inserts, sold by Lie-Nielsen or Veritas.ChuckS said:Looks aside, I don't understand how it's a useful tool in any typical shop.
If it is bought to make smaller tenons for dry-fitting, what do you do with it after enough of them for each size are made?
If it's used for not just dry fitting but also in the actual glue-up, it's worse as it means you're adding a huge amount of preparation of time to the process if the job is a big one -- defeating the purpose of the use of the Domino machine/loose tenon joinery, which is efficiency.
This gadget, to be honest, makes no practical sense to me.
Why would it be any different from making a round dowel using a plate? To be honest, I do think that dowel made using plate aren't great.ChuckS said:But the vendor has clearly stated that the plate can't be used to make tenons. Someone can try, but it would take a huge effort with unpredictable or poor results.
Svar said:Why would it be any different from making a round dowel using a plate? To be honest, I do think that dowel made using plate aren't great.ChuckS said:But the vendor has clearly stated that the plate can't be used to make tenons. Someone can try, but it would take a huge effort with unpredictable or poor results.
If it was about time and money good chunk of Domino owners would simply buy or commission their furniture.tsmi243 said:I feel like anyone who's bought the DF500 has already made up their mind on what their time's worth. If you have all day to make your own tenons, why not bore your own mortises with a $99 plunge router?
And if you really want some loose-fit mockup dominos, do you somehow own a DF500 but NOT a sander of some kind??
Buying is definitely an option, one that is taken by the majority of ordinary people. But once the choice is made to make your own furniture or cabinets, time is an important consideration for most woodworkers, including me. It is not the sole factor, of course. I have made many pieces using hand tools (planes, saws and chisels), and those decisions were made with due consideration of the time I could afford.Svar said:Snip.
If it was about time and money good chunk of Domino owners would simply buy or commission their furniture.
woodbutcherbower said:I'm personally not a Domino user, simply because I don't do enough of the type of work the machine obviously excels at. But if I ever did buy one, I'd also buy ready-made Festool dominos. This just seems like a whole bunch of goofing around with no real benefit - and to be honest, I don't have time for that.
jimbo51 said:I think the main use of this tool would be to trim home made dominos to exact fit. I have occasionally made oak domino plugs to hide through dominos. The effort was not trivial for me. If I was going to do that on a regular basis this tool might be worthwhile.
Woodpecker just announced a bandsaw trimming guide just to make template work easier. It is by no means necessary. The philosophy is similar.