I feel dumb

[rdesigns]

Using my new Domino 500 to join some 3/4" thick stock for a frame and panel project, I set the fence height stop block for the 20mm thickness, but forgot to tighten the lock lever to keep the fence there.

After cutting about 30 mortises, I noticed that the mortises had crept nearer the bottom edge by about 1/16" than when I started. Took me about a half hour to first plane and then sand the pieces that were proud of their mating pieces. Fortunately, the back side won't show.

A lesson I won't likely forget.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

Been there and done that!  Fortunately with the Domino you can glue a domino to fill the hole, sand it flush and cut it again...another reason why a dry fit is a good idea.

Scot

 

[rdesigns]

Been there and done that!  Fortunately with the Domino you can glue a domino to fill the hole, sand it flush and cut it again...another reason why a dry fit is a good idea.

Scot

I shoulda thunk of that! And I could have, because I did do a dry fit.
It would have saved time and would have been far more satisfying than my fix.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Alan m]

this is the reason i love the  domino plate so much.
you cat screw it up (within reason).
PERFECT FLUSH JOINTS EVERYTIME

 

[andvari]

this is the reason i love the  domino plate so much.
you cat screw it up (within reason).
PERFECT FLUSH JOINTS EVERYTIME

YES. The Domiplate puts an end to that problem making it one of the best accessories you can get. It's nice that it works for both size machines too.

 

[sheeschen]

This could be an interesting thread of one-upmanship.  I was putting some dominoes in the field on some 3/4" ply.  The dominoes were fitting real tightly, so I was using a mallet to get them in.  Everything seemed fine until I realized they were sinking in a *lot*.  Totally blew out the back side.  Fortunately it's the bottom of the sysport I'm making, so it's not going to be visible, but I had a major neanderthal moment pounding the dominoes back into the ply.  Still, considering I hadn't used the domino in many months, I was pretty happy.

Lessons?

15mm depth is probably too much into 3/4" ply
Use a backing board when using a mallet on dominoes
Microwaving dominoes really does help shrink them enough for easier insertion

but before I tried that last one...

If the glue's setting fast and you just can't fit the domino in, grab your dry fit dominos - you can always make more

Anybody else felt stupid while using their domino?

 

[peter halle]

This could be an interesting thread of one-upmanship.  I was putting some dominoes in the field on some 3/4" ply.  The dominoes were fitting real tightly, so I was using a mallet to get them in.  Everything seemed fine until I realized they were sinking in a *lot*.  Totally blew out the back side.  Fortunately it's the bottom of the sysport I'm making, so it's not going to be visible, but I had a major neanderthal moment pounding the dominoes back into the ply.  Still, considering I hadn't used the domino in many months, I was pretty happy.

Lessons?

15mm depth is probably too much into 3/4" ply
Use a backing board when using a mallet on dominoes
Microwaving dominoes really does help shrink them enough for easier insertion

but before I tried that last one...

If the glue's setting fast and you just can't fit the domino in, grab your dry fit dominos - you can always make more

Anybody else felt stupid while using their domino?

In all honesty as a moderator, and at the risk of losing any respect I have have members here, I have had many more stupid moments with my Domino than any other Festool.  I have have stupid moments with those as well.  Relax and experiment with the Domino.  Use and abuse some scrap.  There is a learning curve.

Peter

 

[Ken Nagrod]

I tried to use my Domino without plugging it in.  At least there was no dust.

 

[erock]

I had used the Domino with a 5mm bit in it for a project (my first Domino project).  Put the Domino away and finished the project. 

Next project came along and I wanted to use a 8mm bit.  So I took off the 6mm bit, got a little side tracked with the neighbor coming over to see what I was

making.  Marked my working pieces and "started" making my plunges.  But I forgot to install the 8mm bit.  And YES,  the neighbor was watching because I

was talking about how great the Domino was and he wanted to see it in action. 

His said " WOW, that really does get all the saw dust"

I had to tell him that I had no bit in it.  Last week he came over to check out the Kapex I just bought and he asked if I remembered to install the blade.

Good thing it came ready to cut out the box.

Eric

 

[jacko9]

Been there and done that!  Fortunately with the Domino you can glue a domino to fill the hole, sand it flush and cut it again...another reason why a dry fit is a good idea.

Scot

Been there and done that.  I also cut a mortise on the wrong face of a leg when rushing a job and that fix got to be a little more involved.  I cut a piece of the same wood and formed a domino with the same grain direction and patched my error.

Jack

 

[flair woodworks]

I tried to use my Domino without plugging it in.  At least there was no dust.

I do that too often with many tools.  Sometimes it's the power cord... other times it's the dust collection hose...

 

[Johncarlo]

I feel dumb every time I use my 500 or other Festools because of all those years using the yellow, red and blue tools. I can see my work now and I'm not waiting for the dust to settle.  [eek]

 

[fatroman]

I do that too often with many tools.  Sometimes it's the power cord... other times it's the dust collection hose...

Just used my non-Festool power plane yesterday. Had the D36 hose plugged into the side and couldn't figure out why the bench, and the vac, and the walls of the room were such a mess.

Don't forget to flip the lever so the chips are going out the same side as the hose! [doh]

 

[rdesigns]

[Just used my non-Festool power plane yesterday. Had the D36 hose plugged into the side and couldn't figure out why the bench, and the vac, and the walls of the room were such a mess.

Don't forget to flip the lever so the chips are going out the same side as the hose! [doh]
[/quote]

Would that be a Bosch planer? I've done the same with mine. BTW, I really like it, and for the money, it's been a great tool. I have the model with just one blade, which turns out to be an asset in my opinion--if you hit a nail, you've ruined only one blade edge.

 

[fatroman]

Yes, it's the Bosch with only one blade. I had a few extra blades for it before I got the planer itself. Borrowed a friend's Dewalt and promptly found a hidden screw in an old door. Dewalt blades being rarer than hens' teeth around here for some reason, I tried the Bosch ones to see if they would fit. Not so much.

The planer isn't bad, but the balance isn't very good, I think. The weight of the hose really throws it off. Wonder if the angle fitting on the EHL planer would fit the Bosch. Running the hose out of the top might be much better.

 

[rdesigns]

I know what you mean about balance--especially when planing edges. When I do that, I attach the rabbetting fence with an extra-wide piece of plywood fixed to the 90-degree face of the rabbetting guide to give me reference and support.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

I do that too often with many tools.  Sometimes it's the power cord... other times it's the dust collection hose...

Just used my non-Festool power plane yesterday. Had the D36 hose plugged into the side and couldn't figure out why the bench, and the vac, and the walls of the room were such a mess.

Don't forget to flip the lever so the chips are going out the same side as the hose! [doh]

I have both D36 and D27 hoses on my Boom Arm and I have forgotten to connect the hose I am using to the CT -- vacuum turns on just like it should and I start to wonder what is up when the sawdust and chips are everywhere...I have done it more than once too and I feel just as dumb every time it happens.

Scot

 

[semenza]

Seems like I have something in common  with some of you guys for dumb moves....  

      I have forgotten to switch the lever on my HL850, and I have forgtten to  plug the correct hose into the the  pipe leading to my CT.  I always notice the planer  problem right away because I can see it happening.  

The hose ..... well that goes straight  into a vertical pipe.  Whichever hose end is not connected hangs on a hook right next to the pipe about seven feet up and behind me. So it still moves and swings as if it were connected.  So I'll be sawing away, or worse sanding, with a geyser of dust shooting out of the hose.   [doh]   [doh]

'The DC doesn't work if it is not connected'  'The DC doesn't work if it is not connected'  'The DC doesn't work if it is not connected'   [huh]   [scratch chin]  :

Seth