GaryLaroff
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- Joined
- Sep 23, 2008
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- 179
I bought my first Festool tool a few weeks ago, just used it and thought you might like a quick first impression report. After cutting only 60 mortises, I believe the Domino is great and so far meets or exceeds my expectations. Set-up is quick and positive, operation is flawless and dust/chip collection with my Fein Turbo-II has been 100%. I even like the power switch which was obviously designed after considerable thought.
I like the plug-it power cord and can see how the concept will be even more valuable once I have a few of their other tools.
Although I usually work on reproductions of 18th Century American furniture in mahogany, the current project is a herd of oak rocking horses. The body sections go together as end grain against long grain and when I made a batch of them years ago I went through the laborious process of using dowels.
It is a lot faster, easier and probably stronger to use 8 x 50mm dominos instead of dowels. And using dominos is both fun and totally dust-proof.
Following Jerry Work's suggestion in his document, all the mortises on one board were cut at the minimum width with all but one in the mating board cut at the middle width. Parts alignment has been flawless and using the Domino machine is a totally controlled operation.
I don't want to change my current settings to investigate one issue that I have. If one of you would try to assist me, it would be appreciated. It regards the "clamping lever for angle guide", part (1.5) in the first diagram of the instruction manual. On my unit the clamping lever locks facing forwards and points past the front face of the Domino when the face/fence is set vertical. This does not appear to be a spring-loaded lever but does have a screw head in the middle. Loosening it did not appear to let me reorient the lever, but I didn't try very hard. Do you know how to orient the lever so that it locks pointing backwards as in the illustrations?
Gary
I like the plug-it power cord and can see how the concept will be even more valuable once I have a few of their other tools.
Although I usually work on reproductions of 18th Century American furniture in mahogany, the current project is a herd of oak rocking horses. The body sections go together as end grain against long grain and when I made a batch of them years ago I went through the laborious process of using dowels.
It is a lot faster, easier and probably stronger to use 8 x 50mm dominos instead of dowels. And using dominos is both fun and totally dust-proof.
Following Jerry Work's suggestion in his document, all the mortises on one board were cut at the minimum width with all but one in the mating board cut at the middle width. Parts alignment has been flawless and using the Domino machine is a totally controlled operation.
I don't want to change my current settings to investigate one issue that I have. If one of you would try to assist me, it would be appreciated. It regards the "clamping lever for angle guide", part (1.5) in the first diagram of the instruction manual. On my unit the clamping lever locks facing forwards and points past the front face of the Domino when the face/fence is set vertical. This does not appear to be a spring-loaded lever but does have a screw head in the middle. Loosening it did not appear to let me reorient the lever, but I didn't try very hard. Do you know how to orient the lever so that it locks pointing backwards as in the illustrations?
Gary
