New Domino XL Thickness adapter project

[sebcbien]

as promised:

 

[sebcbien]

if interrested to buy one, please Personal Message me
I will do the first 10 orders at printing cost.

 

[Paul G]

Hard to see for sure on the video, but how much contact is there between the spacer and the tool?

 

[sebcbien]

I'm not sure to understand your question.
The plate is in full contact with the fence of the df700. The plate is very hard.
For building prototypes, I sometimes used design that uses less material to save money.
I've posted below some pics of the printing process of prototypes.
the white parts are supports to help support the bridges (parts of the object that do not have something below)
The white stuffs are then dissolved in water after the printing.

 

[Paul G]

I'm viewing the vid from my iphone so it's difficult to tell if the cross shaped posts were supporting the flat plate or if the full flat plate is in direct full contact with the steel

 

[sebcbien]

the cross are there to center the plate trough the holes in the fence of the df700
the plate is in full contact then and the height is very precise

 

[Vondawg]

Can't pm you using current name.

 

[sebcbien]

Strange, I received already a lot of PM ??? Sorry, I prefer not putting my email here  [unsure]
I will take time this weekend to respond to all of them.
Thanks

 

[Kuukkeli]

I am waiting for the 4mm thick adapter plate to be delivered and actually same applies to DF 700  :. Meanwhile, I think this is great solution, and so much faster to be installed and taken off than Domiplate. It also allows you to use fence height setting for different positioning.  I can not wait to hear experiences from other users. Comments, anyone?

 

[sebcbien]

hello,
Kuukkeli had a idea to enhance the thickness adapter.
the idea is to make a small piece of 3d printed thicknesses to modify the height of the fence to match perfectly other material height.
So I made some calculations and found a combinaison where with one plate and this cros  shaped piece the df700 can match those material heights: 30mm - 25mm - 22mm - 19mm (3/4 inch) - 18mm - 15mm - 13mm (1/2 inch) - 12mm
Here are some pics of a prototype:

 

[thlambermont]

Hello everybody,

I'm new on the forum ! I'm looking for a way to use my domino XL nn finer thicknesses and I really like your prototype.
I made a fast prototype to change "clips". What do you think about it? I use the same process design as the LA-DF 500/700.

Here for exemple I used a wooden piece of 12mm. This way I can center the domino on a 16mm mdf board.

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[thlambermont]

It should be improved (a lot) but you can see what I had got in mind. We could imagine to put two tracks below with some screw holes (like LA-DF 500/700) and use it on smaller pieces. I'm going to look for a 3d printer near me and test it.

 

[sebcbien]

Hello @thlambermont
Please open a new topic for your project. Mixing two different projects in the same thread will confuse readers.
Thanks.

 

[sebcbien]

Hello everyone,
I've now sold some pieces of my prototype and the woodworkers are very happy with them.
Below is one plate being printed (+- 7 hours)

 

[thlambermont]

[member=37874]sebcbien[/member] It's exactly the same tool, I copy the one you created and change the fixation system. But if your prototype works very well with the current fixation I would like to order one  [big grin] Thank you

 

[sebcbien]

Ok, didn't get that, sorry. :-[
This design has some good points, but as disadvantages, I see those:

- one is that it will take more place on the fence and then reduce the "agility" of the machine to go in small places
- An other one, is that I think that the plastic would "bend" lighty with the pressure of the arms of the clamping system, the plastic used by festool is harder and made under pressure, it's not the case with the ABS used by 3D printers.
- About the clamps, they are metal and I cannot make them.
Seb

 

[sylthecru]

Do you plan to release the .stl files or make the shims out of aluminum? I am interested in the .stl files as I have a 3d printer

Here is a video of my prototype of thickness adapter for the Festool DOMINO XL.

This solution solves two problems of the domishim.

I show you the use of the prototype for stock of 12 and 22 milimeters

The final product will have three plates to cover all common stock thickness:
Plate 1:  12 -22 mm
Plate 2:  9 - 18 -38 mm
Plate 3:  15 - 25 mm
It's easy to make also plate for imperial measurements. 1/2" 3/4" ...

It's only a prototype and I have still work to do to have the final product.

So please give your advice below and say if you would be interested by the final product.

Here is the video:

 

[sebcbien]

Hi sylthecru,

Building my prototype required to print between 15 and 20 plates and it's impossible to count how many hours and days it took me to design it.
As well as I'm someone who shares A LOT on internet (and in the real world [laughing] ), takes time and appreciate to help others, for this work, I will not release it because it tooks me more than time, I've invested in a good 3D printer (3000€) and the cost of printing the prototypes is not cheap (3D printing is usually 10€ per hour, and it's between 4 and 9 hours to print a plate...)
Releasing the STL files means also that others will be able to sell the plates to people who don't own a 3D printer.
Hope you can understand,
Seb

 

[sylthecru]

I understand you are trying to recoup the cost of your investment. DO you have an idea of what the final adapter will cost? I am really interested.

Hi sylthecru,

Building my prototype required to print between 15 and 20 plates and it's impossible to count how many hours and days it took me to design it.
As well as I'm someone who shares A LOT on internet (and in the real world [laughing] ), takes time and appreciate to help others, for this work, I will not release it because it tooks me more than time, I've invested in a good 3D printer (3000€) and the cost of printing the prototypes is not cheap (3D printing is usually 10€ per hour, and it's between 4 and 9 hours to print a plate...)
Releasing the STL files means also that others will be able to sell the plates to people who don't own a 3D printer.
Hope you can understand,
Seb

 

[sebcbien]

Hi,
The prices depend of the number of plates and the shipping costs.
The thickness of the plates also changes the price, the 7.5mm takes more time and materials than the 4mm.
As for the exact price, I'm not sure I can talk about it here...
So please mail me at: sjauquet (Gmail) or PM

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