Pulled the trigger on Domino + More

[mattbyington]

Hey team,

If you remember just a month ago I bought an MFT/3, TS 55 Req, CT 26 E, and some clamping elements + vacuum attachments.

Love the tools.

This week I hit up my now-good-friend Bob Marino again for the Domino + tenon assortment. I also have heard great thinks about Woodpeckers on this forum.

The T square looks great. I got the 24" one and also some dogs. The dogs seem like a REALLY convenient method of cutting square cuts, way faster than the back fence (perhaps more accurate too?)

Happy Friday all!

Matt

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[Birdhunter]

Congratulations. I’d suggest buying a spare 4 mm and 5 mm bits. The 4 mm has been prone to losing its tip and I’m a very careful user. I’ve only broken one 5mm bit and that was drilling into very hard end grain.

The Halfinchshy and New Brit videos are excellent tutorials on the Domino.

Practicing on scrap is a good idea. The Domino requires good technique to get good results.

 

[pettyconstruction]

The Domino DF 500 is one of the “coolest” tools I own.
The ease and accuracy of the tenon placement is its greatest asset.
The best way I found was to hold the back by the cord,and plunge slowly.
Good luck,Charlie

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[live4ever]

Judging by your history and your mug, you're gonna have a slippery ride down the Fes-Slope my friend.  [big grin]

(Just kidding re: your mug)

 

[sancho57]

To Late you drank the cool aid now your sliding down the slippery slope.

You'll be lovng the tools. congrats

 

[SoonerFan]

Matt,
The DF500 is a great tool.  I am sure you will get lots of use and enjoyment from it.  I was reminded of this last night when I plunged ~75-80 mortises.  I had not needed to use mine in a couple months.  The task was fast, easy and accurate.  Just like I have come to expect from the DF500.

 

[semenza]

Get a .9mm mechanical pencil and some HB lead to go with that T-Square. Fits and fills the holes perfectly removing pencil wiggle room when using it to mark or draw lines.

Seth

 

[peter halle]

The Woodpecker stuff is .9mm?  I have the older Incra stuff that was .5mm and always thought (ignorantly it seems) that they were similar.

Peter

 

[Cheese]

The Woodpecker stuff is .9mm?  I have the older Incra stuff that was .5mm and always thought (ignorantly it seems) that they were similar.

Yup...that's the reason I moved away from the Incra stuff. The combination of the small .5mm lead along with the thinness of the Incra template, tended to break the pencil lead all of the time, especially when using it on wood with distinct grain patterns.

The .9mm lead/Woodpecker stuff is much more robust.

 

[rst]

I have had an set of the Incras for a long time and they work great, but as Cheese mentioned, not so great on wood with large pores like oak.  I bought the Woodpeckers rules and like them much better for wood.  I buy Pentel Graphgear 1000 Drafting Pencils from Amazon and have the 5, 7, and 9mm versions.  I always have a 5 and 7 in the pocket of my carpenter pants.  I tried lots of different types but most kept breaking.  The Pentels can retract the lead and also the whole point end of the pencil and have held up well enough to have sets everywhere I have  work station.

 

[Michael Kellough]

rst said,  "I buy Pentel Graphgear 1000 Drafting Pencils from Amazon"

Me too. 3 and 5mm.  To avoid lead breakage on porous wood, when I'll be sanding later, I use a pen like Pilot G-2 ultra fine ~.4mm.

 

[mattbyington]

Thanks for all the replies everyone! Really appreciate it.

I got a bunch of beautiful Baltic Birch 12mm (1/2 inch) today, ready for my next project.

Got all the labels peeled off  and goo removed (with rubbing alcohol).

Used the ETS to sand both faces smooth on all the boards as prep step for next weekend.

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Matt