It's looking more and more like Bob's my uncle. If he ends up being out of stock, next up would be In Touch or ACME. It'll be Monday or Tuesday before it all comes together, so hopefully Bob'll be in stock then.
copcarcollector said:
You did not mention other tools you may have, or more specifically, a dust extractor / vac. Make sure to use one with the Domino!
Also, do you have Dominos to use with the machine? Last time I checked, the Domino did not come with any, not even a small assortment. Just FYI!
Good things to bring up. The dust collector issue is a big can of worms that I still have some reading on, and should probably start a different thread for when I've absorbed and processed all that there already is available to read. However, a Festool dust collector simply isn't going to happen right now. Maybe in 6 months to a year, but I'll have to muddle through some projects with either a standard dust collector or shop vac for now.
The argument against full-blown dust collectors is that they're low-velocity, and the Domino needs a high velocity suction. Ok. I don't know enough about the situation to dispute that with 100% certainty, but I can say I'm highly doubtful that the dust collector would be completely useless. I mean really.
The argument against shopvacs is that they're loud and don't have very good filtration. Ok. Nice shopvacs have hepa, and I'm already wearing a mask for the table saws and ear plugs, so I'm really good to go.
I could justify $275 - $300+ for a 1550 CFM harbor freight/used delta/whatever's on craigslist dust collector and all the hose I'll need to hook up both table saws, the jointer, planer, routers, and mediocre Domino duty. Or I could even do $150+ for a nice shopvac and whatever hoses for just the Domino. But I'll have to go with one of these two, because $450 for a single-purpose device is too much for my brain to handle right now.