The extra large plunge
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No, but I'm about to any day now.
I just wish they had a Sipo assortment available. I plan on using mine for a bunch of outdoor stuff over the next few months, so I'm reluctant to buy the Beech assortment to get the 14mm cutter.
Btw, there was a thread started around the release date at the start of the month querying members as to who got the XL or Syslite, so that's why you're probably not getting a lot of replies.
I just wish they had a Sipo assortment available. I plan on using mine for a bunch of outdoor stuff over the next few months, so I'm reluctant to buy the Beech assortment to get the 14mm cutter.
Btw, there was a thread started around the release date at the start of the month querying members as to who got the XL or Syslite, so that's why you're probably not getting a lot of replies.
I have it. I got it on the first release date. I have the small one as well. I bring this up because if you have it you should get the domino set with the large bit. This is because you the overlap in domino sizes. If you do not than yes they are good deals.
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I was one of 6 participants in the Festool combination Cabinet Construction and Doors & Drawers class in Henderson, NV from 23 through 27 March this year. Steve Bace, the trainer, had the Domino XL 700. All of us who wanted to do so had the chance to use it. Having been using the Domino 500 since it came to NA, I found that for me the XL was easier to hold steady.
My business is making custom cabinets, so I do not have an immediate need to larger Dominoes. However, my experience has been that the more familiar everyone in my shop becomes with a new tool, the more uses we find for it. Bottom line is that even before a release date certain and price was announced I placed a pre-order for an XL with a Domino assortment. The Domino XL was delivered on 4 June.
By now all of us have spent spare time using it. The advantage to make many cabinets is that we have a whole lot of scrap on hand. I also have a sophisticated shaper and two sweet conventional band saws in addition to my Baker lumber-mill style horizontal band saw. In my own spare time furniture design and building could well be in my own future. I am very happy with my Domino XL 700.
My business is making custom cabinets, so I do not have an immediate need to larger Dominoes. However, my experience has been that the more familiar everyone in my shop becomes with a new tool, the more uses we find for it. Bottom line is that even before a release date certain and price was announced I placed a pre-order for an XL with a Domino assortment. The Domino XL was delivered on 4 June.
By now all of us have spent spare time using it. The advantage to make many cabinets is that we have a whole lot of scrap on hand. I also have a sophisticated shaper and two sweet conventional band saws in addition to my Baker lumber-mill style horizontal band saw. In my own spare time furniture design and building could well be in my own future. I am very happy with my Domino XL 700.
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ceddy said:
I think I remember seeing a spreed sheet breaking down the cost of the tenon assortments on Chris Wong's blog,
Here it is.
ceddy said:
I ordered mine ahead of time, so I have had it from Day One for us regular people. I have been using the original for years now, and since I had a job in progress where the XL would be appropriate, I bought it. Now I am wondering if I should sell my Powermatic floor stand mortiser. [unsure]
