To Domino or not to Domino? That IS the question....

[ChuckS]

Thank you all for your input!

I have ordered the DF 500 RQ set together with the systainer fill of various dominos.

Snip.

b) I am not fully convinced by the handle design and am concerned that it may be less ergonomic in vertical cuts (just a hunch but I'm not ready to take that plunge - excuse the pun)

I am looking forward to it arriving although I think the first project I will be using it on has some "challenging" joints so I am mentally preparing myself for some failures to start with

Unless the D-handle in the DFC is different from the DF700, which I have used on vertical cuts, I can assure you that it's far easier to do vertical cuts with the DF500 barrel than with the DFC handle, especially when you have a lot to mill.

 

[onocoffee]

Indeed I have - many times!
The man is a treasure trove of Festool hints, tips and explanations.

As a matter of fact I discovered today purely by accident that his Festool channel seems to have stopped production? What a shame that is.

Sedge has his own YouTube channel: SedgeTool and he's been releasing weekly videos on the regular - I think typically on Sundays.

What has ceased production is the Festool Live show on Festool USA's YouTube channel. This was a sharp and abrupt ending and the word is that Sedge and a number of others were fired from their positions at Festool USA.

It's a shame because FTL was FTUSA's first and best outreach to users and potential users - with a worldwide reach. I don't know what the issue was (though I have theories) but FTL is Dead and there does not seem to be a replacement. So, any intrepid YouTubers (or Sedge himself): there's a gap in the Noon Eastern Time slot on Fridays that people will be wanting to fill...

 

[peter halle]

Personally I think of the word "fired" for when an employee has done something wrong that ends their employment. "Layoff", for me, fits the situation where a company makes a decision to release employee(s) for reasons not related to job performance.

Just me.

Peter

 

[luvmytoolz]

Personally I think of the word "fired" for when an employee has done something wrong that ends their employment. "Layoff", for me, fits the situation where a company makes a decision to release employee(s) for reasons not related to job performance.

Just me.

Peter

Times like this I think a simple statement or some sort of acknowledgement should be released to halt the inevitable rumour mill.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Personally I think of the word "fired" for when an employee has done something wrong that ends their employment. "Layoff", for me, fits the situation where a company makes a decision to release employee(s) for reasons not related to job performance.

Just me.

Peter

A pack of DOGE got loose and ended up in Indiana?

 

[Stevenski]

I can assure you that it's far easier to do vertical cuts with the DF500 barrel than with the DFC handle, especially when you have a lot to mill.

That's my gut feeling based on just looking at pictures so it's comforting to have someone with experience confirm it
But I am sure I would be happy either way It was really cordless vs corded that decided it for me this time

 

[onocoffee]

Personally I think of the word "fired" for when an employee has done something wrong that ends their employment. "Layoff", for me, fits the situation where a company makes a decision to release employee(s) for reasons not related to job performance.

Just me.

Peter

Point taken. I rephrase: "layoff" would be the better used term.

 

[mino]

EDIT: FTL note moved to appropriate thread (mino)

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There are VERY few expensive tools I would highly recommend anyone to get BEFORE they are skilled and thus BEFORE they build up their own "tool chest":
1) TPC 18 + all the supported chucks
2) DOMINO + CT15

The reasoning is those are two extremely universal tools which makes them the most valuable for a newbie as they cause a A LOT of time/money normally wasted on various "limited and/or junk tool" to just not happen.

Yes.

I am saying that buying those items as early as possible, even at the cost of skipping a lof of "cheap" kit is the best possible spend of money for a hobby/ newbie.

Sure, there are many great tools for great value. But none have such a wide reach and teaching/guiding potential as a universal drill and a universal joiner. And that multiplication effect - from owning those early on - is the bigger the more a beginner/the more an amateur the purchaser is.