Unconventional use for the Domino...

[Lou Miller]

I know its not what the tool was designed for, but it worked great.

I built a table today and needed some elongated holes to drive screws through in order to hold the top down. Underneath the table, I put a few stretchers in to help support the table top and keep it flat. I made them out of 5/4 and they are 2-1/8" wide. I chose that width because of what I wanted to try. I put the 5mm bit on the machine and did a full depth plunge. Flipped the wood over and then plunged from the other side. This gave me a through mortise that is 5mm wide, perfect for a #8 screw. Then I put the 10mm bit on the machine and did a 12mm deep plunge on only one side over top of the 5mm mortise. What I ended up with is a perfect slot for a screw and a recess for the head.

I know its nothing earth shattering, but I thought it worked really well. Sure is quicker and easier than using a plunge router like I normally do.

 

[James Metcalf]

Cool idea. The bits you buy,that are made for that purpose are prone to break off. This is much better. Thanks.

 

[bill-e]

Lou,

Do you mean like this?
http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=332.msg2775#msg2775

 

[Lou Miller]

Sorry Bill, not everyone can be special like you and get a tool long before its released to the general public...

 

[ROb McGilp]

I guess what these two fantastic examples show is the versatility of the Domino. Most people buy it and think,"It's a mortise and tenon device, therefore I must use it with the tenons that are provided and use it for jointing."
The Domino does one thing for a living, it digs very accurate, very reproducible holes wherever you have power. These holes are not restricted to the sizes or cut widths in the manual, but can be any length ( say for inlaying or placing the bottom of a box) and height (say for through mortises when combined with length of cut) with the only constraint being depth of cut. So you can really achieve a lot with this tool with just a little bit of lateral thought.

Regards,

Albert

 

[Dave Ronyak]

And that two great minds (Lou and Bill) can think alike to arrive at the same idea! 

Dave R.

 

[RGJ]

More good uses for this wonderful tool. ;D

Keep Um Coming

RGJ