Use DOMINO router bit in an OF 2200 ?

[Christian93117]

As promised we talked to the R&D department at Festool in Germany.

Here is their answer:

DO NOT use the Domino bits in a regular router!

Main Reason:

The Domino bits are optimized to remove very small chips with the very tip of the bit. Using the Domino bit in a router for dadoes etc. would be an entirely different kind of strain on the bit. The Domino bits are not tested for that and it is unclear how the bit would cut and if it would hold up.

Bottom line is this: Domino bits are specialty bits optimized for use with the Domino and its specific pattern of movement and cutting, not for use with other routers. There is a wide range of solutions that would be far better suited to applications such as dadoes, rabbets, etc. than the Domino bit.

 

[peter halle]

Ingo,

Forgive my manners, I did not previously welcome you to the FOG.   [welcome]

Just in case you don't have a Festool catalog, Festool in Europe does offer hole drilling router bits in the sizes of 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm.  Christian is looking into your question, so I would suggest you don't experiment just has he said.  But in the meantime, you might want to check out the router bits on the Festool website.

Peter

Actually, Peter, all of those bits you mention, which are part of the LR32 System, are still sold by Festool USA. In addition, so are the 3mm drill bit. In older catalogs these were shown with 8mm shanks.

These are shown on page 5 of the current price list. Here are the part numbers:

The 3mm dowel drill bit is cat 491065
The 5mm dowel through V tip bit is cat 491064
The 5mm dowel drill bit is cat 491066
The 6mm dowel drill bit is cat 491067
The 8mm dowel drill bit is cat 491068
The 10mm dowel drill bit is cat 491069

Carroll,

The only reason that I specified Festool in Europe is that the person asking the question is in Germany.

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Thank you Christian for checking on that for us!

Peter

 

[AlexThePalex]

The Domino bits are optimized to remove very small chips with the very tip of the bit. Using the Domino bit in a router for dadoes etc. would be an entirely different kind of strain on the bit. The Domino bits are not tested for that and it is unclear how the bit would cut and if it would hold up.

Bottom line is this: Domino bits are specialty bits optimized for use with the Domino and its specific pattern of movement and cutting, not for use with other routers. There is a wide range of solutions that would be far better suited to applications such as dadoes, rabbets, etc. than the Domino bit.

The OP asked specifically for drilling only. I guess he already understood dadoes are out of the question.

But, as I said above already, like most other people, he'd better forget about using Domino bits in a router.