Haven't yet purchased the domino but i am looking for plenty of excuses to. Have any of you guys used it on a cabinet install, it seem to me that if you referenced off the top and bottom of each face frame stile that those two domino's would really help to align your cabs during installs. Clamp together, countersink a screw and voila. Whatcha think???
Using donimo for cainet alignment during instalation
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Sound like a great idea to me!!!
I'm not sure how the screw would work... if you mean thru the face frame into the domino my concern is cracking after the clamps are removed or movement over time... just glue or dry might be the best for the domino/mortise. But as an alignment aid I think it's a great idea!!!
jim
I'm not sure how the screw would work... if you mean thru the face frame into the domino my concern is cracking after the clamps are removed or movement over time... just glue or dry might be the best for the domino/mortise. But as an alignment aid I think it's a great idea!!!
jim
As long as you control excessive movement as you are sliding them together, maybe with a spacer in the back, I think it would work quite nicely. My only concern would be them not pulling together evenly and perhaps splitting a mortice. Cabinets can be a little cranky lining up but I am sure you are already thinking about that.
Jim,
I think BJ would use the screws in the normal manner. The cabs would already be aligned by the dominos.
Jim,
I think BJ would use the screws in the normal manner. The cabs would already be aligned by the dominos.
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BJ, I've used the Domino to do just what you described. The only exception is for base cabinets I index the domino from the top of the face frame, I cut a mortise with the tight setting. Then index the next cut from the bottom of FF with the a wider mortise to give me a little wiggle room. The reverse with wall cabinets. I clamp and screw the FF together as I always have, the dominos are just for easy alignment.
Holy typos in the subject heading sorry guys. Thanks for the replies i think you may have just pushed me over the might have to order that pretty little thang tonight. have about 10 interior batten doors to make for a post and beam carriage house, think that domino might just be the thing.
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further confirmation
i used the technique for indexing the wardrobe dividers into the bases and tops
in this post http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=2402.0
i used the technique for indexing the wardrobe dividers into the bases and tops
in this post http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=2402.0
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Richard M said:
Yes, I can attest to that! ;D
Richard M said:
In our house, I need to pull the cabinets over the microwave in order to raise the microwave. Right now it's a matter of 6-7 screws, if I had to deal with dominoes in the FF, it would be a PITA. Regardless, you should still buy it, it's an investment!
bjackson3 said:
Yeah honey....I need a Domino for "cabinet alignment", that's the ticket. It'd would work pretty well I imagine, but you're stretching for reasons to get one if that's your primary use.
Honestly, I'd be irritated to find dominos in the face frames if I had to come back for service work. More than once I've had to pull cabinets for one thing or another. My 'favorite' situation is having to pull a base cabinet after the countertops are in and the cabinet installer ran screws through the top of the hanging rail between the dust cover and the countertop where they are impossible to get to. (Rant over.)
Eli said:
A Multimaster is on my wish list too...wish I had it yesterday replacing the rotted 3/4 bottom of a sink cabinet. Hands are still sore from hand sawing what I couldn't reach with the jigsaw. Especially at the back that was 3 freaking layers of 3/4 mdf.
Must admit, I've never 'got' the DIY blade thing - if you're using a tool on a job, then the customer buys the blades, just like any other consumable. Different situation if it's a hobby, certainly, but for business - sure they're expensive, but so are lots of things, including my time 
Cheers, Pete.
Cheers, Pete.
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