Where can i learn how to do more with my domino 500?

[Nick2cd]

I have a paddle style domino 500.  i love it!  however, i have only scratched the surface of what it can do.  where can i expand my knowledge on how to use this tool?

 

[GPowers]

Check out the Festool classes offered, use this url

http://festooltraining.com/

Or there are tons of videos on YouTube

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Rick's manual:

http://www.festoolusa.com/media/pdf/domino_df_500.pdf

Paul's videos:



Two great resources to get you on the right path.

 

[woodguy7]

Stone Message (Peter). Just did some cool alternate uses for the 2 Dominoes.  3 separate videos, worth a look.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Just start trying things.  The first day I got mine I dove right into making an Ipe gate and using it for my SA Hardwood decks.

 

[mouppe]

The fog is a good place to start. Apart from the obvious I've used my domino to attach drawer sides to fronts, to make buttons to fix table tops to aprons, as a mortiser for chest lid stays, for holes in a chisel rack etc etc.

 

[sancho57]

If ya bought from a brick and mortar you can go to the dealer and talkto him, find when /where a demo day is at your local supplier and go and talk to the rep

 

[Nick2cd]

i've read Rick's fantastic manual on the domino and im a regular over at half inch shy.  Paul is a fantastic resource.  i feel like i've scoured youtube for everything domino related and im nearly out of content.  i'd love to do some sort of a hands on training class or watch an official festool domino training video. 

 

[zapdafish]

Anyone have a link to a video on how to make  those domi drawers? I've been wanting to try a few. Is it doable with 1/2" ply?

 

[mouppe]

I don't have a video but I used 1/2" ply for the drawer sides rebated into 3/4" ply. The 4mm domino wasn't available at the time so I think I must have used the 5mm.

Clamp the pieces together, plunge all the way through but just short of a full domino tenon length so as to leave the domino a little proud and then trim it with a flush-trim saw.

There are some better examples elsewhere on the FOG and I seem to remember somebody doing a really good job with DIY tenons.

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[zapdafish]

thanks, thats what I want to do but I cant see it in my head how to clamp the two pieces together so that they are square and so that you can get the domino into position to plunge.

 

[jacko9]

I would add, just start using your Domino with scrap wood to get a feel for the needed feed rate and hand pressure on the machine.  A lot of the expertise comes from hands on experimentation with this great tool and the feeling of confidence that the result will be correct when using the tool.  I started my "Domino Experience" with a very expensive Honduras Mahogany Entertainment Cabinet after burning through more than a few board feet of scrap lumber and after every project I grew more and more confident to the point that dry fit assemblies are no longer necessary.  Good luck and enjoy this fantastic mortising tool [wink]

 

[mouppe]

thanks, thats what I want to do but I cant see it in my head how to clamp the two pieces together so that they are square and so that you can get the domino into position to plunge.

It was a while ago since I did them and I have not made any more since, but I think I clamped the pieces to a right-angle jig (basically a piece of MDF with two wooden blocks screwed into it at a right angle) then plunged with the domino. Once one side was done, I just worked my way round the drawer.

You can also temporarily hold the drawer together using screws in half the mortise locations, set half the dominoes, take the screws out and do the other half. Not sure if I explained myself very well, sorry!

 

[fdengel]

Can't you use the fence on the Domino to make the plunge separately for each piece then let the Dominos themselves align them to make them square?

 

[bruegf]

http://www.festoolusa.com/media/pdf/getting_the_most_from_the_festool_domino_machine.pdf

 

[mouppe]

Can't you use the fence on the Domino to make the plunge separately for each piece then let the Dominos themselves align them to make them square?

Unless you get your rebate thickness spot on, you could have a gap when you assemble the joint, or the opposite where you have to increase the rebate.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

Can't you use the fence on the Domino to make the plunge separately for each piece then let the Dominos themselves align them to make them square?

Yes -- I just made four drawer boxes and did it this way -- used the stops to get three spaced dominos per side.  Did each piece seperately and it worked great!

Scot

 

[Nick2cd]

Can't you use the fence on the Domino to make the plunge separately for each piece then let the Dominos themselves align them to make them square?

Yes -- I just made four drawer boxes and did it this way -- used the stops to get three spaced dominos per side.  Did each piece seperately and it worked great!

Scot

scot,
could you post some pics?  how did you did you use the stops to space 3 of them?  do you have a pin style domino instead of the newer paddle style?

 

[Sparktrician]

thanks, thats what I want to do but I cant see it in my head how to clamp the two pieces together so that they are square and so that you can get the domino into position to plunge.

The Jevons 3D Square is a great way to keep things square while you're setting the dominoes. 

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[Ocram]

i don't know if this is posted before but you can find a lot of information on this site about the domino.

The reference charts on this site are very useful in some occasions.

Domino info site URL