I'm in a sort of a weird situation that I can afford getting more Festoys for about 1k€ but can't decide what would be the most logical order (or sort of it's a no-brainer but I'll still ask.. [unsure])
or a mixture of the above.
My next years or twos project portfolio that I'll be working on looks like this:
In priority order I would say first I'll solve the tool storage problem and then come the outside storage boxes and outside dining table & chairs and only after that workout I'll continue to the finer furniture for the house. Huh, with that mouthful done back to my question and own mussings...
So I would presume that I should shell my cash on a Domino and a systainer of dominoes and most likely the DF500 would be a good fit for the inside furniture work as well as the beech dominoes actually lasting there as well. I presume one would have to buy sipo dominoes for the outside stuff to hack being stored outside 365 days a year in direct rain, snow and sleet (the latter two usually under a cover for the winter though). What I'm dubious about is that is the DF500's largest 10x50 domino size too small for the outside boxes and possibly seats?
The no-brainer part I mention above is that since I have similar tools to do the work of everything else but the Dominoes and one or the other of them would be a logical move first, but one gets T-loc fever when money's burning in your pocket so replacing a bunch of other tools with shinies sings a siren call to me with the "more is better" -song. [embarassed]
I know that eventually I'll just get the lot but don't have that deep pockets at the moment [big grin]
Any insight about using the Domino joints outside is a good idea in the first place and could the beech dominoes last there as well as insight on which size of Domino would be the best fit with the above list of tasks are appreciated as well as any other observation on my rather ambitious project portfolio.
++ Reiska
P.S. I'm planning on the outside materials being CC-pressure treated stock for boxes & chairs & table box leg , water resistant ply for the tabletop base and a suitable hard-wood for the top strips and edges.
P.P.S. Sorry for stupidly asking some of the above in someone elses thread about door joinery - didn't mean to hijack that thread [embarassed]
- Domino DF500 + Domino Systainer + select sipo tennons
- Domino DF700 + Domino Systainer + select sipo tennons
- Carvex Set + CXS promo Set (comes in SYS2 with storage lid + a set of Centrotec drillbits)
- Rotex 90 & Rotex 150 + sand paper
or a mixture of the above.
My next years or twos project portfolio that I'll be working on looks like this:
- Dining table, backyard exposed to rain - current design is an oval table with a boat deck-top on a rectangular centre foot i.e. this type of foot and this type of table top
- Chairs x 12, backyard exposed to rain - current design still undecided - most likely a simple stackable wooden chair like this.
- Storage box x2, backyard exposed to humidity but not direct rain under balcony - design will be a simple storage box with a slightly curved seat/lid for comfortable sitting/sunbathing and storage of toys, etc. something like this but obviously made out of wood and longer since the larger bench needs to be 3500mm long and L-shaped and the shorter one is about 2000mm long as well.
- Storage box, balcony exposed to direct rain - design will be a similar to the other two downstairs but need to be more rain repellent but at the same time well aired to dry out.
- Chair x12, living room / dining table - design would be something like this, but in a simplified form i.e. I don't know how to bend wood to such neat curves and I would probably do away with the many smaller stiles in the backrest and just have one or two there.
- Sysport-sort of shelving under a flight of stairs for storing my Festoys, design will be very homegrown since the space is triangular - darned if I know how to get everything to fit [embarassed] probably have to go with sliding shelves in dado grooves since 900mm long over extending drawer slides are silly expensive.
- Bedside tables x 3, got an American style bed with triple matresses so I need to make taller bedside tables - idea would be something like this but in a more modern style without the excessive edge routing and cleaner lines.
- Bookshelf modules x20 for the library, if I actually become good enough after all that practice above, like the big bookshelf in the topmost picture but in wooden oil finish
In priority order I would say first I'll solve the tool storage problem and then come the outside storage boxes and outside dining table & chairs and only after that workout I'll continue to the finer furniture for the house. Huh, with that mouthful done back to my question and own mussings...
So I would presume that I should shell my cash on a Domino and a systainer of dominoes and most likely the DF500 would be a good fit for the inside furniture work as well as the beech dominoes actually lasting there as well. I presume one would have to buy sipo dominoes for the outside stuff to hack being stored outside 365 days a year in direct rain, snow and sleet (the latter two usually under a cover for the winter though). What I'm dubious about is that is the DF500's largest 10x50 domino size too small for the outside boxes and possibly seats?
The no-brainer part I mention above is that since I have similar tools to do the work of everything else but the Dominoes and one or the other of them would be a logical move first, but one gets T-loc fever when money's burning in your pocket so replacing a bunch of other tools with shinies sings a siren call to me with the "more is better" -song. [embarassed]
I know that eventually I'll just get the lot but don't have that deep pockets at the moment [big grin]
Any insight about using the Domino joints outside is a good idea in the first place and could the beech dominoes last there as well as insight on which size of Domino would be the best fit with the above list of tasks are appreciated as well as any other observation on my rather ambitious project portfolio.
++ Reiska
P.S. I'm planning on the outside materials being CC-pressure treated stock for boxes & chairs & table box leg , water resistant ply for the tabletop base and a suitable hard-wood for the top strips and edges.
P.P.S. Sorry for stupidly asking some of the above in someone elses thread about door joinery - didn't mean to hijack that thread [embarassed]
I'd have to admit though that sooner or later I'm in for a Domino too I guess. At our house renovation we are using a Kress biscuit jointer and NO, it's no Domino but YES it does the job (used on indoor window frames). And at the job site the guys we hire use their Makita jigsaws and oh boy am I happy with the Carvex. I also think it may be big time in your benefit as you could get a CMS insert for it too and it could replace most of your bandsaw jobs. Assuming you don't have one already that is.
