![]() ![]() Basically, anything that you would use a tongue and dado, biscuit, pocket screws or mortise and tenon on, this slot machine will make quick, easy and accurate fastening. We use the Domino mostly in bookcase and cabinet applications with furniture grade plywood and hardwood materials. The Domino offers two positioning methods: aligning the tool by sight with reference lines scribed on the workpieces, and using retractable pin stops to position the tool at a fixed distance from a reference face, edge, or end.ĭust collection hooks up easily and works extremely well at keeping the air, tool, the mortise slots and surrounding area dust free. This is a must: to get best results, you need to make sure that your work parts are in contact with the bench top before plunging. The fence handle is positioned in a manner to make sure that the fence is stays firmly pressed against your material. ![]() A graduated step block setting lets you choose common fence heights quickly. We could easily change the height or angle of the fence with simple adjustments. The fence adjustments are quick and intuitive. When working in a vertical orientation when the fence cannot be used, center line marks are cast in the sides of the Domino for simple alignment. The fence has triangular holes that also aid with alignment. This dramatically increases production since it requires no measuring, yet offers excellent accuracy on repeated applications.ĭomino has a window with center line and offset marks. The Domino incorporates an spring loaded, indexing system that allows you to quickly reference off of the edge of the material or an adjacent mortise. The Festool’s movable fence is nicely designed, with detents at common angles and a series of vertical stops. We found it easy to reference off a movable front fence to get different slot locations and angles. Settings for depth and width of cut (oscillation) are precise and easy on this tool. “Easy to adjust,” was my first thought when I started using this tool. The Festool Domino Joiner DF 500-Plus comes with a removable 5mm cutter, a Systainer box, removable ‘Plug-It’ cord which is interchangeable with most other Festool tools, an auxiliary fence attachment, a pair of cross-stops that will let you quickly reference off other mortises, and a trim-stop that holds narrow pieces in place while plunging. The instruction manual is difficult to navigate and I found the best resources to be Festools online tutorials and videos. Like most of the Festool products, the Festool Domino Joiner DF 500-Plusis an engineering masterpiece, and it looks a bit intimidating, but its not once you dig into it. Tenon sizes are available in the following thicknesses: The Festool floating tenons come in three thicknesses, each requiring a different bit. ![]() These tenons are also rotation-proof, have a large gluing surface area and are stronger than a dowel or biscuit. It has “raised,” fine lines for improved gluing and press into the mortise slot for a snug fit, expanding slightly when glue is applied. The Festool floating tenon is designed to fit precisely into the mortise created by the tool. ![]() The tenons are mostly made from Beech for interior work, and come in various sizes. The Festool Floating Tenonįestool tenons are used to join two mating mortises. The Domino cutter bit spins and oscillates, wobbling side to side, to cut a full mortise in a single plunge of the tool. The Festool Domino Joiner brings portability, speed and a dead-on accuracy system to tenon joinery. Mortise and tenon joinery take time, set-up and a stationary machine to accomplish. A floating tenon, unlike traditional mortise and tenon joinery, is an insert-able tenon in two opposing slots. The Festool Domino Joiner DF 500-Plus creates a slot for a floating tenon. But don’t be fooled: the Domino is NOT a biscuit joiner. Many folks confuse the Domino with a biscuit joiner as the tool looks, and works, much like one. No other manufacturer makes a portable mortising machine like the Domino. The strength of a mortise-and-tenon joint in a hand-held tool is what makes the Festool Domino Joiner DF 500-Plus unique. Festool Domino Joiner DF 500-Plus Manufacturer: Festool ![]()
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