Sedge, Love your channel and Festool Live. You, Brent, and "Big D" do a great job. As one of the longest domino 500 users in North America (I was a tool tester prior to it's general release) i have a 5th law: Always set the domino back to the tight setting when you put it down. When you pick it up to use it it will be ready; if you cut a tight hole by mistake, you can easily make it larger...it's much harder to make a domino hole smaller :-) FYI This is Dave from Rio Rancho NM from Live
This is a great idea. Just this week I didn't check the setting and I've got two wide mortises before I noticed. It wasn't critical in this case, fortunately.
Love your videos. How can I insert dominos in a hexagon made from 2 X 6’s, on the vertical edge. Like a big ring. Actually 36” in diameter. The angle is 60 degrees at each intersection and I will need two, maybe tree dominos for each joint?
Yeah. I know this stream was posted three years ago. However, I can personally attest to its value (that and $4 might get you a cup of coffee!). Another pearl is when Sedge repeats through several videos to "use the accuracy of the machine". For years I have marked and measured (and screwed up) biscuits and their placement. Using the features of the domino, I just grab it, check the settings and GO! As long as I follow the golden rules, which are easy to remember, all of the joinery just WORKS! It not only speeds up my production, I can come back a day, week or month later and pick right back up with domino placement on projects I have set aside and know that they will work perfectly. Thanks!
If making a box with mitre cut… using domino & for the domino’s to go at proper 90 degree angle, does this mean that you need to reference from inside of box when cutting domino into the mitre angle & as not referenced from the displayed outside, could it make the outside mitre ‘ up & down’ as needed to be referenced from inside.. if that makes sense 🤔
This was great thank you for sharing. I have the Domino 500 (700 on the way) and it is great to have tips and techniques so I don't have to learn them the hard way with ruined work pieces. If you wanted a suggestion for more content I would appreciate clear and accurate information on how to calibrate my Festool products like the Domino and track saws. My domino for instance hs the left and right pins not perfectly calibrated, so if I move around and reference on the opposite pin things don't line up perfectly. I've seen some older tips on how to solve this but having your techniques would be great!
Great tips, thank you for sharing your experience!!! I've a problem with unskrewing the cutter which is just stuck on the shaft. No matter how I try it's not turning. I've been using my festool domino for several years and it never happened to me before. Could you please advise something?
ok first put some PB Blaster on it or WD 40 and let it sit...then try .....When putting cutter back on just tighten enough to snug it.... I hope this makes sense...
Hi Sedge.. I love your channel and Festool Live. You do a great job. I want to buy a Festool Drill and I was wondering which one would you recommend. I do woodworking and renovations when I’m not at my day job. Thanks so much for the advise. Greg Roberts
I would go with the new TPC18 .... it is a drill / Hammer drill...that way there it is perfect for renovation work...also it now takes all the FastFix Chucks...... Might want to consider this TPC18 in the combo kit with the TID18 ...that way there you also have an impact driver.....
Sedge, I learned law #1 and #3 the hard way. 🤦♂️ My local Festool rep. John Knight accually brought me up to speed on law #3, he's a great guy! But here's a learning I need to share. I still had issues with my DF500 when joining panels, they would crown or bow when brought together. It was like I was pushing down on the end of the DF500 and cutting up into the board, but I wasn't. I thought it was my jointer, my table saw not being square and I chased my tail for months trying to figure it out, but to no avail. I bought a DF700 and while reading the instructions it explained how to square the plate to the base. So for laughs I checked it, and I found it to be over square. This would have cause it to cut up into the board, so I calibrated it. Then I checked my DF500, and low and behold it too was over square. So I calibrated it and immediately milled some new panels to glue up, and walla, "PERFECT" joints! That was the problem the whole time. So my advice to all Domino owners is to verify the plate to base for 90deg. squareness, it just might make all of the difference in the world. All the Best, Chuck.
@@sedgetool Yeah, I don't know if you'd call it over square or under square, but it was off. 😁 I try to check calibration on my tools a little more closely, and a little more often now. Great content, Keep it up! 👍
Hey sedgtool, used my 10mm cutter in hard wood for the first time today ( used the 5mm for quite a while) got some massive chatter with the 10mm. tried soooo hard to slow down but it kept pulling the cutter in. any advice?
I would check the carbide tip on the 10mm cutter to see if there is damage ... might be chipped ... my advice is to plunge at a steady rate ...not too fast and not too slow....hope this helps !!!
I have been using the Domino for about 3 years now, the other day I have no idea why but I forgot how to use it, over thought everything and took way longer to do what I needed to do. 😂
Sedge, thanks for the video. In my opinion, after about 2 thousand domino joints, cutting a domino mortise is a skill, only learned from practice and paying total attention to what is going on whilst drilling the mortise hole. How the cutter drills the hole depends upon not only the operator, but the wood type, density, thickness and which size domino is being used. You change any of these variables, and the cutter will behave differently. In such a way as to ruin the joint that is being attempted if all four of your rules and another 4 rules aren't followed precisely. MDF cuts differently than pine, than plywood, and the type of plywood. Much less hardwood, which I have never done so far. The Domino System will cut the most precise mortises in the business, but ONLY when used precisely. For instance, I prefer the 6mm X 40mm size for 7 layer baltic plywood (Big Box Store sourced). It cuts smoother, with less chatter, and provides for a stronger joint. In MDF, I prefer the 5mm x 30mm size because the MDF needs more support around the domino and MDF cut SMOOTH. If I change wood, then I have to practice cutting mortises before attempting any finish work. If I change cutters, same thing. This tool is NOT designed for amateurs. I am one, I should know. It has to be used a lot and on a continuous basis to gain the skill and expertise to use it to the limits of precision that it is capable of. And there is no other tool on the planet that can match it's precision and speed in cutting a wood joint. It is worth every penny, and there are a lot of them to acquire one of these tools, but it is WORTH EVERY PENNY, if one wants to master the tool to get the final result it is capable of.
wow... thanks for sharing your experience..... I totally agree the more you use the more you come to appreciate the domino's precision....... thanks for the GREAT comment !!!!!
GWG, I get and agree with the general gist of what you're saying about the more you use it the better you'll be at using it, that pretty much goes along with anything. But I wholeheartedly disagree that, as you say, "it has to be used a lot and on a continuous basis to gain the skill and expertise to use it to the limits of precision that it is capable of", and "This tool is NOT designed for amateurs". Operating a DF500 or a DF700 for that matter isn't complicated, it cuts mortises plain and simple. And thanks to Festool engineering the DF500/700 are not only very precise but quite easy to use. Anyone that is going to get into woodworking and wants to build using joinery instead of pocket holes and or screws (I'm not a hater, just saying) then a Domino should be high on their list. I also believe starting out with a DF700 is better in many cases, as it provides more options due to its depth of cut. I have both and I did the usual, I bought the DF500 first, then the DF700. If I had bought the DF700 first, I might not have bought the DF500, well maybe. 😜 All the Best, Chuck.
I think it is somewhat of a skill, but if you reference and mark properly and use the machine patiently you'll get most if it down pretty quick. The problem most of us had is that we jumped in assuming it would be like using a drill press or jigsaw, just plain obvious.
yep... i know your issue .... take a posi drive screwdriver and remove the screw on the locking lever... remove the lever and move it to another flat on the hex shaft.... hope this makes sense......
@@sedgetool perfect! Thank buddy! I actually found your video showing how to do it shortly after making this comment! Thanks Sedge! -Little City Workshop
Sedge, Love your channel and Festool Live. You, Brent, and "Big D" do a great job. As one of the longest domino 500 users in North America (I was a tool tester prior to it's general release) i have a 5th law: Always set the domino back to the tight setting when you put it down. When you pick it up to use it it will be ready; if you cut a tight hole by mistake, you can easily make it larger...it's much harder to make a domino hole smaller :-) FYI This is Dave from Rio Rancho NM from Live
Great suggestion! Thanks for watching Dave !!!
This is a great idea. Just this week I didn't check the setting and I've got two wide mortises before I noticed. It wasn't critical in this case, fortunately.
I just got my DF 500 and hope to use it this weekend or next, I'm so excited! Thank you for these intro to Domino videos, they are fantastic.
Glad you like them!
Thanks, Sedge! Had to give myself a quick refresher on the DF500, as it has been a minute since I used it. BP & SS!!
Glad I could help!⚡⚡⚡⚡
Thanks Sedge! Took delivery of the 500 today and really appreciate your clear videos on how to use it. 👍👍👍
Thanks Andrew ...Glad it helped !!!!!!!
You two are a crack up. I laughed, I cried, and I was educated. Thanks!
Thanks !!
With this Chanel and Festool Live I am getting a double dose of Sedge. Sure beats Covid.
lol
Love your videos. How can I insert dominos in a hexagon made from 2 X 6’s, on the vertical edge. Like a big ring. Actually 36” in diameter. The angle is 60 degrees at each intersection and I will need two, maybe tree dominos for each joint?
set plate at 30 degrees ..If I am understanding the question properly ....
Thank you. New owner and starved for information. Slowly working towards a Festool System
Fantastic!
Thank you and D for sharing. The Domino is on my Festool List.
Right on!
Yeah. I know this stream was posted three years ago. However, I can personally attest to its value (that and $4 might get you a cup of coffee!). Another pearl is when Sedge repeats through several videos to "use the accuracy of the machine". For years I have marked and measured (and screwed up) biscuits and their placement. Using the features of the domino, I just grab it, check the settings and GO! As long as I follow the golden rules, which are easy to remember, all of the joinery just WORKS! It not only speeds up my production, I can come back a day, week or month later and pick right back up with domino placement on projects I have set aside and know that they will work perfectly. Thanks!
wicked cool .... Thanks
What is the vacuum clamp that you are using in the video?
a discontinued vac sys from Festool
Great info to know 😉
Thanks for watching!
Flawless operation
👍
Big D and Sedge...you guys are great.
Thanks Jed !!!!!!!!!
Good God! That accent! Seriously, thanks for the 4 rules. I found this very helpful. Subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
did you say CHOOOWDAH or CHATTER. You guys rock.
LOL !!!
Where do you get the vacuum wood holder ??
it is a discontinued tool from Festool called the VacSys
If making a box with mitre cut… using domino & for the domino’s to go at proper 90 degree angle, does this mean that you need to reference from inside of box when cutting domino into the mitre angle & as not referenced from the displayed outside, could it make the outside mitre ‘ up & down’ as needed to be referenced from inside.. if that makes sense 🤔
Yes You reference from the inside on a beveled joint
What is that air tool that holds wood down and where can I get it
Clint ..it is a vacuum clamp by Festool and was recently discontinued ....
Well I learnt something there boys .good
Thanks
This was great thank you for sharing. I have the Domino 500 (700 on the way) and it is great to have tips and techniques so I don't have to learn them the hard way with ruined work pieces.
If you wanted a suggestion for more content I would appreciate clear and accurate information on how to calibrate my Festool products like the Domino and track saws. My domino for instance hs the left and right pins not perfectly calibrated, so if I move around and reference on the opposite pin things don't line up perfectly. I've seen some older tips on how to solve this but having your techniques would be great!
cool ... Thanks for the content suggestions !!!
DIDO
This x3
Great tips, thank you for sharing your experience!!! I've a problem with unskrewing the cutter which is just stuck on the shaft. No matter how I try it's not turning. I've been using my festool domino for several years and it never happened to me before. Could you please advise something?
ok first put some PB Blaster on it or WD 40 and let it sit...then try .....When putting cutter back on just tighten enough to snug it.... I hope this makes sense...
Hi Sedge.. I love your channel and Festool Live. You do a great job. I want to buy a Festool Drill and I was wondering which one would you recommend. I do woodworking and renovations when I’m not at my day job. Thanks so much for the advise. Greg Roberts
I would go with the new TPC18 .... it is a drill / Hammer drill...that way there it is perfect for renovation work...also it now takes all the FastFix Chucks...... Might want to consider this TPC18 in the combo kit with the TID18 ...that way there you also have an impact driver.....
@@sedgetool thanks for the info!, your the best!!
Great video.
Thanks for watching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thinking of getting a DF500 Qset. Is it OK to get a used one for $850 or get the brand new for $1055 ?
depends on condition
Sedge has his own channel? Wow, subscribed!
Thanks !!!!
WOW!!!! More Sedge!!! Happy Day, happy day! Of course, I try never to miss our Sedge on Fridays at noon, too.
Sedge, I learned law #1 and #3 the hard way. 🤦♂️ My local Festool rep. John Knight accually brought me up to speed on law #3, he's a great guy! But here's a learning I need to share. I still had issues with my DF500 when joining panels, they would crown or bow when brought together. It was like I was pushing down on the end of the DF500 and cutting up into the board, but I wasn't. I thought it was my jointer, my table saw not being square and I chased my tail for months trying to figure it out, but to no avail. I bought a DF700 and while reading the instructions it explained how to square the plate to the base. So for laughs I checked it, and I found it to be over square. This would have cause it to cut up into the board, so I calibrated it. Then I checked my DF500, and low and behold it too was over square. So I calibrated it and immediately milled some new panels to glue up, and walla, "PERFECT" joints! That was the problem the whole time. So my advice to all Domino owners is to verify the plate to base for 90deg. squareness, it just might make all of the difference in the world.
All the Best, Chuck.
Thanks Chuck..sound advice !!!!
@@sedgetool Yeah, I don't know if you'd call it over square or under square, but it was off. 😁 I try to check calibration on my tools a little more closely, and a little more often now.
Great content, Keep it up! 👍
Are those festool guide rails covering your wall?
yep
Hey sedgtool, used my 10mm cutter in hard wood for the first time today ( used the 5mm for quite a while) got some massive chatter with the 10mm. tried soooo hard to slow down but it kept pulling the cutter in. any advice?
I would check the carbide tip on the 10mm cutter to see if there is damage ... might be chipped ... my advice is to plunge at a steady rate ...not too fast and not too slow....hope this helps !!!
@@sedgetool thanks sedegeman it was a brand new cutter. ill give it another crack. awesome videos by the way really helping out
2:42 Cut to the chase (RULE NUMBER #1)
ok
@@sedgetool ;)
I have been using the Domino for about 3 years now, the other day I have no idea why but I forgot how to use it, over thought everything and took way longer to do what I needed to do. 😂
LOL... I have been there with other tools .......
@@sedgetool that’s made me feel better. 😂👍🏻
Sedge, thanks for the video. In my opinion, after about 2 thousand domino joints, cutting a domino mortise is a skill, only learned from practice and paying total attention to what is going on whilst drilling the mortise hole. How the cutter drills the hole depends upon not only the operator, but the wood type, density, thickness and which size domino is being used. You change any of these variables, and the cutter will behave differently. In such a way as to ruin the joint that is being attempted if all four of your rules and another 4 rules aren't followed precisely. MDF cuts differently than pine, than plywood, and the type of plywood. Much less hardwood, which I have never done so far. The Domino System will cut the most precise mortises in the business, but ONLY when used precisely. For instance, I prefer the 6mm X 40mm size for 7 layer baltic plywood (Big Box Store sourced). It cuts smoother, with less chatter, and provides for a stronger joint. In MDF, I prefer the 5mm x 30mm size because the MDF needs more support around the domino and MDF cut SMOOTH. If I change wood, then I have to practice cutting mortises before attempting any finish work. If I change cutters, same thing. This tool is NOT designed for amateurs. I am one, I should know. It has to be used a lot and on a continuous basis to gain the skill and expertise to use it to the limits of precision that it is capable of. And there is no other tool on the planet that can match it's precision and speed in cutting a wood joint. It is worth every penny, and there are a lot of them to acquire one of these tools, but it is WORTH EVERY PENNY, if one wants to master the tool to get the final result it is capable of.
wow... thanks for sharing your experience..... I totally agree the more you use the more you come to appreciate the domino's precision....... thanks for the GREAT comment !!!!!
GWG, I get and agree with the general gist of what you're saying about the more you use it the better you'll be at using it, that pretty much goes along with anything. But I wholeheartedly disagree that, as you say, "it has to be used a lot and on a continuous basis to gain the skill and expertise to use it to the limits of precision that it is capable of", and "This tool is NOT designed for amateurs". Operating a DF500 or a DF700 for that matter isn't complicated, it cuts mortises plain and simple. And thanks to Festool engineering the DF500/700 are not only very precise but quite easy to use. Anyone that is going to get into woodworking and wants to build using joinery instead of pocket holes and or screws (I'm not a hater, just saying) then a Domino should be high on their list. I also believe starting out with a DF700 is better in many cases, as it provides more options due to its depth of cut. I have both and I did the usual, I bought the DF500 first, then the DF700. If I had bought the DF700 first, I might not have bought the DF500, well maybe. 😜
All the Best, Chuck.
I think it is somewhat of a skill, but if you reference and mark properly and use the machine patiently you'll get most if it down pretty quick. The problem most of us had is that we jumped in assuming it would be like using a drill press or jigsaw, just plain obvious.
Sedge - what is the hip tool pouch you use?
It is a prototype from @leatherbydragonfly .... it is simply WICKED !!!!!
hi Sedge!! subscriber number 1690 here :) Didn't know about this channel but now that I do, I plan on not missing an episode! Subbed and bell rang!
OMG... Thank you soooooooo much ... wait to you see what we post going forward ... I love to share what I know about woodworking !!!!!!!!!
And number 5 is LISTEN TO SEDGE, YA HEARD!!!
for sure !!!Thanks !!!
I’m from Rhode Island I know that accent , living in Savannah Ga.
I grew up in Maine ... Livin in Indiana ....
Sedge my height adjustment on my 500 is loose. How do you adjust it so that it will be tighter?
yep... i know your issue .... take a posi drive screwdriver and remove the screw on the locking lever... remove the lever and move it to another flat on the hex shaft.... hope this makes sense......
@@sedgetool perfect! Thank buddy! I actually found your video showing how to do it shortly after making this comment! Thanks Sedge! -Little City Workshop
Sedge! Never noticed but how can you have a wall covered in guide rails??? That must cost millions!
Just lucky I guess !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t forget let the tool come to a stop before removing it from the work piece…
ok
FYI, there is no need to add Tate, as orient means the same.
Thanks
This bugs you?
Have you heard Sedge try to say Thirty Third and Third Street? 🤦♂️
Love Ya Sedge 😎
Great video guys. I struggled with the domino for a long while and rule # 4 was key S L O W down! Thanks for the tips
Glad it helped!
that wall: when normal french cleats are just too cheap
LOL ...!!!!
Too much dumb laughter adds nothing to the presentation, just makes you look bad.
Good For You !!!!!!!
Great tips but the facial antics and hand waving buffoonery by your cohost make it unwatchable.
Thanks for watching and subscribing !!!!!! More hand waving buffoonery to come !!!!!!!
Orientate isn’t a word there buddy
OK ...Thanks
Orient and orientate are both words, they mean the same thing and are interchangeable.
@@Aethid I stand corrected!
Annoying AF intro sound
Thanks
Turn your volume down