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Domino "knock off" - Bill Holt - 04-03-2017 I have the fever for a Domino but I'm light in the pocket. Missed one on CL. So the question is: Is there something similar? RE: Domino "knock off" - dav - 04-03-2017 I think you'll be waiting until Festool's patent expires if you want a knock off. I don't know when that will be, but I don't think it's any time soon. RE: Domino "knock off" - Phil Thien - 04-03-2017 I've read the Domino alignment can be a little off, I've been told it isn't quite as precise as a quality doweling jig like the Jessem (or one you make yourself). It seems like the positioning of the machine is accomplished pretty much the same way as a biscuit joiner, and so (at least to me) the alignment issues is somewhat believable. That is, I have used a biscuit joiner quite a bit and do find every once in a while that the alignment of faces can be a fingernail off. That doesn't tend to happen to me with a quality doweling jig. If I'm very concerned about alignment, I can clamp the jig to the workpiece and I know my registration is going to be spot-on. Often I'll hand-hold the doweling jig and my alignment is still consistently better than I get with the biscuit jointer. Don't get me wrong, my biscuit jointer works great but my doweled joints don't even catch a nail after a swipe or two with some medium-grit sandpaper. For instances where I want the best of both worlds, I still use my mortising jig: http://www.jpthien.com/mj.htm RE: Domino "knock off" - harlji - 04-03-2017 Bill, There is no domino knock off that I know of (as said above - festool's patent). I think the next closest thing would be to either make a horizontal router stand and your own floating tenons. I did that for a few years before my wife bought me a domino for my birthday. It worked but was never as accurate as I wanted it to be. Otherwise maybe a beadlock. Jimmy RE: Domino "knock off" - jteneyck - 04-03-2017 You can build my first generation horizontal router mortiser for around $75, less if you have some stuff lying around. There are a couple of things a Domino can do that it can't, but there are many things it can do that a Domino cannot. It's fast, safe, and very accurate. Several folks here and elsewhere have one. John RE: Domino "knock off" - Huxleywood - 04-03-2017 (04-03-2017, 10:59 AM)Phil Thien Wrote: I've read the Domino alignment can be a little off, I've been told it isn't quite as precise as a quality doweling jig like the Jessem (or one you make yourself). If the Domino is off then it is user error. RE: Domino "knock off" - atgcpaul - 04-03-2017 (04-03-2017, 12:28 PM)Huxleywood Wrote: If the Domino is off then it is user error. I agree with that. I've found that as long as the Domino is registered against at least 2 surfaces--one always being the face where the bit protrudes---then I always get very accurate joinery. If I'm plunging the Domino into a board's face and I'm not using its fold-down fence or have its base against a clamped stop, then when I plunge in, when the bit touches the board, it can make the Domino wobble and the joint can be off. RE: Domino "knock off" - Bill Holt - 04-03-2017 Thank you for the responses. I may look into a good doweling jig. RE: Domino "knock off" - sroxberg - 04-03-2017 For a Doweling Jig I have the Dowelmax and love it. That said, I also own the Festool Domino and find uses for both tools. But the Dowelmax is rock solid. RE: Domino "knock off" - Phil Thien - 04-03-2017 (04-03-2017, 12:28 PM)Huxleywood Wrote: If the Domino is off then it is user error. I haven't used one, only going by what I'm told. Like this thread: http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/misalignment-of-joints-using-the-domino/ I'm not knocking it, just saying that for a system that relies on a fence system similar to what a good biscuit jointer offers, it seems logical to assume that you will get alignment about the same you can achieve with a good biscuit jointer. And I'm pretty good w/ my PC biscuit jointer. But there are times where it seems like the fence rocked or whatever and the registration is a little off. |