I finally snapped and bought that $600 Festool Domino

Been fighting with loose tenons for years. Freehand drilling, jigs slipping, scraps everywhere. Said screw it last month. Dropped $650 on the DF 500 plus a cutter set. First joint took me 5 minutes. Perfect fit. No shims. No cussing. I could kick myself for waiting. Anyone else have that one tool they refused to buy and now regret it?

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mason_flores218d ago

Man, do I ever feel this one. I was still using a chisel and a prayer on my last project, and it looked like a beaver built it. Guess I'll just keep telling myself I'm "being frugal" while I spend three hours fighting a jig for a joint that should take five minutes. Did you have to hide the receipt from your significant other or were they cool with it?

the_sam8d ago

@mason_flores21 wallet took the hit but at least I saved my marriage. The real angle nobody talks about is how much time you waste getting frustrated with bad joints. People factor in the cost of the tool but not the hours of labor and material waste. I burned through two full sheets of plywood on a single cabinet project before I caved. That alone paid for half the Domino.