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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 1
Domino ® DF 500 Tenon Joiner Tenon Joiner Supplemental User’s Manual WARNING To reduce the risk of serious injury, read and understand all safety precautions and instructions in this manual before using this tool. ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 2
2 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Limited Warranty 30 Day Money Back Guarantee We are so confident that you will thoroughly enjoy our tools, that we offer a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, your full purchase price will be refunded, excluding all freight charges. 1+2 Limited Warranty Festool USA offers a 3-year limit ed ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 3
Contents Limited Warranty .............................................2 30 Day Money Back Guarantee ......................... 2 1+2 Limited Warranty ..................................... 2 Conditions of 1+2 Li mited Warranty .................. 2 Repairs ......................................................... 2 Returns ........................... ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 4
4 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner General Power Tool Safety Warnings WARNING! Read all safety warnings and instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, fire, and/or serious injury. Save all warnings and in structio ns for future reference. Work Area Safety ► Keep your wo rk area clean and well lit. Clutte ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 5
Instruction Manual 5 Service ► Have your powe r tool serviced by a qualified repair person using only identical replacemen t parts. This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained. Specific Safety Rules for Tenon Joiners ► Mortising bits must be rate d for at least the speed recommended on the tool. Mortising bits running over ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 6
6 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Functional Description The Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner is used to cut mortises in wood for floating tenon joinery. Mortise and tenon joi n ery is one of the oldest and strongest methods of joining pieces of wood together. The Domino tenon joiner greatl y simplifies the task of cutti ng mating mortises in workpieces to be ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 7
Setup Setting Up a New Domino Joiner Congratulations on your purchase of a new Festool Domino Tenon Joiner. The Domino joiner i s the finest portable loose tenon joiner in the world. Before usi ng your new Domino joiner, make sure you fully read and understand all of the p recaut ions and s afety infor mation pr esente d in this manual. WARNING! To ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 8
8 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Setting the Fence Height The height of the fence needs to be adjusted depending on the type of joint bei n g made and the thickness of the material being joi ned. Refer to the Applica tions section beginning on page 13 for more information about the optimal fenc e height fo r the specific applicat ion. Ther e are tw o f ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 9
Setting the Mortise Depth The mortising depth determines how deep i n to the workpiece the mortising bi t penetrates. This needs to be adjusted for different sized tenons. In most cases, the tenon should be centered across the joint, and the depth of the mortise should be ½ the length of the tenon. However, in some cases you may want to have more ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 10
10 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Operation Overview, General Notes, and Tips Getting Started Because the look and feel of the Domino joiner may al ready be familiar to yo u, or similar to othe r tools you may have used in the past, you might be tempted to forego a basic introduction to using the tool. However, unl ike other tools of similar look and f ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 11
Turning On the Joiner WARNING! To reduce the risk of injury from contact with moving parts, never turn on the tool when the fence body is removed or does not automatically return to its forward rest posi tion. The power switch for the Domino joiner locks i n to the On position when activated. When working wi th the tool for the first time, it is re ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 12
12 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Disabling/Retracting the Edge Stop Dogs The edge stop dogs can be locked in their retracted position so they don’t push the fence away from the workpiece when not being used. To retract the dogs 1. Raise the fence to expose the dog’s limi t posi tion setscrew. 2. Press the dog into its retracted positi on, and gent ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 13
Using the Optional Outrigger Guides The optional outrigger guides extend the posi tion of the locating pins/dogs for wider tenon spaci ng. These are also adjustable so the spacing can be tailored to the needs of the sp ecific ap plication . Note: The two outriggers are specific for ri ght and left-hand mounting, s uch that t he locking levers point ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 14
14 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Making Butt Box Joints Butt box joint s are typic ally used in ge neral box construction or for drawer construction. The Domino tenons strengthen the joint without the need for additional fasteners. The example below highl ights drawer construction, but the same techniques are used on other types of box construction. C ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 15
Making Miter Box Joints Generally mit er box joints are fairly wea k because the joint is predominately endgrain to endgrai n. Tenons significantl y increase the strength of the joint and make it easier to assemble and clamp the pieces. Instruction Manual 15 Construction Tips ► For thinner materials, keep the morti se cl ose to the inside corner. ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 16
16 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Making Frame Joints Domino tenons can be used to quickly fabricate rei nforced frames of all types. Butt Joint Frames When making butt joint frames, such as cabinet faceframes, use pencil lines to l ay out the position of the tenons. Use the sight gauge (see page 22 for more information) on the joiner’s fence to posi ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 17
Making Carcase Butt Joints Using tenoned butt joints is an effectiv e method for constructing a cabinet carcase. The tenons provide a strong support for each of the horizontal partitions of the cabinet. The simplici ty of thi s method is that you use the carcase components for aligning the joiner. Instruction Manual 17 Setup and Machining 1. Lay th ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 18
18 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Making Three-Way Lock Miter Joints Three- way miter joints (also called a parson ’s joint) ha ve been around for ages as a way of creating a corner joint without having any endgrain visi bl e. Using the Domino Tenon Joiner, you can create easy to construct, locking, parson’s joints. The key to these joints is that ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 19
Shortening a Domino Tenon’s Length There may be times when you need a large Domino tenon, but the length of the tenon does not fit your application. It is important to firmly and s afely hold the tenon while yo u cut it to length. WARNING! Never attempt to cut a Domino tenon’s length without using a mechanical holder. Holding the tenon with you ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 20
20 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Maintenance WARNING! Any maintenance or repair work that requires opening of the motor or gear housing should be carried out only by an authorized Customer Service Center (see your dealer for informatio n on locat ing a ser vice cen ter). Maintenance or repair work carried out by an unauthorized person can lead to impr ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 21
Calibrating the Locating Pins or Edge Stop Dogs It is important that the two locating pi ns/dogs are perfectly spaced from the center of the mortise hole for properly aligned mo rtises. T he right- hand loca ting pin is ad justable by rotating the eccentric bushing, and the edge stop dogs are adjustable by replacing one dog wi th an offset dog (a p ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 22
22 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Calibrating the Horizontal Position Gauge The horizontal position gauge (al so called the sight gauge) is used for aligning Domino tenons to a penci l mark on the workpiece. If the gauge is not perfectly centered over the mortising slot, the tw o workpiec es will not be aligned when the join t is assemb led. Calibratio ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 23
Accessories Mortising Bits: Carbide T ipped. So ld separa tely or in a s et of all four. Sizes ► 5 mm ► 6 mm ► 8 mm ► 10 mm Domino Tenons: Sold sepa rately or in an a ssortment . Sizes ► 5 mm x 30 mm ► 6 mm x 40 mm ► 8 mm x 40 mm ► 8 mm x 50 mm ► 10 mm x 50 mm The assortment Systainer includes: ► 5 mm x 30 mm - 600 pieces ► 6 ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 24
24 Domino DF 500 Tenon Joiner Systainer (System Container) Each Festool product is shipped in i ts own unique system cont ainer, c alled a "Systa iner." This p rovides p rotectio n and storage for the tool and accessories. All Systai ners are stackable and can be interlocked together, i n cl uding stacking and locking atop Festool dust ex ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 25
Instruction Manual 25 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Causes Motor does not start ► Check that the cord is properly plugged into an outl et. ► Make sure the Plug-it connector is properly i nserted and fully tightened. ► Make sure the outlet has power. Check the circuit breaker or try another outlet. ► If used with a Festool dust extractor, ...
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Festool Domino DF 500 - page 26
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