How-To
Get perfect reveals with a Domino
Associate editor Anissa Kapsales takes the Domino to another level by using shims to offset parts consistently and create interesting reveals.
In this video, associate editor Anissa Kapsales takes the Domino to another level by using shims to offset parts consistently and create interesting reveals. This seemingly obvious tip came from Libby Schrum’s incredible Mid-Century Credenza article in issue #260.
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Comments
Should always wear safety glasses with rotating power equipment.
Very good tip. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing it.
I love my Festool Domino and I really appreciate seeing how others use it to achieve different results. I hope that Fine Woodworking features more demonstrations of the various Festool products! Thanks!
Great tip. Thanks for sharing. Michael is correct. Always were safety glasses and don't forget the hearing protection.
A couple extra tips:
A few pieces of plexiglass as commonly used spacers works for me. It comes in 1/16" increment thickness from Tap plastics and other suppliers. A scribed centerline on them helps with registration on your pencil mark.
The safety police is here again... While I can understand hearing protection to a certain level, using a power tool for 2 minutes has negligible impact. But safety glasses? While it is a good habit to always have the glasses on, there is no way anything can come close to your face when using the domino: all the dust and chips are sucked by the extractor.
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