Understanding the Festool Domino DF500 

As an American, middle aged, I can't tell you how much I appreciate a matter of fact, no BS, no endorsement, intelligent person who is providing just the information needed, with that perfect amount of Brit charm and wit. Thanks for this.

Thank you for this video - 3 years later, it’s still relevant. I’m in research mode for a Domino, while patiently waiting for my money tree to grow...

Thanks Peter, just what I needed.. a comprehensive guide by someone who used he domino regularly.

this is the best domino video I've seen so far, very detailed understandable explanation of everything! Many thanks for putting this together.

Excellent video. Another instructor suggested when you are using the Domino machine in the vertical position the easiest way to turn it on is to pinch the switch. That is place your thumb at the bottom of the Domino housing and index finger on the top of the switch and pinch together. Try it you will like it.

Absolutely brilliant intro, thank you so much! Super-easy to follow, well structured, well paced. Top content!

Essential viewing for first time users of the Festool Domino DF500. Peter thank you very much. Phil 😊

Very nicely done. At 63, I finally a large dedicated shop and can make all of the furniture for my family. My wife bought this Festool for me help me build faster. I received the whole double boxed set and it’s a bit overwhelming. Thanks for this step by step tutorial.

Thank you Peter, this is a very useful tutorial. Festool should include a link to this in their documentation!

Great video Pete. Thanks mate. I was flicking from the English section of the manual back and forth with the picture at the front to identify parts and try to remember the connection in my head as I read on which was slow going. Thanks to your video I also got all the bonus tips and tricks to set me off with my machine. I subscribed as I like that you are thorough instead of trying to condense a video into 10 minutes when it should take longer. Thanks again

One of the best DF 500 explanations I have ever Seen👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

This is brilliant Peter, now if only someone had some in stock!

What an awesome video. Oh that Festool would make videos like this and why they don't is beyond my comprehension. Just solid, useful, practical information not full of hype. Thank you thank you thank you! Please make more videos like this. So helpful for the first time user.

If I could give this video 1000 likes, I would. Thank you! Your explanations are very clear and the presentation is impeccable.

Thanks Peter; I love the clarity and attention to detail in your videos.

Having just recently scraped enough cash together for the machine. I have watched dozens of videos but this one is the best by miles. So clear and concise. I have now watched this twice all the way through and it has been such a help. Thank you so much Peter for sharing your knowledge - you are a wonderful teacher!

Thanks for the revision class Peter.

Really great starter video, thank you! I'll be coming back to this over the next few weeks as I get acquainted with it

Peter, wonderful video and great “how-to” for the domino, I look forward to your coming treatises on other tools...

amazing piece of kit, great video as usual Peter, cheers.

Peter, I just bought a Festool Domino 500. I needed to join 1+1/4" legs for a "spider coffee table" that has legs cut at weird angles. My biscuit cutter just wasn't the right tool. The biscuit cutter is going up for sale. You are a wonderful teacher! I bought the Domino joiner with all the accessories you demonstrated. After I purchased the Domino joiner, I figured out how the accessories mounted but had no idea of which situations you would use them. RU-vid and Peter to the rescue. Your video demonstrated that perfectly. Festool should hire you to demonstrate their tools. Your video covered everything about the tool from A to Z. Plus you made me laugh several times with your humor...."sod's law" aka what we yanks call Murphys Law. Thank you so much for the time you spent making this extremely helpful video. I wish the U.S. would get rid of our antiquated and cumbersome imperial measuring system. So many valuable tips in your video. I especially liked your tips on how to set the depth.

Peter I simply love your presentations they are easy to understand and follow. Long may they continue.

Most useful Peter.. I have had mine about 9 months now but still found it useful Thanks

You refer to screwing the spring-loaded lugs on the faceplate out of the way. Like you I have found these very annoying and sometimes upset alignment but I did not know they could be locked away. I've just done this! Thank you - I always pick up useful tips from your videos.

Peter, you always produce phenomenal videos. This too has helped me so much. I appreciate your work in the development and content.

Hello Peter, new subscriber here, so glad I found your channel, you have the knack to explain things in a straightforward erudite manner making it easy to follow for the viewer...thank you.

Thank you for this video. I'm a Yank who has just retired and getting my wood shop back in order. I've been on the fence about buying a domino and your presentation of the tool and how one uses it is very helpful. Obviously, this tool is very accurate and saves a lot of time, but as an hobbiest I have to weigh the pros and cons with the only con being its cost. Your kind demeanor and wit is a bonus and much more enjoyable than most of the content I've found. Subscribed.

A simply OUTSTANDING video

Many thanks for this. Like most commenters, I just got this tool delivered, and this was a great resource! Cheers!

This is an outstanding, comprehensive introduction to the DF500. Thanks!!!

Excellent video, very well done sir!

Thank you so much for making this. Its a really a one-stop-shop for knowing how to start with this machine.

A really good introductory video for the domino machine. Congratulations! And thank you so much!

Thank you Peter; as always, an excellent video!

I like your slow and even speed in showing all the little particulars. In my seventies and still have all my finger. Yes! keep them away from blades.

Excellent as usual Peter.

Thank you Peter for the one and only fully explained video on how to use a Domino. I learnt so much watching this. Bravo!

What? No FESTOOL sponsorship for Peter? Boo! Love all your New Brit Workshop videos. Purchased my FESTOOL Domino full kit set May 15, 2007 and I’m still learning more uses for this wonderful machine. Keep up your excellent instructional videos and creative tool enhancements. One day those SOB’s will recognize and appreciate your support. 😎🇺🇸

Thank you for this video, I did buy the Domino Set and your video makes using this tool much more enjoyable. I used your parf guide system to make my "MFT" table now using the Milwaukee track saw.

Thank you for the informative video. I appreciate your style of presentation and the information that you communicate.

Hadn't used mine for several years and needed a refresher course. Really excellent video!

Great watch Peter!! One the best around for information on projects & tools 👍

You are a fresh air in the ocean of tutorials. Much appreciated!

Well that settles that. Best darn Domino video ever. Period. Others can stop making any more videos and us readers can spend more time making things and not looking for videos.....or at least spend more time figuring out how to pay for the Domino. Thank you Peter.

Excellent presentation!! You explained everything with clear understandable instructions. Thank you so much. I have more confidence to use this tool correctly!

Just had to watch it again. My domino arrives the other day and the kit will be here in a couple of weeks, , Festool is hard to get right now in the USA. Most things get back ordered .Keep up the good work Peter.

Another simple video but great tips…loved the cutter upside down int he box one 👍🏻

Very informative look forwards to the TS55

Brilliant video! Just bought a domino that arrived today. Feel a lot more confident in using it now this weekend. Thank you!

Brilliant - I'm considering a purchase of the DF500 - your comprehensive, intelligent and unbiased presentation of the tool is incredibly well appreciated - I now know what I'm in for.

Comprehensive and informative as usual, great job Peter. Loved the magic trick at 13' 38" on the timeline when the ruler hops from your left to your right on the bench. Magic Circle here we come!

Excellent review. I learned a lot from your demonstration and thanks for the tip on working with MDF. Many thanks!!

Thanks Peter, I just got a 500 this helps more than Festool’s videos😊

Fantastic video Peter. You’re a wonderful educator!!! THANK YOU for your sharing. I now understand how the tool works and I now I also look fwd to getting one.

Brilliant, Peter. You have helped make my woodworking journey a very enjoyable experience. black coffee, I love British humor. Thank you very much.

Excellent Peter; all is now clear. Thanks.

Thank you for a wonderful comprehensive video. I was hesitating which to buy 500 or 700. I have seen many videos covering Domino, but I finally found all answers I've been seeking in your video.

As always, awesome! Thank you Mr Peter Parfitt.

Domino arrived this morning so it was only right I took the time to watch this. Glad I did, thanks so much - simple and informative, not rushed, no stupid music. Perfect!

Really a great vieodo to watch and you did a fantastic job of explaining all the functions and apecs on using the Domino tool. Have to say one is on my shopping list for next year after the holidays. Thanks Again

As a new domino owner, I very much appreciate this video. Thank you for taking the time to produce such a useful video. Cheers.

Thank you for your systematic approach to explaining how to use the machine. I just used mine for the first time and wished I had watched your demonstration first.

I have learned much about fine woodworking over the past several months. Encouraged by your videos, I have moved forward in my woodworking pursuits with a great deal of enthusiasm. The enthusiasm has proven quite useful in countering the disappointment of my failures. Nonetheless, I am still proud of my considerable piles of scrap wood as proof of my gathering of learning and experience. Thank you again , Peter, for your fine wit and for sharing your knowledge of fine woodworking.

Thank you Peter. I have the Domino 500 and you have demonstrated, very professionally and very precisely how I should be using it.well done and thanks again

You save me from reading the manual and needless errors. Much appreciated.

Incredibly helpful! Thanks for sharing!

This is a very useful video. I just purchased one and there were many very helpful tips. Thanks.

Great video - super informative. Love that it's just straight information. Thank you - well done!

Well done! I have this on order along with the extra box of dominos and bits. I feel this video really helped me understand the tool and will help me get right to work with it. Thanks for doing this.

I'm planning to purchase one of these units and this video was invaluable, especially the tip to purchase the extra dominos and cutters. Great video and incredibly helpful. Thank you.

Another great video Peter, thank you. You have a real talent for explaining things aIong with your demonstrations. I have had my DF 500 for well over a year and always put off using it because I thought it looked complicated. Your video has helped simplify the process and I will be practising later! Bye-bye pocket holes!

Still one of the best Domino how to videos on the tube 👏

Very, very good video. Thank you for making such an excellent guide.

Most intuitive Festool Domino I've viewed. I was considering the purchase of the DF500 and after watching Peter's video and can see why this will be a welcome addition to my shop. Very much appreciate the tips such as hydraulic locking on MDF, the detailed features of the tool not covered in other videos, and much more.

Excellent video, Answered all my questions. Much appreciated

Very much appreciated the detail. My Domino will be here in two days and all this info is great. Thanks again!

Thanks for this excellent video! I just got one and this video is everything I needed to get started 👏🏼

Great video. I am going to buy one of these machines tomorrow, and have been contemplating questions about this machine that you have answered for me. Thanks very much for this video, it is much appreciated. Very well done my friend!!

This is the best education I have ever experienced for the domino, thanks. I needed it. I am using my domino for the first time for a project and when I tried it several months ago, i made all of the mistakes. I laid in bed last night wondering how I could have success with it today. But thanks to you, i feel I can always go back to your video. Let’s see......

Thank you very much Peter! I've bought the domino but only now I'm ready to start!! Greetings from Switzerland..

Thank you for this very interesting video!

Peter, yet another excellent video, and agree with others, they add value, are clear and to the point - all with a nice style of presentation Thank you for all the info you included and will now buy one with confidence. Thanks again and keep up the good work. rgds Geoff

Great video , informative, to the point and easy to understand with the camera shots showing everything clearly . Well done , keep doing more videos.

Tks Peter, really useful info. I’ve just got mine and this answered so many questions. Many tks

Peter. thank you. I enjoyed your video and will watch others. I just purchased a 500 and anxious to start using. I am in CT , USA and love your British expressions..

This is an exceptional video! Thank you!

This was a very good and useful video. Much appreciated.

Thank you for this great video. I'm about to take delivery of my first domino with the accessories and this video was incredibly informative and will help me greatly getting started with it.

Hi Peter Thank your no nonsense straight forward explanation on the DF 500, I will be watching many more of your videos😊

I've had my Domino for a while now, and through lots of trial and error I've have managed to figure most things by now. I wish this video had existed when I purchased mine, it would have save a lot of mistaken domino cuts and frustration. This is a fantastic reference video for all. Thank you for creating it Peter

I have been looking at getting a Domino for ages. A DF500 is arriving in the post tomorrow. I’m looking forward to using it. That was very helpful to watch. Especially about the MDF splitting, something that I had not really thought about!

Hands down the best intro I have seen on the Domino. Festool should send you some stuff for it.

I am building a second 2’x4’ wall mounted bookshelf using a rabbet & dado joint at the corners. Cutting the dadoes on my router table isn’t too difficult, but getting the rabbet just right is “a bit fiddly” to say the least. Even on this simple project, a domino jointer would save me hours. Thank you for this excellent demonstration. For me, the fundamental question is whether I want to focus my efforts on the *process* of woodworking or on the *product* result. I do enjoy figuring out how to get something “right”; however, right now I need storage for my other workshop that has nothing to do with woodworking. In other words, I need the PRODUCT completed and a domino jointer would make that so much faster and easier. As a side note, that slot you have running around the edge of your table looks very handy for holding work pieces upright. I’m getting ready to make an MFT-type cutting and assembly table and that’s a detail I hadn’t considered before.

Excellent, thank you! I just purchased my Domino 500 and you just provided an excellent tutorial.

Awesome thank you so much for your detailed videos.

Peter, I have returned to woodworking since retiring and reviewed what tools I needed when I set up my new workshop. A traditional morticer was on the list but having had the DF500 for a year or so I'm delighted with what can be achieved. Your demonstration here provides an excellent presentation on how this machine should be set up and used. Clear, precise and an excellent introduction! So thanks!

Thanks for the video. Appreciate the walkthrough on using the DF500!!

I found this incredibly helpful after my day of trying to do these exact joins for the first time with a domino. I was ready to give up woodworking entirely I was so frustrated! Thank you for explaining these concepts so well, I look forward to trying again tomorrow :)

Thanks for sharing this Festool Domino video. As a novice in this field, I've been really looking forward to watching this kind of video. It really helps..

Brilliant video Peter. My domino arrived last Friday and I have already made some setting out mistakes which you have now corrected for me. Thank you for producing such a great tutorial Peter.