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Ah damn it! Have I been conned by shills for Big Domino? Again? I really should learn. Last time I ended up with some outdoor games that are entirely inappropriate for the size of my garden.

Completely agree with everything you've said. I didn't test anything, someone asked 'have you tried snapping one' I reported back that you can, with the caveat that it wasn't along the line you are usually applying force. I'm no Domino fan as such, all I'm saying is that from all things I've...

Glad you like it. It's funny though isn't it that as far as I can tell, part of what makes it good (and makes all the 'nearly but not quite a Domino' Aliexpress machines be left wanting) are relatively simple touches like the pins to allow for quick referencing off an edge (which Peters jig...

In other news, it is very funny that this thread reflects so many I have read on other forums when researching biscuits and other forms of connector. Any time anyone mentions a Domino it's civil for a bit then eventually ends up in a bit of a disagreement about dowels, biscuits or pocket-holes...

The one I just snapped by hand was a Trend No. 20 (as I say, it was across the short span rather than the length partly I would imagine due to extra leverage) but as I say, I’m not sure whether you can snap something by hand proves anything when anything I’ve seen that is an actual test shows...

I’m not sure either of those things prove joint strength do they? I’d have trouble pulling a glued joint apart (with decent glue) and can absolutely snap a biscuit if bending from the short ends. Snapping it across the length is more to do with the lack of leverage I would think (forgetting the...

why not? I like it as a form of connecting and it’s more forgiving than dowels, which to me makes it more enjoyable and with the jig mentioned is quick too

Kinda different though. I think I’m right that biscuits are just for alignments and add no strength, whereas Dominos do both?

If money was no object I’d get the Domino in a heartbeat. However as a DIY’er the time it will save doesn’t stack up financially, so I’m currently saving up pennies for the most recent iteration of @petermillard Loose Tenon Jig which is the most elegant way I have seen to make Domino joints...

Just to echo the above post. When I was researching a lot about 1/2 routers (not bought yet) I did a lot of reading of threads like this across UK and US forums with my focus being reliability + dust extraction + ability to table mount if wanted (and taking into account that I don’t know enough...

You may have picked up the Omicronomnom variant

Jabs don’t stop you getting Covid, but they do hugely reduce the severity of the disease if you do pick it up. The current variant is less likely to affect taste and smell than easily ones but the numbers are getting very high again so I would still do a lateral flow if you haven’t already...

This is true. She claims that fitting it under the tree may be problematic which demonstrates a lack of creativity if you ask me 😀

Just a quick note to highly recommend the work and buying experience with member @Chrispy Been looking for a CNC MFT top but had heard stories of some that had holes out of spec etc. I contacted some of the CNC shops recommended on here and found that they won't mail having had too many damaged...

@satellitestep it’s really nice that you’ve come on here asking for advice. Houses (and landfill) up and down the land are littered with ‘gifts’ bought for people related to a hobby where the person has no idea and has bought something well meaning, but entirely unusable/inappropriate that...

Thanks Terry. That’s great! I’d thought of putting the French cleat on a runner but had shelved it once I saw the prices on ones that could extend far enough. I’ll check again and think about hooks too.

They are aren’t they? The one thing I’ve seen is one person saying that in a van every day all the nuts shook themselves loose, so been tempted to loctite the lot but as mine is just diy there’s probably no need. Thanks for the suggestion. It’s a good idea. I’d also wondered about tapered (just...

I know far less than others but the distinction between wanting to use power tools or hand tools is very important. If you know he wants to go traditional hand tools (harder than power tools, but arguably more ‘pure and satisfying’) then the mortar gauge linked to would be great. If it’s power...

Thanks. I know about the Centipede and considered it when I bought these trestles. It’s a great system. I decided against it because the Toughbuilt gave broader functionality for me (more mass, can use as a hop up, to hold sheets vertically, hold lengths of wood horizontally for sawing...