Maintenance And Care; Accessories, Tools; Disposal; Warranty - Festool Domino DF 500 Q Operating Manual

Please observe the following rules when
working:
- Always secure the workpiece in such a manner
that it cannot move while being sawed.
- Always hold the Domino dowel jointer with both
hands at the motor housing and at the additional
handle. This reduces the risk of injury and is a
prerequisite for precise work.
- Close the clamping lever for jointing height
adjustment (2.3) and the clamping lever for the
angle guide (1.5) so that accidental release dur-
ing operation is impossible.
- Adapt the feed rate to the jointer bit diameter
and material. Work with a constant feed rate.
- Only lay the Domino dowel jointer aside when the
jointer bit has come to a complete standstill.
Procedure
Proceed as follows to create a dowelled joint:
- Select a Domino dowel and insert a matching
jointing bit in the Domino dowel jointer (Chap.
8.1).
- Set the jointing depth (Chap. 8.2). The jointing
depth must be at least 3 mm smaller than the
workpiece thickness so that the dowelled joint
is supportable.
- Set the jointing height to correspond to the
workpiece thickness (Chap. 8.3).
- Mark the areas on the workpiece that belong
together (10.1) so that you will be able to join
them correctly again once you have cut the
dowel holes.
- Position the two workpieces to be joined against
one another and mark the desired positions of
the dowels with a pencil (10.2).
- Set the desired dowel-hole width (Chap. 8.5). Our
recommendation: Cut the fi rst hole without play
(dowel-hole width = Domino dowel width), and
the remaining dowel holes to the next largest
dowel-hole width (image 10). The fi rst dowel
hole therefore serves as a reference dimension,
whereas the remaining dowel holes have toler-
ance for manufacturing inaccuracies.
- Cut the dowel holes:
a) the fi rst dowel hole by placing the stop latch
at the side edge of the workpiece,
b) the following dowel holes according to the
pencil markings made beforehand and the
scale of the viewing window (10.3).
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Maintenance and care

Always remove the power supply plug
from the socket before carrying out any
work on the machine.
All maintenance and repair work which
requires the motor casing to be opened
may only be carried out by an authorised
service centre.
The Domino dowel jointer is to a large extent
maintenance-free. However, we recommend an
annual inspection and/or a check after approx.
100 operating hours at an authorised customer
service workshop. This is for the safety of the
user and the value stability of the Domino dowel
jointer.
Always keep the machine and the ventilation slots
clean.
Dust deposits must be removed from the guides
(4.3). Oil the guides regularly and lightly with
resin-free oil (e.g. sewing machine oil).
To secure the clamp lever (see Fig. 6b):
- Remove the clamp lever and tighten the hexagon
screw.
- Attach the clamp lever to the hexagon screw
again.
The tool is fi tted with special motor brushes with
an automatic cut-out. When the brushes become
worn the power supply is shut off automatically
and the tool comes to a standstill.
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Accessories, tools

For your own safety, use only original
Festool accessories and spare parts.
The accessory and tool order number can be found
in the Festool catalogue or on the Internet under
"www.festool.com".
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Disposal

Do not throw the power tool in your household
waste! Dispose of the machine, accessories and
packaging at an environmentally-responsible
recycling centre! Observe the valid national regu-
lations.
EU only: European Directive 2002/96/EC stipulate
that used electric power tools must be collected
separately and disposed of at an environmentally
responsible recycling centre.
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Warranty

Our equipment is under warranty for at least 12
months with regard to material or production
faults in accordance with national legislation.
In the EU countries, the warranty period is 24
months (an invoice or delivery note is required
as proof of purchase). Damage resulting from, in
particular, normal wear and tear, o-verloading,
improper handling, or caused by the user or
other damage caused by not following the oper-
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