Festool Domino plate creeping

[michael dilday]

Is anyone having problems with their Festool Domino plate creeping? I believe it is happening when the domino "jumps" or slips when cutting. I don't see a way to tighten the lock.

[Steve Fish]

If it’s the fence knob not getting tight enough you can pull it outward to disengage the splines inside. So pull out, turn left, push in and tighten it a little more.

[glenn bradley]

If it’s the fence knob not getting tight enough you can pull it outward to disengage the splines inside. So pull out, turn left, push in and tighten it a little more.

My Domino 500 does not have that type of knob. You can however remove the screw shift the knob to a new position and put the screw back in. One step was more than adequate to solve my problem. Several Domino 500 owners have reported this problem after a few hours of use.

[Steve Fish]

My bad, I forgot you had to take the screw out for that. Can I just get a half demerit this time?

[johnny means]

I've always found that I need to apply a discomforting amount of torque to the lever in order to get an adequate lock. I'd feel much better if the mechanism was all metal.

[michael dilday]

My Domino 500 does not have that type of knob. You can however remove the screw shift the knob to a new position and put the screw back in. One step was more than adequate to solve my problem. Several Domino 500 owners have reported this problem after a few hours of use.

Thanks Glenn and everyone else. I saw the screw but didn't want to start monkeying with it. Love the Domino and now I can fix the only issue I am having.

[Larry Edgerton]

I've always found that I need to apply a discomforting amount of torque to the lever in order to get an adequate lock. I'd feel much better if the mechanism was all metal.

I know what you mean. I find it annoying that you have to bend the plastic lever to get it tight, and then you better check it occasionally. I have an idea in mind to develop a threaded wedge system of height adjustment and scrap that stupid step system so that I can have physical support no matter what height "I" want.

[johnny means]

I know what you mean. I find it annoying that you have to bend the plastic lever to get it tight, and then you better check it occasionally. I have an idea in mind to develop a threaded wedge system of height adjustment and scrap that stupid step system so that I can have physical support no matter what height "I" want.

My roof rack on my car comes with a hex wrench with a curved plastic handle. When the handle flexes to being straight, you know you've reached the prescribed torque setting. Something like that would be nice.