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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Maybe this is a dumb question and/or has already been discussed but I'll ask it anyways;

Why isn't there a Domino style dowel joinery tool?

I know there are plenty of doweling jigs, and plenty of ways to use a drill and/or a router to cut holes for dowels. I would think a drill/router body with an integrated/adjustable fence would make it easy and quick to cut holes for dowels. Basically this doweling tool would look exactly like a Domino, but instead of cutting an oblong domino-shaped hole, the bit would just drill a round hole for a dowel.

Am I missing something? Does Festool have a patent on attaching a fence to a hole-cutting tool? This seems like an easy joinery niche for any of the big tool companies to fill and cut into Festool's market share.
 
#9 ·
The basic misunderstanding about all these tools is that all you need is a drill/mortiser that will cut the holes relatively straight. But that is just one part. The most important factor is accuracy. The setting of the jig and cutting tool precisely the same location in two boards that may have different shapes and sizes.

Drilling hole/s is cheap. Accuracy on the other hand is very expensive. As such if you read the reviews of the Triton tool, you'll see that all bad reviews are complaining about accuracy (or the lack of).
 
#11 · (Edited by Moderator)
The basic misunderstanding about all these tools is that all you need is a drill/mortiser that will cut the holes relatively straight. But that is just one part. The most important factor is accuracy. The setting of the jig and cutting tool precisely the same location in two boards that may have different shapes and sizes.

Drilling hole/s is cheap. Accuracy on the other hand is very expensive. As such if you read the reviews of the Triton tool, you'll see that all bad reviews are complaining about accuracy (or the lack of).

- mikeber
No matter why you think I need, I love my Domino. Fast, easy and accurate.
 
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