Great ideas, but more importantly, a really well done presentation! Your YT seems to stand out in a sea of boring, self-indulgent work. I appreciate quality teaching. You have a new subscriber.

@ramonartful

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the positive feedback! I just love sharing/showing what works for me. And thanks for the sub 🙏🏼

Just buy one, it's that good! I just recieved my dock and it's a game changer. Makes the XL700 so much easier to handle. Truth be told I probably should have bought the 500 as most of my work is smaller. For what festool charges for the domino something like the dock should have be included, it's do much better than the Domino alone. Ramon, your shipping is lighting fast as well. I of course waited to order the dock until I really needed it and I recieved it the day after I ordered it! I'm in Oregon close to your distribution but still as amazing as the dock itself.

@ramonartful

Ай бұрын

Thanks a ton for the feedback! I think getting the larger XL 700 is a good move. I made an adapter for mine but Seneca sells them. With that you can use all size cutters. I do have access to a machine shop and used a grade 8 bolt when I made mine…even though I have the DF 500, I still use it. Cheers

Great overview of The Dock and Deck. They are always within an arms length of my DF500. Keep up the great work, Ramon.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your constant support! Truly...it means a lot to me!

I bought the plans for the dock a few weeks ago. I finished building it today. The play are easy to follow. The dock works very well. Thank you for making them.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

So good to hear! Thanks for the feedback

You're a genius. You do much different woodworking than myself, so most of your ideas and tricks I'll never need or use, but I still love your channel and learn so much from you.

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good words! And I’m glad to hear that you learn! That’s important to me.

What a fantastic idea, you're a very clever guy and boy you sure make some beautiful things ! So happy to have found your channel, thank you for sharing what you do, all the very best from the UK. Obviously I've subscribed too !

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thank you tons…I appreciate it!

Great video on the dock Ramon!

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Received my df500 dock and the aluminum deck a couple weeks ago. Just in time to mortise 50- 2 inch pieces mitered on both ends. Made a quick jig to clamp to the deck and had it done in no time. Working with small parts is always a challenge and I could have built a jig to hold the pieces in place the on workbench but there is always the chance of bad registration or excess movement. When the only thing moving is the plunge mechanism chances are greatly reduced. Might order the larger dock for my Df700 just in case I ever need it. Thanks for coming up with this and making it available to the rest of us.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks so much for the support!

Brilliant idea

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I use mine all the time!

Great video! Especially @13:11... really the best part 😜. Kidding... love your products!

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha...I had to look that up! I have hundreds of those clips! I had to choose a few...and the ones that were good photos. Glad yours made the cut! Thanks a ton!

I have the dock for my DF700, works great. I highly recommend it.

@ramonartful

6 ай бұрын

Love hearing that! Thanks for the feedback

Great idea/design... I'm hoping to pick up a domino this weekend. I'll probably be placing an order with you soon after. I've seen a few videos of others, recommending this.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You’ll love it. I use mine all the time. And Congrats on your domino!

Awesome idea 👏👏 I want one.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Such a useful fixture!

I use my Domino Dock for the 500 on every project. It’s a wonderful accessory for the domino.

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! And thanks for the awesome video that you made on it!

Great video!! Thanks

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry…I appreciate it!

Cool idea. I bought the plans for the 500 dock and built one this afternoon. Domino fits very snugly in the dock and the dock makes it so easy to domino small parts. Might have to get a deck because I find face dominoing awkward.

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear it! I use mine all the time. And that’s exactly why I made the Deck. I had forgotten about the one Festool sends in the box. Then later, I simply found it too small and weak. Thanks

Suggestion for the Domino dock-I built mine a while ago and cut a slit in the front piece that allows you to slip the machine in without having to unplug it or thread the cord all the way through.

@ramonartful

4 ай бұрын

Yeah…that’s a very valid point for sure that I’ve considered. But where would my emblem go?! 😬 Thanks

Not sure how I missed this! Glad to see the marriage between yourself and Seneca finally happened! Congrats. Had I know you were teaming up with them I would have held off buying the Veritas Domino Table which cost twice as much as what you guys are selling. Oh well. I think the Veritas Table does everything you guys can do. Tell me if I'm missing something that your product can do that the Veritas cant do?

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Ryan with Seneca and I have been taking about the Flat Pack version of The Dock since 2018. I’ve been selling my sanded, lacquered version since 2016. But it’s hard for me to keep up with demand. We launched the Flat Pack June 19th. We’ll be in Festool distributors soon! I’m not too familiar with the Veritas jig…I’ll have to check it out in depth a bit more. Thanks

@pctatc66

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonartful yeah it cost more than twice as much as the combined jigs that you and Seneca are selling. It was based off of a Carmonius Finsnickeri jig (search High Precision Festool Domino Jig on KZread) and I understand he is receiving royalties from Lee Valley off of their sales. Woodpeckers has a similar jig and some feel they outright stole his idea but that is a different story. Anyway, the Veritas jig cuts dominos in small parts much like yours but in a totally different manner. Had I to do it over again, Id definitely save the money and go with yours and Senecas combined jigs.

Really like the video and the dock. Unfortunately, it appears it is unavailable. Will look at getting the deck as this would have been useful during a recent project I had. Thanks for the tips, keep up the good work.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

I think they may have sold out of the Dock flat pack. But my version is always in stock. If you can wait a bit, I’ll have a new (better) version of the 90° Deck available soon. ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com/product/the-dock-for-the-festool-domino-df500/ ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com/product/the-dock-for-the-festool-domino-xl700/

@diveparis

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonartful then I will look forward to it. thanks

You have great ideas. I really like everything. How do you keep the pencil on your shirt ? You should sell them in your store .

@ramonartful

7 ай бұрын

Thanks ! I’ve looked like a dork for over 25 years walking around with magnets on my shirt! 😆Funny…my son Derek just suggested that as well. Adding the pencil and magnets to the website soon. Much thanks.

Man that is a great idea if you have plans I want them and what's up with the pencil and magnet on your shirt I like that to

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! In the YT description you’ll see my website. From there go to Ramon’s Store and then you’ll find plans. And the magnets on my shirt…😆. I’ve been doing that since the late 80’s! Yeah, I’m old 😬

Any idea when the dock will be available again? Unless it's available directly form you, Seneca has been out of the product for a while. There's also a holster available on the market, but I like this idea, if I can get ahold of it soon.

@ramonartful

4 ай бұрын

The flat packs are being cut CNC by a new and improved supplier. The version that I make (assembled, sanded and lacquered) is always available on my website. I’ll share the link for the DF 500 but both versions are available. Thanks a ton! Someone told me that the holster…(I knew this would happen at some point) the DF 500 fits it well, but the machine can twist. Mine has registration points. Anyway…many thanks ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com/product/the-dock-for-the-festool-domino-df500/

Love the Dock! How did you center the Seneca plate on your DF500? Seems to just slide left/right a bit.

@ramonartful

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Do you mean the Dock Plate XL? It should have four Allen head screws on the plate. Those engage with holes in either machine. Or I’m misunderstanding you.

@youmbgtube

2 ай бұрын

@@ramonartful yeah, but they grab onto the Domino fence and it can slide left/right making the fine scale on the Seneca plate inaccurate.

@ramonartful

2 ай бұрын

@@youmbgtube Do you mean the four screws on the Dock plate allow too much slack? I'm still not clear on your question.

Show more on the lever and table mounted holder for the 500 you showed on instagram, thanks.

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

I had to put that on the back burner! Too many things going on at once. I have a design change to make, then I’ll start producing them again. But I’ll get back to em at some point. Thanks a ton

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

I had to put that on the back burner! Too many things going on at once. I have a design change to make, then I’ll start producing them again. But I’ll get back to em at some point. Thanks a ton

But why the orientation of the machine in the dock I mean I geus it is in the same orientation as it would be hand held but when I made my fixture for my lamello machienes I found it more convenient to turn it around. I am just curious it isn't critic of any kind

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Easier to sight center…plus all the controls are a bit more accessible. I also think it’s easier to hold the parts this way. Thanks

So I thought I was gonna be a penny pincher. I bought a piece of 3x4x12 right angle aluminum on Amazon so that I could make my own 90° deck for cheaper… well it came in and that bad boy was way out of square. So I guess you win my friend. Gonna save up and buy your 90° deck 😂😂

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Right!? It’s surprising how far off they are. Believe me, I make very little on these Decks by the time I cut em, sand saw marks, mill them square, drill holes & clean them, supply knobs, etc. But I sure do like the positive feedback that I get from people who purchased them. You’ll love it. Thanks

i want to buy the domino dock plans for the DF500 but don't want to put my credit card info on a page without much information, When I click the privacy policy link about what you do with my information it goes to a bad link message page. Do you have any other options like PayPal?

@ramonartful

7 ай бұрын

That’s strange. I’ll have my website guy fix that. I have Venmo and PayPal but don’t want to leave my email here. Are you on instagram? We could dm privately thru there. Thanks Instagram @ramonartful

Sorry, Mr. Valdez, I would like to find out more about the docks, but AVG keeps aborting the connection to your web pages, saying they're infected by "phishing" even when I try using the links on the Seneca Woodworking page, same thing. Any suggestions? Maybe an email address that doesn't go through the same portal?

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Strange! Can you text me a snap shot of your screen? 505-320-6377

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

I sent your comment to my website guy. Not sure what’s going on. I’ll find out something soon. Thanks for letting me know.

@zipperzizzinski2351

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonartful Hi Mr. Valdez, my apologies for the delay in responding to You, I have just been able to order (and download) the plans for both versions of the Domino Dock, so I guess whatever the hitch was, it's now history - Thanks!

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

@@zipperzizzinski2351 thanks for letting me know

Nice setup but why is the work area away from the user. I would feel more comfortable with the Domino bit facing me.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Fair question. When I made it in 2016 (first one was for the XL 700) I played with both directions. Pros n cons each way. This is the way the user normally has it oriented…as it was intended. The switch is easy to see and reach. And the sight windows work this way as well. Plus, it’s easier to hold the parts. Thanks for the input. 🙏🏼

Neat! But at @6:43 you can clearly see the part coming unseated and the clamp moving. No way is that domino cut correctly.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

I’ve watched this several times. The piece does appear to be away from the fence but it’s not…it’s weird lighting. And yes, the clamp swivels slightly as the plunge is made but the foot of the clamp still holds the piece in place. The mortise was perfect…I used it. 😬 thanks a ton

@mike8984ify

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonartful Sorry but think you're wrong here... Look at the circle/oval shape that is parallel to the ground to the left of the cutter. It starts out blocked from view from the block, then as the clamp loosens you can see the block pivot up and the oval comes back into view, it then stays in view until the bottom of the plunge, at which point you take off the clamp and the block falls down blocking it from view again. Lighting couldn't do that. It's not a big deal for the overall video/product, but it's 100% lifting.

@timforgot

Жыл бұрын

@@mike8984ify saying the truth is always an option.

Is the 90 degree deck machined?

@tallybobba

2 жыл бұрын

I have watched some videos where he is using his fathers machine shop; just a guess that they are.

@ramonartful

2 жыл бұрын

Yes…milled on one face prior to holes being drilled to insure 90°. Thanks

@timforgot

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonartful So, no.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

@@timforgot So, yes😬

@timforgot

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonartful Kinda skirting the line here, but I like your style, brother.

Will be placing my order the minute I buy my domino in the next or so. There was a recent video (kzread.info/dash/bejne/l39kpZtufs7Lqbw.html) about the new Jessem jig as a Domino replacement stating that one of the main drawbacks to the Domino was the difficulty working with smaller pieces. I posted a Comment to let people know about your awesome jig. I hope it generates some business for you Ramon. You make some beautiful pieces and post fantastic tips (my wood clamps for my k3 came out great) and you deserve it. Build on my friend!!

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thank you tons. I looked through as many comments as I could handle! 😆 Couldn’t find yours, but thank you. I’ve done woodworking shows where I cut 4mm mortises into pieces of wood about 5/8” square and only 4” long using my XL 700 and The Dock. People are surprised! 😬

send me one of yours please

@ramonartful

Күн бұрын

Here’s the link to the website…which machine are you using? ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com/

unavailable

@ramonartful

Күн бұрын

What do you mean? “Unavailable”? Thanks

Well, I bought some plans for this thing. then decided not to make one because I figured his would be better. I contacted him through his website to see if he would discount me the amount I paid for plans and put it towards one of his docks. no reply at all ????????? I am a business owner of 30 plus years and thet is NOT how you treat customers....I guess I will just build it myself.

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Hello. I did not see a message asking me about that! I certainly would have responded! My website has been getting a ton of junk email’s through the message’s. We’ve deleted that so I need to see why there’s still an option to contact me thru that. Respond here or contact me via Instagram. (@ramonartful) I’ll be happy to help you out. Thanks, Ramon

👌👍🤝😎

@ramonartful

Жыл бұрын

Thank you