by making my own dominoes. I'm joking.
It only took a pile of scrap headed for the firepit, 2 hours of time, $3k+ of shop equipment, and electricity for the tools, lights, and AC.
I was nearly out of the thicker 10mm dominoes. A pack of 85 costs $24. I figure I made at least 120 new dominoes. The Festool dominoes are a tad under 1"x2"x10mm. The Domino can actually cut a 1.25" wide x 1 1/8" deep slot so I made about 3/4 of them 1.25" wide. Half of those I made the same length as the retail dominoes and the other half a little longer. I figure the upsized ones will give me a little more glue surface.
Most of them are walnut--lots of sapwood and offcuts--and some red oak. In the foreground are a side by side of new vs retail.
It only took a pile of scrap headed for the firepit, 2 hours of time, $3k+ of shop equipment, and electricity for the tools, lights, and AC.
I was nearly out of the thicker 10mm dominoes. A pack of 85 costs $24. I figure I made at least 120 new dominoes. The Festool dominoes are a tad under 1"x2"x10mm. The Domino can actually cut a 1.25" wide x 1 1/8" deep slot so I made about 3/4 of them 1.25" wide. Half of those I made the same length as the retail dominoes and the other half a little longer. I figure the upsized ones will give me a little more glue surface.
Most of them are walnut--lots of sapwood and offcuts--and some red oak. In the foreground are a side by side of new vs retail.
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