Festool Domino DF500 vs DF700 Joiner Model Comparison

The Festool Domino Joiner is a revolution never seen before in mortising - a handheld power mortiser that makes mortising fast, simple and accurate. Available in two models the DF 500 or the XL DF 700. For building small household pieces or large-scale furniture, Morton explains the differences that matter so you can decide which Domino is best for you.
The Domino works in principle like a biscuit joiner, but the Domino uses a spinning and oscillating bit instead of a blade to cut a full mortise in a single plunge. Our Festool Domino Model Comparison will answer your questions about cutter size, domino size, depth of cut and other specifics unique to each model at Highland Woodworking: www.highlandwoodworking.com/fe....
Buy a Festool Domino DF 500 here: www.highlandwoodworking.com/fe...
Buy a Festool Domino XL DF 700 here: www.highlandwoodworking.com/fe...

[@chantalhodgson9341]

*Love the size and weight of this little jointer **MyBest.Tools** Easy to set up and light enough to pick up and put away. The adjusters and controls are dead easy to use. It has an aluminum deck rather than iron, but for those who are careful it should suffice, and it has a vacuum port that, unlike some other tools I have, actually gathers ALL the dust. Very happy with this for the price.*

[@DesignerLisa]

Very thorough and concise, well laid out info. Especially appreciate your getting straight to the point and then sharing details! Thank you

[@EMVANS]

Good comparison video. Simple and straightforward. Thanks.

[@josepha3486]

Awesome presentation... I really enjoyed watching this. Unlike many other instructional videos online there was no time wasted. Well done!

[@michaelr2526]

Just ordered my DF500 and I ordered it from Highland Woodworking because of this video.

[@HighlandWoodworking]

Thanks Michael! We really appreciate it!

[@resultcarpentry5869]

Excellent presentation - as I am choosing either the 500 or 700 - this helped - thanks

[@berndgasser7317]

This was really helpful for me. Thanks a lot.

[@GreenSaxon]

Buy the add ons from Seneca & you can use the DF700 with the smaller DF500 bits. Happy days!

[@qblinden21]

Thank you for the conclusion at the beginning.

[@MattVoeltner]

Great video! Thanks for the tips.

[@donniebrunswick4356]

I’m looking to buy one of these but wasn’t sure which one. This video was perfect guidance. I’ve now decided. Thank you!

[@HighlandWoodworking]

Glad we could help! They're both available at Highland Woodworking: www.highlandwoodworking.com/festool-domino-joiner.aspx

[@holdemNE1]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting.

[@takeniteasyfriend]

Excellent review. Liked the recommendation on stacking with the 500 in lieu of a single tenon with the 700. May be a better alternative for maximum flexibility and lower cost.

[@DentargPL]

Thanks for informative video.

[@kainscs]

Great job and presentation !

[@jacplacek]

Very informative. Thanks!

[@mthebone]

Great Review. Thanks mate.

[@paweljaniak2382]

Very nice video good explanation that's exactly what I was looking for before I purchase my domino. I was thinking about 700 but now for my needs I think 500 will be just perfect 👌 Thank you

[@HighlandWoodworking]

We're glad you found the video helpful. Here is more information of the DF 500 on the Highland Woodworking website: www.highlandwoodworking.com/festooldf500qdominojointer.aspx

[@WaynesWorldGarage]

Your video is well great. Thank you.

[@onlyformygoodfriends]

Very helpful thank you very much for your put up

[@bobwhelk2115]

Nice job!

[@Strawdozz]

Excellent review.

[@TheRangeControl]

THANK you!

[@HighlandWoodworking]

You're welcome!

[@hotdog160]

for me 10mm would be perfect if the domino 500 could dig more than only 50/2 mm long, even if the 10mm is not beefy enough, you could simply do 2 of them to have more support.

[@heathmichael142]

So do you think the 500 would be adequate for attaching average size dining table legs to aprons? Say something like 3.5" x 3.5" legs and 1.5" x 3.5" aprons? Thanks again for the info. Great video.

[@gunterannee7844]

i got booth but the 500 for 4/5 years Now and the 700 new. you can use the Accessoires of the 500 also for the 700

[@KaiserCipi]

1/3 of 3/4” material I 6 mm and some change. Is it ok to round up?!

[@Mr2at]

Great comparison. Would be interesting to see the pros and cons between the 500 and a biscuit cutter.

[@NearbyCactus]

A domino & a biscuit cutter do different jobs, albeit they look very similar. There's very little structural strength in a biscuit - I think they are more for registration that anything else. By contrast I think of a domino as a fat dowel. It provides registration & strength.

[@Mr2at]

Go point, but the depth of the 4 mm dominos didn't look much deeper than a biscuit. Just wonder if you could use the 4 mm domino in the same way a biscuit is used.

[@NearbyCactus]

I'm not really sure :-) I suspect the 4mm dominos would give a stronger joint, but I could be wrong. In simple terms I think you could definitely use 4mm dominos in place of biscuits. It would be a more expensive solution, but mostly likely stronger.

[@MajorTendonitis]

Thank you for the video . I bought the 500 today , but then a member from our forum mentioned those nifty anchor bolts only work with the 700 . Looks like I have to buy both at some point

[@riffmeister8440]

MajorTendonitis in April the connectors will also be available for the 500

[@fvids1603]

Those connectors are now available

[@chrisw7402]

I went for the big one in the end.

[@mikecerbone3185]

Which would you recommend for making up some 1-3/4" carriage house doors? I feel like it is right on the edge of being in the 700 territory but I am wondering if I can get away with the 500. Great video.

[@mikecerbone3185]

@Ed Scent Very helpful. Thanks a lot for the insight. These are incredible tools. It is too bad that there is such a large gap between the two in terms of plunge depth but I guess that is how they get people to bite for the 700. Thanks again!

[@studebaker4217]

Does the 500 offer both tight-fit and looser-fit Dominoes?

[@sebastienschmitt2671]

Great Video ! Thanks . One Question, my friend bought the DF700, do you Know if the "Connector" not the Domino ;) in 8 mm is compatible with de DF 700 ? When I connect on the App "Festool Order" the connector is only available for the DF 500. Is there any reason ? Thanks for your Help. Regards, Sebastien

[@HighlandWoodworking]

Please email [e-mail]

[@morkthebuilder9943]

Super awesome

[@trezzh4]

I have a model 500 but craving for XL :)

[@firechicken5]

trezzh4 I have a 700 and wish I would have gotten the 500 instead.

[@trezzh4]

@@firechicken5 Actually I'd like to have both. And Mafell DD40 :)

[@Hawkeye14341]

I agree with Tae. He should have told people that between the domiplate and Seneca adaptor both available at Senecawoodworking.com you can have the best of both worlds I needed the 700 I do large jobs. But I wanted to do small work to, the adapters are fantastic so happy I went big with the 700 I think it's way better the 500 is to dinky for what I do.

[@steadyliam]

Do you know what species of wood is at 6:30?

[@long0515]

hey, lang time no see... huhu :)

[@cuebj]

So - 500 for cabinets and light to medium weight joinery. 700 for very heavy furniture and even heavy joinery - for which you might be looking at different techniques

[@leonardschmidt3304]

Thank you for a well made video. Schmidt Furniture & Cabinetry will also be buy a 500 Q from Highland Woodworking due to this video.

[@HighlandWoodworking]

Thank you Leonard! We appreciate your business and thank you for the nice comment!

[@TaeGarfman]

Buy the DF700 and Seneca woodworking sells an adapter so you can use all the DF500 bits: www.senecawoodworking.com/products/rts-500-cutter-adapter-for-festool-df700

[@bigdogmn73]

Couldn't agree more. It's just a $$ thing

[@amiddled]

True, but the cutter heads on the 700 are higher up from the base on the 500, so when using the small heads you have to raise the work piece up in more instances, so if you are using the small bits a lot it still makes sense to get the 500. It is lighter as well.

[@MrRay3801]

It's also very good at putting large mortises in you wallet!!

[@chuyenduc7426]

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[@darvaish4552]

Raymond you make me laugh... thanks man

[@davidholmes3776]

5 years on Raymond - Did you get one? My thinking is that the 500 will allow me to make and assemble my furniture designs more quickly and such pays for itself after only a couple of sales... It’s the same argument I’m having with my bank manager (and wife) over purchasing a CNC router - so I can make MDF templates to take to the router table, vastly shortening production time...

[@MrRay3801]

@@davidholmes3776 No, I never got one. My woodworking is more of a hobby though and not a means of income....if you actually sell your woodowrking, by all means, it's a sound investment. Saves time and time is money.

[@anderskaiden3583]

i realize Im pretty off topic but does anybody know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@markburch6253]

If you're like me you've already got a biscuit cutter. I went with the df700

[@rahamtullahmansuri7665]

Why don't any other woodworking power tool making company makes floating tennon machine like festool domino?

[@ralfb8869]

The tool is covered by a pattern that has a few years to run.

[@willnotburn]

So..."eight quarter" material means 2 inches?

[@garygreim1792]

yes

[@barstad-9591]

You're a handsome guy, so it's really a shame that your videos are consistently blurry. Oh ya, I'd also really like to see the tools.

[@markmathews5117]

Thank you Barbara....

[@darvaish4552]

buy both. :(

[@bighands69]

If the Mafell dowel machine was cheaper it probably would out sell the domino.

[@eriknelson9975]

500 just doesn't plunge deep enough for me to trust it

[@codyrunsfast1]

Width of tennon provides far more strength than length anyway, so you could compensate by doing additional tennons. The extra length does add a significant amount of strength though but the real strength should be coming from the actual wood joint anyway (Length-wise glue up).