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@@ULTRA7862 it won't allow you to fill it to the brim due to that alarm/sensor. The problem is that it takes less than 10 minutes to fill it to the point of alarm. It's fine for a weekend woodworker but absolutely awful for a legitimate woodworking business.

I've had much better results with it than I've had with Sherwin Williams emerald enamel or Benjamin Moore Advance. Both of those of are decent products but I don't have 3 days to wait for them to dry.

Don't know. It's a company called Igoo. I'm sure they're all made in the same warehouse somewhere. I know it's hands down better than that garbage Domino I had.

whatever floats your boat. if you think $130 is too much for a tool that I guarantee is more accurate than your "plastic handle amazon thing" then more power to you! I didn't advertise myself out of anything. doesn't affect my pocket regardless of what you buy!

To each their own. You're more than welcome to spend more of your money on tools that do that exact same things

I've not yet added the hardener to the primer. I have used it in the top coat. I'm getting ready to spray an island and I plan on using the hardener in the primer for this job.

@@woodwork740 I’m new and I have only used Sherwin Williams Kem Aqua which is really easy to use, but I want step it up and give this a try.

So update to the catalysed primer. Sprayed yesterday and today, catalyzed. I had some serious runs in my paint. I'm thinking it's equally 50-50 that I thinned the paint too much, and that Semipro 2 is just to entry level of a unit. After sanding the runs out I sprayed the second coat without catalyst and thinned it per directions and I still had some, but not a lot of runs on the second primer coat. I think when I apply the top coat I'm going to keep it a little thicker than what I'm accustomed to and see if that helps keep it in place as it cures out

The one I bought was on Amazon. I searched for a dual spindle dowel joiner. Name brand of my unit is Igoo but there's several brands. Grizzly makes one also

@@woodwork740 thanks 👍

I'd guess it's possible. You could individually hand paint the graphics or if it's a solid color you could easily spray paint it. Since I made the video I've added some LED lights to them and it really changes the look.

You can spray or hand paint. I like to use gold leaf (fake gold) It all so comes in silver and copper.

Update* I have started spray painting the backs after engraving. It looks incredible. I like it better than lighting it with LEDS

That's a great tip to know! Thank you!

Yeah that possibilities are pretty limitless. Very clean and sharp images

I'll give that a try. I'm putting some LED battery pack lighting behind it to see how that looks, as soon as they get here from the Temu slow boat from China..

That's smart

500mm/s

I'm not sure if it'll work on an acrylic mirror since it's a "plastic". I think it would also engrave into the reflective side once it goes thru the coating, whereas a traditional glass mirror won't burn

To be honest I just clicked on the "users who bought this also bought these" suggestion at the bottom of the tool link on Amazon. It showed the other sizes of bits. They weren't too expensive and still cut really nicely after hundreds of holes. They do have a flattened spot on the shaft where the Allen set screws deads into it to hold them in place.

Absolutely! I looked at getting Grizzly 's but it wasn't available at the time.

Lol. The open mouth is key to proper alignment! And yep, still using it pretty consistently. For the money it's a must have in my opinion.

Yeah I've tried it once since this video and went right back to a traditional chisel. Maybe if it were sharper it would work better

I'll have to try that. I attempted using it again just a few days ago and I immediately tossed it back in the drawer and grabbed a chisel

I'm guessing so. I've not heard of that brand. It just works really well. I'm beyond happy with the performance of it compared to the cost

I had the Domino 500. Didn't care for it. Too many issues with alignment. Not too mention the absurd cost of the tenons. This machine is pretty damn nice and accurate for the money

What isn't? Festool sure as heck ain't "made n Murica"

they have their pluses and minuses. I wouldn't give up my festool track saw for anything. my kapex miter saw, that's another story! lol

On Amazon it's listed under the name Igooo. Dual Spindle Dowel Joiner

I've never been a fan of biscuit joinery. I just feel the depth of the biscuit into the wood isn't that deep to hold bigger/heavier materials in place. I've used them for thinner materials though and they work fine.

If you don’t have one

Biscuits don't add any strength (across the joint) . They are great for alignment. but don't work like a Mortise/Tennon

Yeah I had a Domino. Didn't care for it at all so i sold it. Much happier with this tool as the alignment is much more accurate. I also don't depend on either dominos or dowels to add strength to a joint, that's what I use adhesives for.

@WoodWork 740 The Domino is just a bit salty for me. And it reminds me too much of a biscuit jointer that I've had alignment issues with in the past. I'm taking Rockler's beadlock system for a test drive. Initial impressions of it are good, but it does have limitations.

@@m.d.d.3051 I hope you have better luck with Rocklers beadlock system than I did. I had plenty miss aligned boards and it was so slow taking 4 steps to fit one beadlock dowel. Good luck.

@@gmcallsuk I haven't found misalignment issues yet. Right out of the box, it seemed to be dialed in as far as sight glass, etc. I also use a corded drill with it, instead of a cordless. More torque, drilling is a tad faster. So far, I have only used it for a panel glue up and some joints for a flip-top shop fixture I'm building for my planer and miter saw. In pine, I am noticing that the holes are a bit ... fuzzy ... requiring a lot of clean-up before installing tenons. Second gripe I have about it is non-existent dust/chip collection. I did purchase the spacer kit to go with it as well. Is it as fast as a Domino? Definitely not. Is it as fast/accurate as the template/router/guide bushing set-up I had been using for floating tenons? I would say at least as fast, if not faster. It isn't going to solve all of my mortising needs, because the biggest weakness I see with the Beadlock are making mortises on the face/middle of a board. Biggest question for me ... was it worth the money? Remains to be seen. I'll have to see how it performs in hardwood before I make that decision.

@@woodwork740 The joint you made in the video is end grain to long grain. Glue, adhesive, cannot add much strength to that joint. You must use a tenon or dowel to add mechanical strength. Mafell was the first to create a dual dowel machine. Triton copied them. And now others such as this Igooo you showed copied Triton. Similar to the way Lamello was the first biscuit joiner. Then Porter Cable made one. And Norm showed it to the world. Then Dewalt and Makita and lots of Chinese companies make them today too. Nothing wrong with dowels. They are used to assemble every factory made kitchen and bath cabinet. Dowels are strong. Are loose tenons such as Dominoes stronger? Maybe. But dowels are strong enough.

Absolutely! Like I said in the original video, I had a DF-500 and for the $1k I paid for it compared to this, I see no reason why you need to pay all that extra. They're both essentially alignment tools. The domino tenons are wider, but they're not adding strength to the joint really. I got the 10mm and 12mm cutter bits now (used the 12's in this video). After this video I clamped the joint, let it dry, and unclamped it the next day and that miter is solid as can be.

Thanks for both videos on the dowel cutter. Can you list the distance on center between the cutters or the most narrow width board to use to accommodate both holes?

@@williamniven2021 Drill Bit Spacing 32mm (1-1/4”)

My bad. Still fairly new to content creation. It's a weird feeling filming yourself while talking to an empty room

@@woodwork740 Im sure it is... that is why not everyone is content creators. But I guess if you do it more, it gets easier. Maybe having a camera person (spouse, child, etc.) may help ??? Thanks for doing it anyway.

@@michaelshelnutt3534 I greatly appreciate the views and the feedback! Many are quick to criticize vs genuinely offering helpful advise. I'm going to do an update video hopefully this week showing some of the other joint types and I'll definitely get that camera angle rectified! 😂

@@woodwork740 you will do fine.

Yeah I can do that. I'll try to get some recorded this week and make a follow-up video. Thanks!

Just posted a new video of a miter joint. Works great!

@@woodwork740 Awesome; thanks for the reply. Gonna check it out right now and glad to hear it worked well!

I appreciate it!