Craftsman professional PLATE JOINER 900.277303 Manual Del Operador página 10

C. Set up the tool by selecting the proper
depth setting, adjusting the fence to
centre on the stock thickness and
setting the angle to 90°.
FIG 21
D. For this joint, you will make cuts into the
edge of one workpiece and the face of
another. The edge cut is performed the
same as for edge to edge joints. The
face cut is made by clamping the
workpiece and aligning the tool as
shown in Figure 21. Turn the tool on,
make the plunge cut and repeat for
each layout mark.
E. Glue, assemble and clamp the joint.
FIG 22
4. OFFSET JOINTS (SEE FIGURE 22)
You may wish to have a deliberate offset
between two workpieces. This is easily
accomplished with your plate joiner by
performing the following steps.
A. Arrange the workpieces as they are to
be assembled and layout the biscuit
locations.
B. Set up the tool by selecting the proper
biscuit size and adjusting the fence
angle to 90°. Select the workpiece that
will be set back and adjust the fence
height to centre the cut within the
thickness of that piece.
C. Clamp the workpiece, align the tool and
make the plunge cut.
D. Next, adjust the fence up by an amount
equal to the desired offset. Use the
scale and pointer located on the right
side of the tool under the fence lock
knob.
E. Clamp the second workpiece, align the
tool and make the plunge cut.
F. Glue, assemble and clamp the joint.
FIG 23
5. EDGE MITRE JOINTS (FIGURE 23)
Edge mitres are most commonly used in
box structures or for making multisided
pedestals where you would like to hide the
end grain. Once again, biscuit joinery is an
outstanding method to use both for added
strength as well as ease of assembly.
Follow the steps below to assemble a
90° joint.
A. Position the workpieces as they are to
be assembled and layout biscuit
locations on the outside of the joint.
FIG 24
Inside edge
Position biscuit
closer to inside
edge to increase
dimension "A"
B. Set up tool by first setting fence angle
to 90°. Make the fence adjustment such
that the biscuit is located toward the
inside of the joint where the material is
thicker, then select the biscuit size so
that the blade does not protrude
through the outside wall when the cut is
made (see Figure 24).
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