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the desiredbiscuit locations(see
Figure 14). SeeApplication sectionfor
more specificinformationon joint layout.
The marksyou make will then be aligned
with one of the center registrationmarks
on the tool, again,dependingupon your
specificapplication.
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end(Trimoffwith
sawandsand
smooth)
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1" or greater stock thickness
FIG 14
produce
accurate
joints,
so practicing
in
scrap wood first is advisable.
4. JOINT
ASSEMBLY
After your joints are cut, you may wish to
trial fit everything
together
before
gluing.
When
you are satisfied
with your joints,
evenly spread
any good quality wood-
working
glue in each slot as well as on
the mating flat surfaces
of your joint. Place
biscuits
in the slots, assemble
the joint
and clamp until dry. For a biscuit
joint to
be most effective,
it is important
that the
biscuits
themselves
be in contact
with the
glue. This is because
the biscuits
absorb
the moisture
in the glue and expand
to
form a tight joint.
APPLICATIONS
1. EDGE
TO EDGE
JOINTS
This is the simplest
to make and most
common
joint for the plate joiner.
Follow
the steps below
to produce
this joint.
A.
Prepare
the workpieces
and lay
them on a work surface
exactly
as
they are to be assembled.
B.
Spacing
biscuits
2-3" in from the
ends and 6-10" apart, lay out the
biscuit
centers.
FIG 15
3. MAKING
THE CUT
Prior to making
any cut, be sure that all
fence adjustments
are set and lock knobs
are tight. Also, be sure you have selected
the proper depth setting.
Clamp
your
workpiece
firmly and align the plate joiner's
center
registration
mark with your layout
mark. Turn on the tool and let the blade
come up to full speed
(approximately
1
second).
Grasping
the paddle
switch and
handle and positioning
the fence firmly and
squarely
against
the workpiece,
plunge the
blade until it bottoms
against
the stop.
Continuing
to hold the tool squarely
and
firmly, allow the return spring
to retract
the
blade from the work and then release
the
switch
to shut the tool off. It will take some
practice
to obtain
a "feel" for the tool to
C.
Set up the plate joiner by first
selecting
the proper
depth setting.
Set the fence to 90 ° . Set the height
adjustment
to position
the biscuit
in
the approximate
center of the stock
thickness.
D.
Clamp
the workpiece
and position
the tool so that the center
indicator
mark lines up with the first layout
mark (see Figure
16). Turn on the
tool and make the plunge
cut.
Retract
the tool and release
the
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