Owner`s manual

OPERATION
BUTT JOINTS
See Figure 9.
A butt joint is one of the weakest joints in woodworking.
This type of joint is mating the end grain of one board with
the edge grain of another. The Pendingof glee on thistype
of surface Is poor. However, by using biscuits you can
create a very strong joint that gives a modise-and-tonon
effect.
HOW TO MAKE BUT[ JOINTS
1. Unplug your plate joiner.
2. Place the two pieces of wood to be joined on a level
workbench. Align them against each other in the ar-
rangement inwhich they will be assembled,
3. Using a square, determine the location of each biscuit
sptine Jointand mark the center of each joint bydrawing
a line across the edges of the two boards.
4. Loosen heightadjustment knobs and set fence angle at
g0°.
5. Slide the fence up or down until the indicator point is
aligned with the desired dimension on the scale, RE-
MEMBER: The scale indicatesthe heightof the fence
from the center of the blede,
6. Tighten height adjustment knobs securely,
7. Select the correct depthof cutsettingto matobthe biscuit
size you are planningto use. We suggest that you make
a test cut in a scrap piece of wood from the same
work_ece if possible.
8. Clamp workpiece securelyso that if will not move duhng
the cut.
g. Plug your plate joiner into power supply and prepare to
make your first cut. Grasp and hold your plate joiner
securely with both hands by the trent and rear handles.
t0. Place the fence egainst the board and alignthe indicator
marks on the fence with the centedine mark(s) on the
board.
11. Depress theswitchtdgger to turnthe power onyour plate
joiner, then push it forward to extend the blade intothe
wood.
12. When the base assembly bottoms out againstthe depth
of outadjustment knobsetting, pull back rsteasing pres-
sure on the spring. Blede will retractfrom biscuitslot.
13. Repeat this procedure for cutting the slot in the mating
workptsce.
14. Once aft biscuit slots have been cut, place a biscuitin
each joint and dryassemble the workpleces, Make sure
each joint lines up and tits.
15, Finatly,disessemb[e theworkpleces andplace a beadof
glue in each slot, Also, spread a head of glue over the
entire surface of the joint. Releserl the biscuits and
assemble the workpieces, See Figure 9.
16, Clamp workpteces together until the glue sets up.
MULTIPLE
BISCUITS
STACKED
BUTT JOINTS
CENTERUNE
MARK(S)
Fig. 9
OFFSET BU1"i"JOINT
BISCUIT
SLOT
BISCUIT
CENTERUNE
MARK(E)
OFFSET BUTT JOINTS
see F'tgure10.
The railsof a tableorworkbenchare oEen oEsetfromthefront
of the table legs. When offsetsare rsqulred, it ISneces|mry
to cuttheslotsinthe ragsfirst,then re-adjustthe fence to cut
the slotsinthe legs.
Keeping this one exceptioninmind,the procedurefor cutting
offsetbutt joints isidentical to the procedure for cuffing butt
joints.
For example-- It a 1/4 in.offset Isdesired, yo_ would mark
the centol_nes for cutting a butt joint as mentioned in the
procedures forcoblegbuttjoiofs, and cut the sfotsIntheends
of the rails. Next you would raise the fence 114in. to the
desired offset and cutthe slotsin the legs.
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