DeWalt DW682 Instruction Manual page 12

6"-10"
2"-3"
3/16" MINIMUM 3/16" MINIMUM
3/16" MINIMUM
FIG 17 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 switch handle and auxiliary 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 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
FIG 18
before gluing. When you are satisfied with your joints, evenly
spread any good quality woodworking 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 (See Figure 17)
FIG 19
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, layout
the biscuit centers.
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.
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