Craftsman 17539 - 6.0 Amp Plate Jointer Operator's Manual page 14

MAKING EDGE-TO-EDGE JOINTS
See Figures 9 - 10.
Edge-to-edge joinery is one of the most basic and easily-
constructed joints.
• Unplug the biscuit joiner.
• Prepare the workpieces by laying them side by side on
a workbench in the order in which they will be assem-
bled.
• Using a square, determine the location of each biscuit
spline joint and mark the center of each joint by draw-
ing a line across each workpiece.
NOTE: Mark the edges 2 in. from the ends of the work-
pieces. The joint will be stronger if you use multiple
biscuits placed close together.
• Loosen the locking knob approximately one turn and
set the fence angle at 90 °.
• Set the fence height at the desired dimension on the
scale by rotating the height adjustment knob.
NOTE: The scale indicates the height of the fence from
the center of the blade.
• Tighten the locking knob securely.
• Select the correct depth of cut setting to match the
biscuit size you are planning to use. Make a test cut in
a scrap piece of wood from the same workpiece if pos-
sible.
• Clamp the workpiece securely so that it will not move
during the cut.
• Plug the biscuit joiner into the power supply and pre-
pare to make the first cut. Grasp and hold the biscuit
joiner securely with both hands.
• Place the fence against the board and align the indica-
tor marks on the fence with the centerline mark(s) on
the board.
• Depress the switch trigger to turn on the biscuit joiner,
then push it forward to extend the blade into the wood.
• When the base assembly bottoms out against the
depth of cut adjustment knob setting, pull back, releas-
ing pressure on the spring. The blade will retract from
the biscuit slot.
• Repeat this procedure for all desired biscuit slots.
• Once all biscuit slots have been cut, place a biscuit in
each joint and dry-assemble the workpiece. Make sure
each joint lines up and fits.
• Finally, disassemble the workpieces and place a bead
of glue in each slot. Also, spread a bead of glue over
the entire surface of the joint. Reinsert the biscuits and
assemble the workpieces.
• Clamp workpieces together until the glue sets up.
CENTERLINE
MARK(S)
CENTERLINE
MARKS
BISCUIT
SLOT(S)
BISCUIT(S)
Fig. 9
EDGE-TO-EDGE J OINTS
LINEOF CUT
INDICATOR
Fig. 10
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