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• Whenthebaseassembly bottoms out against t he
depthof cutadjustment knobsetting, p ullback,releas-
ingpressure onthespring. T hebladewillretract f rom
the biscuit s lot.
CUTTINGEDGEMITER SLOT FROM
LONGSIDE OF WORKPIECE
NOTE: The scale indicates the height of the fence from
the center of the blade, which is approximately
.050 in.
Tighten height adjustment knobs securely.
HINGE
FASTENERS
Fig. 22
•
Repeat this procedure for cutting mating slot and all
required miter joint slots.
•
Once all slots have been cut, place a biscuit in each
joint and dry-assemble the workpieces.
Make sure
each joint lines up and fits.
•
Disassemble workpieces and place a bead of glue
in each slot. Spread a bead of glue over the entire
surface of the joint. Reinsert the biscuits and assemble
the workpieces.
•
Clamp the workpieces together until the glue sets.
HINGE JOINTS
See Figure 23.
Hinge joints are used when joining two boards using
hinges supplied in one of Craftsman's optional hinge
kits. Typical applications
include jewelry boxes, doors on
clocks, recipe boxes, etc.
MAKING
HINGE JOINTS
•
Unplug the tool.
•
Prepare the workpieces to be joined by laying them
side by side on a workbench
in the order in which they
will be hinged.
•
Determine the location of each hinge joint and mark
the center of each joint by drawing a line across each
workpiece.
•
Set the fence angle at 90 °.
•
Loosen the height adjustment knobs, then pull and
slide the fence down the scale until the height indicator
mark is set at zero depth of cut.
HINGE
Fig. 23
Select the #3 depth of cut setting. If possible, make
a test cut in a scrap piece of wood from the same
workpiece.
Clamp the workpiece securely so that it will not move
during the cut.
Plug the tool into the power supply and prepare to
make your 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 and let the motor build to its
maximum speed, then gradually push the biscuit joiner
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 hinge slot.
Repeat this procedure for all desired hinge slots.
Once all hinge slots have been cut, place a hinge in
each slot and dry-assemble
the workpieces.
Make sure
each slot lines up and fits.
Assemble the hinges to the workpieces and secure
with the fasteners supplied.
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