Operation - Craftsman 315.175010 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
A variety of spllne joints can be made usingyour plate joiner.
The number and size biscuitsneeded for each jointdepends
on the thickness of the wood and the length of the joint, in
general, tbe small #0 b_cuits ehouM be used for mitercuts in
314in. matshels. The larger bizcults shouldbe used for edge-
to-edge jolnery.
When joining 1-1/2 in, thick materials, stack two biscuits, one
above the other. For example, joining 2 in. x 4 in. dressed
lumber. See Figure 9. When joining even thicker materials,
use eddltional biscuits, stacked above each other.
When making edge-to_dge jointsfor tab_etsps, w ortCenches,
cutting boards, etc. the more biacultsyou use, the stronger
the Jointwill be.
The following sections illustratehow to make vadous spline
joints uelog your plate joiner.
EDGE-TO-EDGE JOINTS
See Figures 7 and 8.
Edge-to-edge joine_J is one of the most basic and easiest
joints toconstruct. In general, two basic adjustments have to
be made for all biscuit jolnery apptications. One is the depth
of cut and the other is the location of the cut.
HOW TO MAKE EDGE-TO-EDGE JOINTS
1. Unplug your plate Joiner.
2. Prepare the workplecea by laying them slbe by side on a
workber_h in the order in which they will be assembled,
3, Using a square, determine the location of each bizcult
spline joint and mark the ceofer of each Jointby drawing
a line across each workplace. NOTE: Mark the edges 2
In. from the ends ofworkplacee. The jointwill be stronger
if you use multiple biscuits placed close together.
4. Loosen height adjustment knobsand set fence angle at
gO _.
5, Slide the fence up or down until the indicator point is
aIignnd with the destted dimar,_slon on the scale. RE-
MEMBER: The scale indicates the height of the fence
from the center of the blade.
6. Tighten height adjustment knobs securely.
7. Select the correct depth of cut settingto rnatshtbe bizcuit
size you are planning to use. We suggest that you make
a test cut in a scrap piece of wood from the same
workplace it possible.
8. Clamp workplace securely so that it will not move during
the cut.
9. Plug your plate joiner into power supply and prepare to
make your first cut. Grasp and hold your plate joiner
securelywtth both handsby the froof and rear handles as
shown on page 2.
10. Place the fence against the board and align the indicator
marks on the fence with the cerderllne mark(e) on the
beard. See Figure
UNE OF
CENTERLINE CUT WINDOW
MARK(S)
TOP VIEW OF PLATE JOINER Fig. 7
CENTERLINE
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_./'_// _ BISCUIT SLOT{S)
;iF/ EBOE-' EBOEJO,'E F,g8
11. Depress the switchtdggerto turnthe power on your plats
joiner, then push it forward to extend the blade Ints the
wood.
12. When the base assembly bottoms out against the depth
of cut adjustment knob eattlng, pullback releasing pres-
sure on the spdng. Blade will retract from biscuit slot.
13. Repeat this procedure for all desped biscuit slots.
14. Once all blscutt slots have been cut, place a biscuit in
each jo_of and dry assemble the workpteces. Make sure
each joint lines up and fits.
15. Finally.disassemble the workpkscesand place a bead of
glue in each slot. Also, spread a bead of glue over the
entire surface of the joint. Reinsert the b_scuits and
assemble the wottq3k_es. See Figure 8.
16. Clamp workpieces together until the glue sets up.
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