Craftsman 315.175010 Owner's Manual page 12

OPERATION
T-JOINTS
See Figures 11-15.
A T-jolot is used when the end of a board is joined to the
face of another board as shown in figure 11. Attaching
shelves to bookcases and inner support braces to frames
are typical applications, Actual cutting of a T-jofnt is as
slmpla as any other cut. However, itis cdtlcetthat you mark
the centedloes, mark the intersection points for each slot,
and cut each slot correctly.
HOW TO MAKE T-JOINTS
1. Unplug your plate Joiner.
2. Piece the two places of wood to he joined on a level
workheqx:has shown in figure 12, The inside face of the
vertical board should he facing up.
3. Determine the location of each biscuit jointand mark the
centedloes on each board as shown. The centedines for
both boards must line-up with each other. Measure
carefully, these measurements must he accurate and
precise. TIP: Measure twice and cut once, in addition
to the centedinaslining up, the spacingofthe biscuitslots
from side-to-side must also match.
4. Plug your plate joiner into power supply and cut slots in
etl boards that requireendsiots. SeeFigure 13 Follow
procedures explained in "Edge-To-Edge Joints", Set
fence angle at 90°, setfence heightat desired dimension
on the SCale,select the correct depth ofcut settingfor the
biscuit size you plan to use, clamp workpiece securely,
then cut each slot at the marked centedioe intersection,
5. Next, you must remove the adjustable fence from your
plate joiner in order to cut slots intothe face ofthe vertical
board.
TO REMOVE ADJUSTABLE PENCE:
6. Unplug your plate Joiner.
7. Loosen and remove halghtedjusting knobs, square heed
bolts, angle edj ustmeet lockplates, and adjuStablefence.
See Figure 14.
8. Place your plate joiner on vedical board as shown in
figure 15 and align indicator marks on base assembly
with cerdedine on verticet board.
9. Place a straight piece of wood on the vedical board and
securaly clamp itflush against the base assembly, This
piece of wood is used for a fence or guide, It must he
square with the sides of the vertical board and parallel
with the centedine.
10, Align cantsrline on bottom ofhese assembly with marked
intersectionfor biscuit slot.
11, Plug your plate joiner into power supply and prepare to
cut slot,
12, Depress the switchtdgger to turnthe power on your plate
joiner, then push it down to extend the blade into the
wood
13. When the base assembly bottoms out against the depth
of cut adjustment knob setting, pullback releasing pres-
sure on the spring. Blade win retract from biSCuitslot,
14, Repeat this procedure for cutting all required slots in
vertical boards,
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It I|f! |1/1-. _ MARK(S)
_/_ BISCUITlS)
BISCUIT
SLOT(S)
CLAMP
T-JOINT Fig. 11
HORIZONTAL BOARD
BISCUIT SLOT
CBNTERLINE
MARK(S)
BOARD
CENTERUNES
VERTICAL BOARD
Fig. 12
HORIZONTAL BOARD
TO CUT END SLOTS IN
HORIZONTAL BOARDS Fig. 1