Craftsman 900.277303 Operator's Manual page 10

C.Setupthetool b yselecting theproper
depth setting, adjusting thefence to
centre o nthestock t hickness and
setting t heangle to90 °.
FIG 21
C.Clamp t heworkpiece, align thetool a nd
make theplunge c ut.
D.Next, adjust thefence upbyanamount
equal tothedesired offset. Use the
scale and pointer located o ntheright
side ofthetool u nder thefence lock
knob.
E.Clamp t hesecond w orkpiece, align the
tool a nd make theplunge c ut.
F.Glue, assemble and clamp t hejoint.
FIG 23
D.Forthis joint, y ouwill m ake cuts into the
edge ofone workpiece and theface of
another. The edge cutisperformed the
same asforedge toedge joints. The
face cutismade b yclamping the
workpiece andaligning thetool a s
shown i nFigure 2 1.Turn thetool o n,
make theplunge c utandrepeat for
each layout mark.
E.Glue, assemble and clamp t hejoint.
FIG 22
4. OFFSET JOINTS (SEE FIGURE 22)
You may wish to have a deliberate offset
between two workpieces. This is easily
accomplished with your plate joiner by
performing the following steps.
A. Arrange the workpieces as they are to
be assembled and layout the biscuit
locations.
B. Set up the tool by selecting the proper
biscuit size and adjusting the fence
angle to 90 °. Select the workpiece that
will be set back and adjust the fence
height to centre the cut within the
thickness of that piece.
5. EDGE MITRE JOINTS (FIGURE 23)
Edge mitres are most commonly used in
box structures or for making multisided
pedestals where you would like to hide the
end grain. Once again, biscuit joinery is an
outstanding method to use both for added
strength as well as ease of assembly.
Follow the steps below to assemble a
90 ° joint.
A. Position the workpieces as they are to
be assembled and layout biscuit
locations on the outside of the joint.
FIG 24
Inside edge
Position biscuit
closer to inside
edge to increase
dimension "A"
g.
Set up tool by first setting fence angle
to 90 °. Make the fence adjustment such
that the biscuit is located toward the
inside of the joint where the material is
thicker, then select the biscuit size so
that the blade does not protrude
through the outside wall when the cut is
made (see Figure 24).
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