Hinge Joints - Craftsman 315.175500 Owner's Manual

HINGE JOINTS
See Figure 19.
Hinge joints are used when joining two boards using
hinges supplied in one of Craftsman's optional hinge
kits. Jewelry boxes, doors on clocks, recipe boxes, etc,
are typical applications.
HINGE
SLOT(S)
HINGE
FASTENERS
HINGE
Fig. 19
HOW TO MAKE HINGE JOINTS
• Unplug your Detail Biscuit Joiner.
_ WARNING: Failure to unplug your Detail Biscuit
Joiner could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious personal injury.
• 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 fence angle at 90 °.
• Loosen height adjustment knobs, then pull and
slide the fence down the scale until the height
indicator mark is set at zero depth of cut,
Remember: The scale indicates the height of the
fence from the center of the blade, which is
approximately .050 of an inch.
• Tighten height adjustment knobs securely.
• Select the #3 depth of cut setting. We suggest that
you make a test cut in a scrap piece of wood from
the same workpiece if possible.
• Clamp workpiece securely so that it will not move
during the cut.
• Plug your Biscuit Joiner into power supply and
prepare to make your first cut. Grasp and hold your
Biscuit Joiner securely with both hands.
• Place the fence against the board and align the
indicator marks on the fence with the centerline
mark(s) on the board. See Figure 19.
• Depress the switch trigger and let the motor build
to its maximum speed, then gradually push 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
releasing pressure on the spring. Blade will retract
from 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 assembl_ the workpieces.
Make sure each slot lines up and fits.
• Finally, assemble the hinges to the workpiecas and
secure with the fasteners supplied.
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