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THANK YOU FOR BUYING A RYOBI PLATE JOINER.
Your new plate joiner has been engineered and manufactured to Ryobi's high standard for dependability, ease of operation,
and operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance.
CAUTION: Carefully read through this entire owner's manual before using your new plate joiner. Pay close
attention to the Rules for Safe Operation, Warnings, and Cautions. If you use your plate joiner properly and only for what it
is intended, you will enjoy years of safe, reliable service.
Thank you again for buying a Ryobi plate joiner.
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OWNER'S OPERATING MANUAL
PLATE JOINER / JM80
DOUBLE INSULATED
SPECIFICATIONS:
No Load Speed
Rating
Fence Angle Adjustment
With 45° Positive Stops
Fence Height Adjustment
Depth Of Cut
With Micro Depth Of Cut Adjustment
Net Weight
10,000 rpm
120 volts, 60 Hz, AC
6.0 Amperes
0 - 135°
0 - 2 In.
0 - 5/8 In. (16mm)
6.8 lbs
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Page 1: Specifications
THANK YOU FOR BUYING A RYOBI PLATE JOINER. Your new plate joiner has been engineered and manufactured to Ryobi's high standard for dependability, ease of operation, and operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents / Introduction ............... 2 Rules For Safe Operation ..............4-6 Features ....................7-8 Adjustments ..................9-10 Operation ................... 11-16 Maintenance ..................17-19 Accessories ..................... 19 Troubleshooting..................20 Service Information ................22 INTRODUCTION Spline joinery is one of the strongest methods of joinery Football shaped wafers, called biscuits, are then placed used in woodworking. - Page 3 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS PLATE JOINER / JM80 BUTT JOINTS EDGE-TO-EDGE JOINTS MITER JOINTS T- JOINT Page 3...
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Page 4: Rules For Safe Operation
DOUBLE INSULATION IMPORTANT Your Ryobi power tool is double insulated. This means you Servicing of a tool with double insulation requires extreme are separated from the tool's electrical system by two complete care and knowledge of the system and should be performed sets of electrical insulation. - Page 5 READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS 1. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL - Read owner's 14. SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to manual carefully. Learn its applications and hold work. It's safer than using your hand and it frees both hands to operate tool. limitations as well as the specific potential hazards related to this tool.
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Page 6: Rules For Safe Operation
Do not operate tool when you are tired. 39. WHEN SERVICING USE ONLY IDENTICAL Do not rush. RYOBI REPLACEMENT PARTS. 29. CHECK DAMAGED PARTS. Before further 40. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them use of the tool, a guard or other part that is... -
Page 7: Features
FEATURES Your Plate Joiner has been designed for making fast, accurate, and simple plunge cuts in wood, etc. so that biscuits can be #0 = 5/8 IN. X 1-13/16 IN. used to join two or more boards together. When used properly and only for what it is intended, this versatile tool will give you years of trouble-free performance. -
Page 8: Features
If any parts are not recommended for use with this tool. Any such damaged or missing, contact your local Ryobi factory or alteration or modification is misuse and could result in a authorized service center to obtain replacement parts before hazardous condition leading to possible serious personal attempting to operate your plate joiner. -
Page 9: Adjustments
ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: If any parts are missing, do not operate tool until the ROTATE TO missing parts are replaced. Failure to do so could result DESIRED SETTING in possible serious personal injury. 0, 10, OR 20 DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS PULL AND HOLD TO ROTATE DEPTH Your plate joiner can be adjusted to three standard cutting... -
Page 10: Adjustments
ADJUSTMENTS FENCE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT See Figure 5. FRONT HANDLE / The adjustable fence on your plate joiner can be moved up ADJUSTMENT and down to adjust the position of the blade in relation to the FENCE top of the workpiece. A scale on both sides of the fence indicates the height of the fence from the center of the blade. -
Page 11: Operation
OPERATION WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side INDICATOR shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could MARK(S) result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury. A variety of spline joints can be made using your plate joiner. The number and size biscuits needed for each joint depends on the thickness of the wood and the length of the joint. - Page 12 OPERATION BUTT JOINTS See Figure 9. A butt joint is one of the weakest joints in woodworking. This type of joint is mating the end grain of one board with the edge grain of another. The bonding of glue on this type BISCUIT of surface is poor.
- Page 13 OPERATION T- JOINTS See Figures 11-15. CENTERLINE MARK(S) A T-joint 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 BISCUIT(S) are typical applications.
- Page 14 OPERATION T-JOINTS (Continued) 14. Repeat this procedure for cutting all required slots in vertical boards. 15. 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. 16.
- Page 15 OPERATION HOW TO MAKE EDGE MITER JOINTS 1. Unplug your plate joiner. 2. Place the pieces of wood to be joined on a level workbench as shown in figure 17. 3. Mark centerline of the joint on each board. BISCUIT SLOT 4.
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Page 16: Operation
OPERATION DUSTLESS FEATURE See Figure 20. ADAPTOR The dust bag located on the rear of your plate joiner provides RETAINER a dust collection system. Wood particles are drawn up STRIP through a tunnel in the base and collect in the dust bag during cutting operations. -
Page 17: Maintenance
MAINTENANCE ADJUSTABLE WARNING: FENCE REMOVE FRONT BASE When servicing, use only identical Ryobi replacement ASSEMBLY parts. Use of any other part may create a hazard or cause product damage. CLEANING BASE ASSEMBLY / DUST BAG TUNNEL See Figures 21-23. SCREW... - Page 18 MAINTENANCE BLADE REPLACEMENT See Figures 24-27. ADJUSTABLE FENCE After extended use, the blade on your plate joiner may REMOVE become dull and need replacing. If you accidentally hit a FRONT BASE nail or other blunt object, it will break the carbide tips on the ASSEMBLY blade.
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Page 19: Accessories
MAINTENANCE HOW TO REPLACE THE BLADE (Continued) TO REMOVE TO TIGHTEN NOTE: Saw teeth point toward the right of the saw when held in normal operating position. The direction of rotation BLADE is marked on the saw blade. An arrow on the bottom of OUTER BLADE SCREW WASHER... -
Page 20: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SOLUTION 1. Biscuits do not fit slots. Biscuits not fitting slots may A. Biscuit slots are too deep or too shallow. Make fine also cause misalignment of boards being joined. adjustments to depth setting. See "TO MAKE FINE ADJUSTMENTS"... - Page 21 NOTES Page 21...
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Page 22: Service Information
Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center. Be sure to provide all pertinent facts when you call or visit. Please refer to the Service Center insert or call 1-800-525-2579 in the United States or 1-800-265-6778 in Canada for your nearest Ryobi Authorized Service Center.