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Introduction
FIG 3
Examine Figure 1 and your plate joiner for a few minutes to become
familiar with the various features and the names used to describe
EDGE
EDGE TO EDGE JOINT
them. The following sections will discuss the various controls and you
MITRE
will need to know where they are.
JOINT
Overview
"T" JOINT
You have purchased a precision woodworking tool. The function of
CORNER
the plate joiner is to enable you to make extremely strong and
JOINT
accurate joints in wood and wood by products.
OFFSET
The tool works by a plunging action to precisely cut crescent shaped
slots for the placement of flat wooden dowels or "biscuits" like those
shown in Figure 2.
The various adjustments on the patented base/fence assembly will
enable you to make virtually any biscuit joint imaginable. The tool
45° FRAME JOINT OFFSET JOINT
may be further enhanced by some simple jigs and fixtures that can be
easily made. Some of the more common biscuit joinery applications
are shown in Figure 3 and are discussed in detail in the applications
section of this manual.
Switch
Your plate joiner has a trigger switch located on the underside, as
shown in Figure 1. To turn the tool on, depress the trigger. To turn
the tool off, release the trigger. To lock the tool on for continuous
operation, there is a lock on button located at the rear of the tool just
above the cord. When cutting always hold the tool with one hand on
the switch handle and one hand on the auxiliary handle. To lock the
tool on, depress and hold the trigger as you depress the lock button.
Hold the lock button in as you gently release the trigger. The tool will
continue to run. To turn the tool off from a locked on condition,
FIG 4
depress and release the trigger once.
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