Fence Rotation/Angle Adjustment; Line Of Cut Idicators; Biscuit Selection - Craftsman 17550 - 3.5 Amp Detail Biscuit Jointer Operator's Manual

FENCE ROTATION/ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
See Figure 8.
The fence on the detail biscuit joiner can be rotated t80 °
and set at either 45 ° or 90 ° angles.
• Unplug the tool.
• Loosen the two height adjustment knobs.
• Pull the fence forward and slide it down the front base
until it can be removed through the key hole slots.
• Rotate the fence t80 °.
• Reinstall the fence on the front base. Place height
adjustment knob bolts in key hole slots and align bolt
heads with the slots on back of front base.
• Slide fence up the front base to desired depth of cut.
• Tighten height adjustment knobs securely.
FENCEORIENTATION
FOR45 ° ANGLES
TABS
FENCEORIENTATION
FOR90° ANGLES
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
KNOBBOLT(S)
LINE OF CUT INDICATORS
See Figure 9.
The detail biscuit joiner has a centerline/line of cut indica-
tor on the reversible fence and a centerline indicator mark
on the bottom side of the bottom shoe to help you make
accurate cuts.
When making a cut for biscuit joints, determine the loca-
tion of each biscuit spline joint and mark a centerline of
the joint by drawing a line across each workpiece. Align
the mark on the board with the centerline indicator on the
tool.
CENTERLINE
MARK ON
WORKPIECE
BOTTOMSIDE OFBOTTOMSHOE
INDICATOR
MARK
INDICATOR
MARK(S)
LINEOF CUT
WINDOW
SLOTS
KEY FRONT
HOLESLOTS BASE
SLOT(S) Fig. 8
CENTERLINE MARK ON
WORKPIECE Fig. 9
BISCUIT SELECTION
The number and size of biscuits needed for each joint de-
pends on the thickness of the wood and the length of the
joint. In general, the small R1 biscuits should be used for
miter cuts in smaller, thinner materials. The larger biscuits
should be used for edge-to-edge joinery.
When joining thick materials, such as 2 in. x 4 in. dressed
lumber, stack two biscuits, one above the other. When
joining even thicker materials, use additional biscuits,
stacked above each other.
The following sections illustrate how to make various
spline joints using the detail biscuit joiner.
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