Ryobi DBJ50 - Manual (Page 15)

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5 16
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45 °
90 °
OPERATION
Fig. 17
BISCUIT
SLOT
CENTERLINE
MARK(S)
EDGE MITER JOINTS
BISCUIT
Fig. 18
CUTTING EDGE MITER SLOT
FROM LONG SIDE OF WORKPIECE
FLAT MITER JOINTS (Continued)
■ 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 biscuit slot.
■ Repeat this procedure for cutting mating slot and all
required miter joint slots.
■ 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.
■ Finally, disassemble the workpieces and place a bead of
glue in each slot. Also, spread a bead of glue over the
entire surface of the joint. Reinsert the biscuits and
assemble the workpieces.
See Figure 16.
■ Clamp workpieces together until the glue sets up.
HOW TO MAKE EDGE MITER JOINTS
■ Unplug your detail biscuit joiner.
■ Place the pieces of wood to be joined on a level workbench
as shown in figure 17.
■ Mark centerline of the joint on each board.
■ When making edge miter joints with workpieces that have
different thicknesses, clamp securely to a workbench
with the long sides up. This will assure that the outside
surfaces will match.
See Figure 18.
■ Set fence angle at 45
°
.
■ Slide the fence up or down until fence height is at desired
setting.
■ Tighten height adjustment knobs securely.
■ Place your biscuit joiner on workpiece with the fence
resting on the long side of workpiece as shown in figure
18. The front base should be against the mitered edge of
the workpiece.
■ Recheck fence height setting to make sure it will not cut
through the workpiece.
■ Align indicator mark on fence with the centerline on the
workpiece. Make sure the front base is pressed flat
against the mitered edge of the workpiece.
■ Plug your biscuit joiner into power supply and prepare to
cut slot.
■ 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 pres-
sure on the spring. Blade will retract from biscuit slot.
■ Repeat this procedure for cutting mating slot and all
required miter joint slots.
■ 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.
■ Finally, disassemble workpieces and place a bead of glue
in each slot. Also, spread a bead of glue over the entire
surface of the joint. Reinsert the biscuits and assemble
workpieces.
See Figure 17.
■ Clamp workpieces together until the glue sets up.