Fwd: RE: Biscuit joiner ? (was: hobbiest rp machine?)

From: Lex Lennings (lex@spline.nl)
Date: Wed Sep 27 2000 - 18:23:28 EEST


Dear List,

Thanks to all that replied on my question on a biscuit joiner.
I have enlarged my English vocabulary a bit, also with other
interesting words like dowels and dados, and now know what it
is all about.
For all other non-native English speaking members, below
I repeat one of the replies.

And of course our thanks to Rapid Dude for moderating all
messages for some days to fix the looping problem.

Best regards,

Lex.

>A biscuit joiner cuts a semi circular slot into the edge of a piece of
>wood and the you do the same to the other piece you want to join. A thin
>biscuit of plywood is used to go into the slots and is glued in
>place. Functionally the biscuit provided a degree of tensile capability
>across the joint as well as shear and alignment (If the operator aligns
>the fixture correctly!)
>I reduces the mess of gluing and provides a greater glue surface area than
>doweling which it is trying to supercede.
>
>For more info just look up something like cabinet making on the web and
>you will find blow by blow accounts and pictures. As with most hand tools
>there is a minimum amount that you pay for a "quality tool" that will work
>accurately and repeatably. $225 includes the fixturing and a supply of
>biscuits.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Peter Blacklin

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