Use a biscuit joiner to cut slots for Z-shape tabletop fasteners. Many biscuit joiner dust ports plug easily when using the dust bag. In addition to standard wood biscuits, Lamello offers plastic and metal versions for special purposes that work with slots cut by any biscuit joiner.
The biscuit joiner is a vital tool in any woodworker’s armoury. Revolutionizing the way we can go about creating complex joints for our projects, once you become au fait with using your biscuit joiner there is no end to the speed and efficiency with which you can work. A well-tuned biscuit joiner should give you flush fitting joints without too much issue.
04-22-2017, 02:14 PM. Makita biscuit jointer #3901, it is the old one, I changed the blade and now the dust collection port just clogs up every time I use it. I went from a 6 tooth Makita blade to a 8 tooth CMT, it cuts great but no dust collection. I remember getting a chain saw blade sharpened and with a sharp blade it cut long strips.
Folks -I’ve got an old Porter Cable model 555 biscuit joiner, and recentlywent looking for new blades. You might try with Freud…I think that I remember that Freud made a replacement blade for the 555. It might be academic, but a biscuit joiner is one of the few tools I can think of where the diameter of the blade is important to the final fit.
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What causes the biscuit joiner to tighten up?
The biscuits themselves are compressed and expand when they come in contact with white or yellow glue, thus fitting more tightly after glue-up than before. I don’t think you are doing anything wrong as long as you are not trying to “free-hand” the cuts without supporting the biscuit joiner on a surface of some sort.