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Well, when I dry-fit it, there still a gap I can't get rid of; the gap is
uniform all across, so my cuts are good. I marked up a biscuit with a
central line, and the central line falls exactly on the edge of the slot.
I have thinking that maybe the clamping on 90degree joints is adequate to
make it work, but the clamping on 45degree joints won't push them
together, and I have to make my slots a hair deeper.

I went though 100 biscuits and pulled out the narrowest ones. They varied
from 1.917 to 1.945, with most between 1.924 to 1.931.
Everything fits fine now.
I even upped the count from 2 per joint to 4.

One of these days I will increase the cutter depth a couple thousanths,
but it hasn't been a problem except on the angled cuts.
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er.. 0.917 to 1.945 etc.

Lemme see! They varied 0.018" (WOW! EIGHTEEN WHOLE THOUSANDTHS!). You
actually sorted 100 biscuits and took the time to measure some of them
to 3 decimal places when you could have reset the depth an eighth of an
inch or snipped off an edge? I don't mean to pry into your inner
thoughts, but I'm amazed you went to all that much trouble -- it ain't
brain surgery cutting biscuit slots. Besides, they're on the inside,
the slot is filled with glue, and the biscuit is going to expand with
the glue moisture. WHY??????