"Leon" wrote in message
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On 6/1/2013 1:51 PM, wrote:

I wonder if he has yet noticed that his results are an inherent result
of using the work bench surface for indexing the plate joiner?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=W2eiT6dbR4k#!

And finally, show that guy a band clamp!

That's Hank Metz ... He used to participate this group a long time
ago. I wonder what's happen to him.

I don't recall was that before the late 90's?



Also, these videos are ancient - Plate joiners were fairly new then.

Apparently that video was updated on 2010. I bought my first plate
joiner in 1990, the only ones that I could find was either the
relatively expensive Lamello and the PC 556 belt driven plate joiner. I
bought the belt driven PC. Ryobi IIRC was next to come out with one and
then all the others followed.

Regardless of age, the technique was totally wrong which resulted in the
joint between the bottom rail and stile being off by a what appears
1/16". The biggest problems with the early plate joiners was setting
the fence depth. He left his off and instead of indexing off of the
fence depth stop used the bottom of the joiner against the bench
surface. IIRC it was the PC 557 and or the DeWalt that first addressed
that issue so that the fence could be used more accurately.
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The biscuit joiner is one of those tools that I wish I had just saved the
money. Good for reinforcing miter joints but little else. And yes, using the
fence is the better way to go.