[Shop-talk] recommend a biscuit jointer

[Richard Beels]

DeWalt is cool.  I got the PC and it's been a treat as well....

I wouldn't want a knock-off one as that blade is pretty fierce and 
your off-hand is always in the middle of everything, bracing the 
board or holding a clamp or fixture or something.

Make sure you get good biscuits.  My f-i-l got some crap biscuits and 
they didn't swell or they swelled too much and bulged the wood...




At 1/6/2009 at 13:27, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Mark Andy's 
keyboard and said:
>Howdy,
>
>Looks like I'm going to make some built in bookcase/cabinets for my 
>office.  I'm a relative newbie to finish woodworking.  Done a decent 
>bit of rough carpentry and some metal machining though.
>
>Anyway, I think I want to use biscuits rather than screws or 
>dovetails or whatever.  So I want to buy a biscuit jointer / cutter 
>to make that process easy.
>
>Any recommendations?  I'm looking for something easy to use 
>primarily.  I don't have any religion problems with chinese or name 
>brand stuff.  I'll be using this for the occasional home project only.


Cheers!