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i acquired a dewalt dw 682 plate joiner recently as shown in these pics:
it came with a bag of "10" biscuits and 2 bags of "20" biscuits. and it must be a little on the older side as it's carrying case is metal and both it and the joiner have "made in usa" stickers on them.
this weekend saw the need for making picture frame window casings for the windows in the basement i'm finishing. since i'll be painting all the baseboards and door and window trim, i decided to make the trim out of mdf and finish off the outer edges with back banding to match the trim in the 1920s vintage house (3 1/2" wide flat casings with back banding). using pocket screws on mdf hasn't really worked for me consistently, so i tried the joiner. here is my first frame:
while it's nothing fancy, it was quick, easy and the joints were really tight. aside from the glue and the need for clamps, i now see why joiners are so popular with so many woodworkers. since my goal is to eventually make furniture pieces as a hobby, i now have an excuse to start accumulating clamps.
one thing i did notice is that slot cutting in mdf is really good for producing dust. does anyone have any first hand experience with hooking this joiner up a shop vac? emptying the dust bag seems so primitive.
and the joiner was $90.
it came with a bag of "10" biscuits and 2 bags of "20" biscuits. and it must be a little on the older side as it's carrying case is metal and both it and the joiner have "made in usa" stickers on them.
this weekend saw the need for making picture frame window casings for the windows in the basement i'm finishing. since i'll be painting all the baseboards and door and window trim, i decided to make the trim out of mdf and finish off the outer edges with back banding to match the trim in the 1920s vintage house (3 1/2" wide flat casings with back banding). using pocket screws on mdf hasn't really worked for me consistently, so i tried the joiner. here is my first frame:
while it's nothing fancy, it was quick, easy and the joints were really tight. aside from the glue and the need for clamps, i now see why joiners are so popular with so many woodworkers. since my goal is to eventually make furniture pieces as a hobby, i now have an excuse to start accumulating clamps.
one thing i did notice is that slot cutting in mdf is really good for producing dust. does anyone have any first hand experience with hooking this joiner up a shop vac? emptying the dust bag seems so primitive.
and the joiner was $90.
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