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1st June 2001, 08:50 PM #1Member
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Biscuit joining
I just bought some "biscuits" from the Triton stand at the wood show, and a 4mm slot cutter with a bearing. But when I overlay the cutter over a biscuit, it looks like the slot in each piece of timber will be deeper than the width of a biscuit.
Could someone explain how these biscuits actually work?
Thank you
Dod
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1st June 2001, 10:46 PM #2
You have to slightly elongate the slot to fit the biscuit into the slot. It has to be slightly deeper to allow for the glue and biscuit to fit into the slot. Once the biscuit absorbs the glue it will expand and fill the gap that is created by the cutter provided you have not got too carried away in you widening of the slot
Keep the biscuits in a dry conainer away from moisture if not over time the will expand and when you try to use them they will not fit into the slot. Just like dunking your bikies in your coffee
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1st June 2001, 11:12 PM #3Senior Member
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Hi Dod
It sounds to me that you bought the incorrect cutter for the triton biscuits.
Reason I say this is that the triton cutter doesn't have a Bearing. And yours is probably the incorrect diameter.
Biscuits are very easy to use even for a first timer but you need the correct setup, do yourself a favour and purchase the full triton biscuit joiner, you'll appreciate what I mean then.
regards
Gino
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4th June 2001, 09:13 PM #4Member
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Thanks Jim and Gino,
I will try my new cutter tomorrow.
regards
Dod
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7th June 2016, 01:45 AM #5
Hello Dod, I manufacturer Triton Wood joiners at Bix Products Pty Ltd in Wauchope NSW.
The router cutter for the Triton (Size 7 Bix) must be 50mm Diameter x 4 mm Kerf.
All of our Wood Biscuits are made from 4mm thick solid timber slats of either Hoop Pine (Softwood) or Flooded Gum (Hardwood)
The Biscuits are impressed and pressed out on a press machine to an average thickness of 3.85mm thick.
And upon been glued and placed into a slot, they swell back to their original thickness of 4.00mm thus forming a firm join.
Bix are available at http://www.bix.com.au Have a great day.
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7th June 2016, 01:27 PM #6
Hi Howard,
You may not have noticed that this thread is 15 years old.
I don't think it's a necro record but I'm pretty sure Dod will have it sorted by now.Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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7th June 2016, 03:57 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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Great to see something still made in Australia. I had a quick squizz at the website, and read with interest the 'About Bix' tab http://www.bix.com.au/epages/shop.sf...tegories/ABOUT.
Wishing you all the best in your manufacturing business.
Alan...