Thread: Biscuits for Triton

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Originally Posted by Sprog

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Thanks ~Sprog, I had forgotton the tip re size 20 biscuits.

Made a note in the triton manual on the biscuit cutter, hope I can remember to look it up when needed.

I suspect that the small biscuits that Lee Valley make for their router slotting bit would be very close to the Triton biscuit

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...50,43217,43231

Interesting that they are now making them from 'fiberboard' as they used to be real wood a year or so ago.

Originally Posted by jow104

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Would a 3 ply work, or make up some laminated biscuits?

(Must remember to put one away to only be used as a template)

I have used ply before as a loose tongue for joining panels before I bought a biscuit/plate joiner - however, biscuits are compressed timber which are designed to swell when the glue is applied to give you a tight fitting joint. This is the reason why you need to keep them in a sealed container away from moisture otherwise they will not fit into your slots.

Before I bought the Makita biscuit/plate joiner I used a router with a 4 tooth cutter and a jig which was very simple and effective to use - start the slot and then slide slightly to elongate the slot slightly. Took a little more setting up time and my router is a large one so much heavier than the Makita.

Hope it helps, regards,
Bob

Thanks for all replies, the loss of biscuits for the Triton doesnt seem to be a calamity at first thoughts.

Hi All.

Good News. Biscuits are to be had.

I spoke today with the guy from www.bix.com.au
They make all sorts of biscuits, and were actually the makers of the triton biscuits.

They are now selling an EXACT triton biscuit. They call it a number 7.

Also, much much better prices. I pity the person on ebay who has just bid $142 for an original barrel of 500. That would buy ~3000 from Bix

Cheers
Tony

Hello, Triton Wood Biscuits are available from the http://www.bix.com.au online shop.
They are made of Solid Hoop Pine Timber. We have made them since 1997.
Triton (Size 7 Bix Wood Biscuits) come in Satchels of 300, 600, 900, 1500 and 3000 Biscuits.
Our 0.5 kg, 1.0 kg, 1.5 kg, 3.0 kg and 5.0 satchels are ideal for delivery to anywhere within Australia.
Feel free to browse our website. Have a great day

I have used BIX before and their price and service is great. The more you buy the better the pricing, so if you can get a couple of people to go in together to increase the order size you will reap the benefits.