Hello,
pardon my ignorance but I just used a biscuit joiner for the first time. I have had a GMC joiner for some time now and finally got around to having a go at using it. My only exposure to using such a tool has been watching shows like New Yankee Workshop etc and when Norm uses one, it appears to me that they are a resonably firm fit and line the two pieces up nicely (I realise there's some sideways play for alignment, I'm talking up or down???) The fit I got was quite sloppy and I had to put a flat edge across the top to line them up before clamping, should this be the case??? As it happens it worked out to be a good thing because the fence creeps up as I use the tool and when I tryed to biscuit two longer boards together, they would not line up at all as the fence moved slightly with each hole I formed. I'm not too suprised being GMC and I'm happy to now purchase a better quality tool to start using and would like to know what to look out for.
Tx guys
Bob