Black & Decker 3382 - Manual (Page 7)

Figure 7
RED MARK
Figure 8
FINE DEPTH ADJUSTMENT
Figure 9
ANTI-SLIPPAGE PIN
You may encounter situations where you want to leave a little looseness in
your joint so that you can move it slightly before the glue sets up. For these
instances a fine depth adjustment has been provided. To adjust, you must first
raise the adjustable fence to its uppermost position. Then insert the T20 torx
screwdriver provided into the opening as shown in Figure 8. Turn the depth
adjustment screw clockwise for less depth and counterclockwise for
increased depth. Each full turn causes a change in depth of 1mm (0.04").
Always check the depth adjustment by first making test cuts in scrap wood.
ANTI-SLIPPAGE PINS
Plate joiners tend to slide to the right with respect to the work piece when
making a cut. This tendency is increased with a dull blade or when plunging
very rapidly. Anti-slippage pins have been provided to reduce this tendency
and are located on the front registration surface on either side of the blade
opening slot. When making some joints, you may wish to retract the anti-slip­
page pins so as not to scratch your work piece in a visible area. For this pur­
pose, simply rotate the anti-slippage pins approximately 1/6 of a turn and they
will retract back behind the front registration surface. A flat blade screwdriver
can be used to rotate the pins as shown in Figure 9.
BOnOM REGISTRATION SURFACE
For certain applications, you will want to use the bottom surface of the plate
joiner for alignment. When using the bottom registration surface, the
adjustable fence should be set to 0° and the height setting is unimportant.
This surface is used primarily when making T joints (see applications sec­
tion). The distance between the centerline of the blade and the bottom regis­
tration surface is fixed at 3/8" (9.5mm) which allows centering on 3/4"
(19mm) thick stock. The 3 red marks on the bottom registration surface indi­
cate the centerline (or the deepest point) of the biscuit cut and the approxi­
FINE DEPTH ADJUSTMENT