Black & Decker 3382 - Manual (Page 8)

mate width of a #20 biscuit so that you’ll know where the edge of the blade is
and can prevent breakthrough. To avoid breaking through the work piece,
align the shoe so that neither outside mark extends beyond the end of the
work piece. If either side does, there is a good chance that the blade will break
through the surface and ruin your work.
DUST EXTRACTION
There are three options provided for collecting dust from your plate joiner as
described below.
A. Adjustable Dust Port (See Figure 10)
This attachment inserts into the dust exhaust port on the right side at the rear
of the base assembly and clicks into place. To remove, pull out firmly. The
adjustable port rotates easily to aim the dust in the most convenient direction
suitable for the particular application.
B. Vac Adaptor (See Figure 11)
This attachment, when inserted as described above, allows the use of several
common sizes of vacuum hose to be attached for direct vacuum pick-up of
the dust.
C. Dust Bag (See Figure 12)
The dust bag provided fits snugly over the dust adaptor described above. To
empty the bag, open the zipper underneath and dump dust out.
NOTE: When the bag becomes full, the dust will back-up into the adaptor and
the exhaust port on the right rear of the tool. To clean out, turn off and unplug
the tool and remove packed dust. The bag will hold the dust generated from
approximately 70 to 100 #20 biscuit cuts before filling up.
Plate joiners are primarily used for making cabinetry and furniture, joining
millwork or other similar applications where a strong, accurate joint is
required in wood or wood by-products. There are literally hundreds of varia-
ROTATE ADJUSTABLE
DUST PORT FOR
DESIRED EXHAUST
DIRECTION
Figure 10
Figure 11
VACUUM HOSE
CONNECTION
Figure 12