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taking the biscuit with the Trend T20 biscuit jointer Biscuit positions are simply marked out on the face of the timber or board at approximately 150mm centres. With the fences set to suit the exact timber thickness, precision indexing lines on the biscuit jointer base align the blade, to ensure that the pockets match exactly on both joint faces. E asy to set out and just as easy to cut, flat dowel or biscuit jointing offers a robust and efficient means of producing strong, accurate joints in solid timber or timber based boards. Particularly useful in the construction of unit furniture and carcassing, biscuit jointing simply uses flat dowels of compressed timber. Set into semicircular pockets to reinforce edge to edge, corner, tee or mitred butt joints. The Trend T20 biscuit jointer is a precision power tool designed to position biscuit dowels with great accuracy, to ensure that all finished surfaces and joined components are 16 Adjustable from 0 to 90°, the tilting mitre fence allows biscuit pockets to be aligned accurately for mitred joints. INProfile flush or correctly aligned. Driven by a powerful 710 watt motor, the T20 is fitted with a high quality 100mm diameter x 4mm thick, 6 tooth Tungsten Carbide Tipped (TCT) blade. This blade produces a dowel pocket of exactly the same width (4mm) and circumference radius as the biscuit dowel. When in contact with a water based glue PVA etc, biscuit dowels swell to further tighten and strengthen the finished joint. The tight precision fit of the dowel in the pocket also helps to minimise both the assembly and clamping times required. T20K__________________£139.00 Rubber anti-slip studs prevent sideways movement when plunge cutting the dowel pockets. The depth stop can be set to suit standard biscuit sizes or alternative recessing and grooving operations. The base is easily removed for cleaning and blade replacement by simply releasing the plunge return springs and removing the end cap. The 100mm x 6 tooth TCT blade is easily released or secured using the pin wrench and spanner supplied. www.trendmachinery.co.uk/t20k Spring 2002