Dust Extraction; General Operation - DeWalt DW931 Manual De Instrucciones

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FIG 11
ROTATE
ELBOW
FOR DESIRED
EXHAUST
DIRECTION
FIG 13
DUST BAG
FIG 14
FIG 12
VACUUM HOSE
ADAPTOR
PROTRUDING
BISCUIT END
(TRIM OFF WITH SAW
AND SAND SMOOTH)
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6. DUST EXTRACTION

There are three options provided for collecting dust from your plate
joiner as described below.
A. Dust Exhaust Flow Elbow (See Figure 11)
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 directional elbow rotates easily to aim the dust
in the most convenient direction suitable for the particular
application.
B. Vacuum Hose Adaptor (See Figure 12)
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 13)
The dust bag provided fits snugly over the vacuum hose adaptor
as shown. 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 the tool, remove the battery pack and remove packed
dust. The bag will hold the dust generated from approximately 70
to 100 #20 biscuit cuts before filling up.

General Operation

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 variations of joints that can be made with your Plate Joiner.
We will limit our discussion to six basic joints that can be used to build
on and adapt to your own applications. The following are some basic
set-up steps that will apply to all biscuit joints.
1. BISCUIT SIZE SELECTION
As mentioned earlier, the three biscuit sizes are #0, #10 and #20. It
is a good rule of thumb to use the largest biscuit size that will