Joinery Machine Introduction: Difference between revisions

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This is the content required for an introduction to our joinery machines - reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a tutor! It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)

If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: Patrick, Lukas

First off, make sure you have read the respective machine's manual:

Safety

Personal protection:

(a dust mask could also be necessary depending on your material)

Dangers	Precautions
exposed & rapidly spinning milling cutter will keep spinning for a few seconds after the tool is turned off	do not engage the tool when not in contact with the workpiece do not wear gloves while operating the machine, they could get caught! however, gloves may protect your fingers during a cutter change (machine unplugged) always check whether the tool movement you are planning is possible before turning it on - adjust depth if necessary
flying splinters and dust	wear goggles, a dust mask could also be necessary depending on your material hook up a shop vac, if possible otherwise attach a dust collection bag & keep it clean make sure there is nobody nearby who might be surprised by a piece of shrapnel flying their way!
the tool might move due to the force of the milling cutter	always hold the machine in both hands (handle and "tail") and only push into the wood slowly
no prevention of turning on after loss & restoration of power (keine Anlaufsicherung)	if the power has been lost for whatever reason, make sure the machine is turned off before restoring it!
the cutter gets extremely hot can potentially set the sawdust on fire remains hot for a while after using	take breaks, be careful when you need to change the cutter

Demonstration

The tutor will show you these steps with one of the machines:

selecting biscuit or loose tenon size
- make yourself familiar with different biscuit sizes (0, 10, 20) and loose tenon options during the planning stage of your project!
setting the cut depth according to the selected biscuit/tenon option
setting the cutting height
- Toolson PRO-DF 860: the height ruler refers to the center of the cutter, so you do not need to subtract its thickness
- Festool Domino DF 500: set the ruler to your plate thickness
setting the cutting angle
aligning the tool with your workpiece
working on horizontal and vertical cuts

practice cut!

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 If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: [[Tutor::User:Pakue|Patrick]], [[Tutor::User:Lukas|Lukas]]
-First off, make sure you have read the tool's [https://media.bahag.com/assets/11/08/1108343_22120348.pdf manual].
+First off, make sure you have read the respective machine's manual:
+* [https://media.bahag.com/assets/11/08/1108343_22120348.pdf Toolson PRO-DF 860]
+* [https://www.bedienungsanleitu.ng/festool/df-500-q-set/anleitung Festool Domino DF 500]
 == Safety ==
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 ! Dangers !! Precautions
 |-
-| exposed & rapidly spinning milling disk
+| exposed & rapidly spinning milling cutter
 * will keep spinning for a few seconds after the tool is turned off
 ||
 * do not engage the tool when not in contact with the workpiece
-* do '''not''' wear [[gloves]], they could get caught!
+* do '''not''' wear [[gloves]] while operating the machine, they could get caught!
+** however, gloves may protect your fingers during a cutter change (machine '''unplugged''')
 * always check whether the tool movement you are planning is possible '''before''' turning it on - adjust depth if necessary
 |-
 | flying splinters and dust ||
 * wear [[goggles]], a [[Dust Mask|dust mask]] could also be necessary depending on your material
-* hook up the dust collection bag & keep it clean
+* hook up a shop vac, if possible
+** otherwise attach a dust collection bag & keep it clean
 * make sure there is nobody nearby who might be surprised by a piece of shrapnel flying their way!
 |-
-| the tool might move due to the force of the milling disk || always hold the machine in both hands (black handle and orange body) and only push into the wood slowly
+| the tool might move due to the force of the milling cutter|| always hold the machine in both hands (handle and "tail") and only push into the wood slowly
 |-
-| no prevention of turning on after loss & restoration of power ''(keine Anlaufsicherung)'' || if the power has been lost for whatever reason, make sure the router is turned off before restoring it!
+| no prevention of turning on after loss & restoration of power ''(keine Anlaufsicherung)'' || if the power has been lost for whatever reason, make sure the machine is turned off before restoring it!
 |-
-| [[File:danger - heat.svg|50px]] the disk gets extremely hot
+| [[File:danger - heat.svg|50px]] the cutter gets extremely hot
 * can potentially set the sawdust on fire
 * remains hot for a while after using
-|| take breaks, be careful when you need to touch the disk
+|| take breaks, be careful when you need to change the cutter
 |}
 == Demonstration ==
-The tutor will show you these steps in detail:
+The tutor will show you these steps with one of the machines:
-* dialing in the cutting height and biscuit size
+* selecting [[biscuit]] or [[Loose Tenon|loose tenon]] size
-** the height ruler refers to the center of the cutter, so you don't need to subtract its thickness
+** make yourself familiar with [https://www.bauhaus.info/suche/produkte?text=craftomat+flachd%C3%BCbel different biscuit sizes (0, 10, 20)] and loose tenon options during the planning stage of your project!
-** there are [https://www.bauhaus.info/suche/produkte?text=craftomat+flachd%C3%BCbel different biscuit sizes (0, 10, 20)]
+* setting the cut depth according to the selected biscuit/tenon option
+* setting the cutting height
+** Toolson PRO-DF 860: the height ruler refers to the center of the cutter, so you do not need to subtract its thickness
+** Festool Domino DF 500: set the ruler to your plate thickness
 * setting the cutting angle
 * aligning the tool with your workpiece
-* working on horizontal and vertical cuts
+* working on horizontal and vertical cuts <!-- TODO: improve clarity; same for Domino?? -->
 * practice cut!
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