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   douglas2cats | Aug 02, 2005 01:19am | #1

   I asked myself those same kind of questions so many times I finally made a sample stick with all the biscuit sizes my PC 557 makes then resawed it right through the biscuit slots so I can also easily see each type's depth. I've got to split right now to take the mutt out for her walk and potty break - she's already giving me the "I gotta go now" look, but will measure the #0 slot when I get back. Give me an hour or so and I'll have an answer for you.

   Waddaya mean it wont fit through the door?

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   hammer1 | Aug 02, 2005 02:13am | #2

   The 0 biscuits take a 2" slot. FF biscuits take a 1 3/8" slot but require a different cutter.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   douglas2cats | Aug 02, 2005 02:43am | #3

   OK - back now. Here's what I've got - 2-1/8" wide and the cut is 5/16" deep. That's slightly different than Hammer's 2" - maybe the difference between a PC 557 and something else?

   Waddaya mean it wont fit through the door?

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   Billgiblin | Aug 02, 2005 06:09am | #4

   I like the idea of making a cut in a scrap board for each size. I'm going to do it tomorrow.

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   douglas2cats | Aug 02, 2005 01:57pm | #5

   I has come in pretty handy. I've got the centerline and the end-point lines for the slot length drawn across the scrap as well as the length and depth measurements and biscuit size written on it. In practice I don't end up needing the actual measurements all that much. I just hold the stick alongside where I want to locate a biscuit on a project then transfer the centerline from the stick to the part. Just leave the height setting the same for all the slots you cut, then resaw it to leave half the slot. Works pretty good.Waddaya mean it wont fit through the door?