I bought a biscuit joiner the other day. Not exactly a fine woodworking tool, but it's good for making plywood boxes and I have some boxes to make.
So, I've been playing with the thing and have a few questions, for those with more experience to answer:
When glueing up a biscuited assembly, do you a) pour a bead of glue into the slot & insert a dry biscuit b) wipe a layer of glue on the biscuit & insert in a dry slot c) glue both the slot and the biscuit
If you're not paying attention and slightly miscut a slot, do you a) recut the slot, accepting it'll now be a little wide b) glue a biscuit or piece of scrap in the slot, plane flat, and then recut
If you're trying to put 2 biscuits in a piece not quite wide enough, but think you need 2 for strength, do you a) use the next smaller size, even tho your work piece is plenty thick enough for the larger size b) cut the slots overlapping and cut the ends off the biscuits
If you're cutting slots in a face (e.g. to make a T joint) do you a) clamp a straight edge down as a guide b) freehand the joiner to a line
If you're dry-fitting an assembly, and won't glue up for a while, do you a) disassemble it and put the biscuits back in the container b) leave it together so everything is right handy when you're ready to glue up
thanks much for any opinions & suggestions,
John