Ryobi Biscuit Joiner Kit

Excellent for joining boards.

As a retired machine designer I found this the best configuration for use and control. You would really have to work hard to injure yourself with this tool as it is designed very. It does as excellent job cutting clean bisquit slots. Angular scale is part of the machine and not a decal.

This was a Christmas gift for my son. He was overjoyed to receive a tool made by Ryobi. My son inherited his late father's Ryobi tools, so he's familiar with how they perform. He is starting a dining table for his home, so he will put the biscuit cutter to good use. His next tool buy will be a planer.

After receiving the replacement item, I found that it cut perfectly aligned slots, as shown by the pics. They show two slots cut next to each other and the alignment is perfect. Bothe, using the bottom plate, and the top guide.

Be sure to check it out for alignment to assure the two pieces line up perfectly, that is no offset of the two pieces bein joined. I saw in a review that this wasn't the case. It has been fixed. But I was ready to send it back if the alignment was off. If its off, there's no adjustment to fix. It's a manufacturer error.

Easy to use, easy to adjust, I would however advise anyone using to test where their cut will be by testing height, distance, etc with a piece of scrap wood before using.

The media could not be loaded. Great tool - if it did the job it is supposed to do. Tried it on a small project putting a few boards together. All the boards were loose and didn’t align properly. Unfortunately I chalked this up to me not knowing how to use the tool. So I researched more on how to use it and tried it on a bunch of other wood. No improvement- it’s the tool. Tried different biscuits also - specifically from Ryobi. No luck. This sucks because when I tried to return it, I had missed the return window by a couple of days. What a waste of $$. I can do a better job of aligning and joining wood without this thing. Either this is poor craftsmanship from the company or I got a dud. Video attached that shows the amount of play in the biscuits.

I bought this as a gift for my adult son. He has used it in many projects and said it really helped him. He loved it.