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What sizes do joiner biscuits come in?
Answer: The three common biscuit sizes are 0, 10, and 20. You can find these almost anywhere, from home centers to specialty stores. While biscuits are a great joinery solution, they do have a few limitations.
What are the different biscuit sizes?
Biscuits commonly come in three sizes:
- #0: 5/8 inch by 1 3/4 inches.
- #10: 3/4 inch by 2 1/8 inches.
- #20: 1 inch by 2 3/8 inches.
How big is a size 0 biscuit?
Standard biscuit sizes
| Size | Metric biscuits † in mm (L × W × T) | Inch biscuits † in inches (L × W × T) |
|---|---|---|
| #0 | 47 × 15 × 4 mm‡ | 1+27⁄32 × 5⁄8 × 19⁄128 |
| #10 | 53 × 19 × 4 mm‡ | 2+1⁄8 × 3⁄4 × 19⁄128 |
| #20 | 56 × 23 × 4 mm‡ | 2+3⁄8 × 1 × 19⁄128 |
| D | Furniture hinge | Depth of groove: 13 mm |
What size is a FF biscuit?
The Porter-Cable face frame biscuits join material as narrow as 1-1/2 inches. Standard size 0 biscuits are too long for use in 1-1/2-inch stock, but these biscuits are 13-by-30-millimeters.
How big is a #20 biscuit?
Standard biscuit sizes
| Size | Metric biscuits † in mm (L × W × T) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | 56 × 23 × 4 mm‡ | One source uses 2+1⁄4 in for length. |
| D | Furniture hinge | Use only on biscuit joiner with six-depth setting |
| S | Slide-in connector | Use only on biscuit joiner with six-depth setting |
| S6 | 85 × 30 × 4 mm‡ |
What thickness are biscuits?
4mm or 5/32″ kerf is standard. Are different sized biscuits all the same thickness? I know FF sized biscuits (“Face Frame”) require a different blade.
Are all joiner biscuits the same thickness?
Most blades have 4, 6, or 8 teeth and fit a 7⁄8 inch or 22 mm arbor. The thickness of the blade is typically 0.156 to 0.160 inch or nominally 4 mm.
How thick is #20 biscuit?
These are the standard size No. 20 biscuit that you will use for most woodwork where the piece the biscuit is going into is at least 3/4″ thick.
What size biscuit joiners do I Need?
#0 biscuit joiners are 1 3/4 inch long and 5/8 inch tall. The smallest of the sizes, this model can be used for connecting smaller pieces of wood or in areas where there isn’t a lot of anticipated stress. Stress will break these little biscuit joiners quite easily, so it is best to leave that part up to wider models.
What is the difference between router and biscuit joiner?
(Unlike the router/biscuit-cutting bit combo, the biscuit joiner’s cutter retracts inside the tool as you pull it away from your work.) From there, a flat, football-shaped piece of compressed wood, called a biscuit, fits into a pair of matching slots. What makes biscuits better than dowels? The size and shape of the slot.
Which Makita biscuit joiners are the best?
If you are after a cordless option the Makita XJPo3Z has six depth settings, including one-touch stops for the most common biscuit sizes. The Makita XJP03Z is a cordless unit that has enough power to compare to some of the best biscuit joiners on the market.