morticer

[keppar]

Hi All.
Considering purchasing as mortice machine, have limited cash so some thing under $400 would have to do. Puchased one of those drill attachment ones from Carba-tec and threw into cupboard in discuss .Will be using hardwood a fair bit.Also what recomendations for chisels.
Thankyou Keppar

[Rocker]

keppar,

Before you lay out $400 on a morticer, I suggest you read these two threads:

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ead.php?t=5633

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ead.php?t=8866

Rocker

[Termite]

Do what Rocker suggests, then you'll have a very good morticer and about $380 bucks to spend on other things.

[BobR]

I have recently purchased the Carba-tec FTM-13. Haven't used it on a job yet, but did run a test piece through it and was happy with the result. Still need to give it a go on some really hard wood.

You might like to have a read of this article: http://www.rd.com/americanwoodworker...T_Mortiser.pdf

Bob

[Sprog]

Hi All.
Considering purchasing as mortice machine, have limited cash so some thing under $400 would have to do. Puchased one of those drill attachment ones from Carba-tec and threw into cupboard in discuss .Will be using hardwood a fair bit.Also what recomendations for chisels.
Thankyou Keppar

The latest edition of Australian Woodsmith has an article for making a decent hold down table for a drill press moticer. According to the article it made the drill press moticer a useable item.
Might just save you $400.

http://www.australianwoodsmith.com.au/

[beejay1]

Chisels and bits are avail in two types,japanese and english pattern. difference is Japanese has a point on the end of the bit and 1 spur and spiral. English has 2 spurs and 2 spirals and no point.
The single point is easier to sharpen and if you get yourself a quality set they will cope with hard woods no problem.
Id suggest you leave the cheepie far east sets alone as they are pretty crap and will quickly lead you to beleive that your morticer is not very good.
beejay1

[journeyman Mick]

Keppar,
did you get any instructions on how to set up the drill bit to chisel clearance? If you don't leave some clearance it will just burn its way through the timber rather than drill/chisel.
1)Push chisel up into holder but put a five cent piece between the shoulder of the chisel and the collar it fits into.
2) Tighten chuck around drill bit.
3) Loosen chisel set screw and remove the five cent piece, then push chisel hard up and tighten set screw.

This gives you sufficient clearance between the drill bit and the chisel for all the waste to be cleared. If you don't do this it just packs in around the tip of the chisel and heats up so much the chisel and bit will lose their temper.

Mick

[keppar]

Thanks all.
Have set it up correctly, still unable to produce satisfactory motices