Mortice machine for door locks

[bosbuilder]

I have seen on the Inventors show many years ago a machine that was made in Perth for routing out for door furniture and door mortice locks
Does anybody know of the machine

[Barry_White]

Try here under Jigs, Trade http://www.mik.com.au/

[soundman]

porter cable do a real funky and expensive lock morticing machine, not sure if it is still in the carbatec catalogue.

[journeyman Mick]

Makita (and I think one other company also) still make a portable chain mortiser for fitting mortice locks. They are very heavy but not super noisy like the router type.

Mick

[Barry_White]

Here is a picture out of the Carbatec Catalouge of the funky expensive Porter Cable one that Soundman was writing about.

[DPB]

Here's Lee Valley's solution. http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=40219&category=1,43000&ccurrency=1&SID= Cdn$73.00

[journeyman Mick]

Here's Lee Valley's solution. http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=40219&category=1,43000&ccurrency=1&SID= Cdn$73.00

DPB,
that's a jig for mortising hinges, what bosbuilder is after is a method for morticing in locks. Most domestic and lots of commercial building uses cylindrical locksets which only require a holesaw hole to fit them into. These mortices are quite deep and pretty close to the door's face so any router based machine needs to have a rock solid clamping and adjustment system to prevent the whole thing jumping around and chewing up the door.

Mick

[DPB]

DPB,
that's a jig for mortising hinges, what bosbuilder is after is a method for morticing in locks. Most domestic and lots of commercial building uses cylindrical locksets which only require a holesaw hole to fit them into. These mortices are quite deep and pretty close to the door's face so any router based machine needs to have a rock solid clamping and adjustment system to prevent the whole thing jumping around and chewing up the door.

Mick

Sorry, that's what happens when you don't pay attention. :) :D :rolleyes: :cool: :p ;) :o :confused: :( :mad: :eek: