Thread: Drill Mortice Attachment

Greg,
I don't own one but I did use one when doing a teaching prac at the local high school. It was a Jet branded one. I found it very disapointing as it was impossible to get any sort of accuracy with it. The combination of slight play in the chisel, movement in the fence and pressure fingers and movement in the drill press itself (all very minor) all added up to make it a bit hit and miss. It may be possible to get it all working better by tracking down the sources of movement and tightening things up but I don't think they're ideal. If I was to use one I think I would be marking it all out as if I were handcutting the mortice, use the attachment to cut undersize and then pare to the lay out lines by hand.

Mick

I had much the same problems with mine and has been relegated to the bottom drawer where light no longer shines. I'm looking into the delta benchtop models as these seem to work ok when Norm does his stuff on saturday mornings. Save your money and put it towards the real thing.

I bought one a short time ago but do not like it. The holes it makes are not as good as the router, nor are they as accurate. Stick with the router.

Unfortunatly I have to agree with the above sentiments.. I purchased one 12 months ago, used to to cut mortices for a bed head, then found myself re-doing the mortices with a router..

most disappointing piece of equipment I own..

Kev

Well thats just saved me 90 bucks.

Thanks guys for your input.

Cheers

Greg

As usual, I'll disgree.
I use one a lot but I do have a cross-feed vice, I found that essential as the supplied gear for holding the workpiece was just too flimsy. I also have a very heavy drill press.
As with most things that are a compromise you need to understand the limitations and use with care.
A dedicated chisel morticer would be better.
I prefer it to the router - you can see what you are doing, it is quieter and it doesn't throw chips all over the workshop.
Cheers