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12th June 2007, 08:30 PM #1
mortising machine or attachment for drill press
I am considering one of the above I am keen actually to purchase one that attaches to my press but would like to buy one that is made in Europe or the USA Are they available?
of course If you have something that differs from that and would like to persuade me in another direction; feel free, after all I got no idea to be honest. well not in this dept... last time I used one was at Tafe back in 92 and what a fuss the teacher made about it, allthough now I can appreciate his concerns
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12th June 2007, 09:39 PM #21/16"
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This has been discussed before and the general comments were the drill press mortisers were false value due to strength and depth of cut.
Depending on the amount of mortising you want to do either dowel or use a router and buy/make a jig.
Try a search on mortising as it was a recent thread.Don't force it, use a bigger hammer.
Timber is what you use. Wood is what you burn.
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12th June 2007, 09:49 PM #3
I've got one of the drill press jobbies. It works OK but it's a pain to set up. Would be OK if you had two drill presses (which I do). The hold down arrangement is a bit ordinary and there's no easy adjustment for locating the mortice - a bit trial and error. If you combine it with an XY vice, then it's a bit of an improvement providing the vice is bolted to the table.
If you plan on doing a lot of them, I would go for a proper morticer instead. Even a relatively cheap one would be better than the drill press attachment.
I use a router to do my mortices.
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14th June 2007, 11:19 AM #4If it goes against the grain, it's being rubbed the wrong way!
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14th June 2007, 01:47 PM #5
There was a Delta mortiser for sale in the buy, sell, swap section. An American brand but made in Taiwan no doubt. If you can google up a review these models seem to get a reasonable write up and are probably more than suitable for us hobbiests. It would be worth your while to check it out at least.
John.
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14th June 2007, 03:24 PM #6
I've got one of the drill press things and don't use it. It cost about $60 from Bunnings, then I (foolishly) spent $90 on a sharpener thing from Timbercon which never seemed to work well.
My problem was I was trying to do mortices in some rock hard wood and it just didn't have the oomph. I have thought about digging it out for use on softer woods, but haven't. I'm now thinking of getting a Trend M&T jig."... it is better to succeed in originality than to fail in imitation" (Herman Melville's letters)
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14th June 2007, 10:39 PM #7
Have not used moticing machine but in my experience and as silentC says the drill press attachment is false economy compared to one of the cheaper MM's IMHO
Mike
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15th June 2007, 12:29 AM #8Senior Member
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I tried the drill press unit years ago and it was so good I sold at a garage sale. Just got a Leda free standing unit, very solid. It is certainly in a different league. Very happy so far, except for the $$$
BobTLast edited by oldbob13; 15th June 2007 at 12:30 AM. Reason: spelling
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15th June 2007, 03:20 PM #9Senior Member
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Hi,
I have one of these jobbies and find it is fine. More recently I predrill to get the bulk out.
I only use the fence that came with it as the hold downs are clumsy and time consuming. I also built a long jig for the table which enables me to easily slide work piece along as I am morticing.
A dedicated machine is better, but other new machines have priority..and my mortices are excellent.
cheers,
conwood
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17th June 2007, 08:16 PM #10
Thankyou all for your educated responses, I Will most definitely only go with a machine then! I wander if a second hand overhead router would be any good? as I have stumbled across one.
cheers
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