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Woodshop machine advise.

daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
Up until now,I've been content making the mortising by using a drill bit and squaring off with a chisel. However,I have someone who wants two end tables and a coffee table to match and that means cutting out 48 mortises,and by hand; this will take forever. *The tenon is easily cut on the table saw with a jig-fast and accurately.
My question is--- has anyone used one of these mortising machines that use the drill bit with the chisel cutters? This seems to be what I need and will cut my time down 4 times. I have found one for $125.00 and looks to be a good idea.?!
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    Anyone?[V]
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here is an article about them.
    http://www.rd.com/americanwoodworker/articles/200008/tooltest/body.htm

    Scroll down to the second article on the next link and see how you "can" use a drill press.
    http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/ezine/archive/60/qanda.cfm

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  • WagionWagion Member Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Use to use one when I worked in a furniture store they are great as long as you keep them sharp and don't skimp when you buy one pay the money and get the good steel. I wouldn't buy the machine if you have a good drill press that is all you need.

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  • BlueTicBlueTic Member Posts: 4,072
    edited November -1
    I use mortising bits in my drill press with a grizzly jig - same thing only not a dedicated machine. I have been to the Grizzly store here in Bellingham WA and looked at them. They are more accurate than my old drill press but not by much. If you have a press I would go with the jig, If you have the room and the money go for it. I also used to use my router which can almost be as fast once you set up a jig for it.

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  • ClairClair Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have one rhat attaches to my drill press. works good

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  • dongizmodongizmo Member Posts: 14,477 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Delta sells a attachment for drill presses, the $125.00 machines do work,
    EG: Harbor freight
    quality depends on the plant in China that put it together.
    Delta is made in Taiwan, Jet can be either Taiwan or China.
    We stock one from China [:(] I can say we get very few problems from them.
    Don

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  • SawzSawz Member Posts: 6,049
    edited November -1
    If you have a plunge router I would spend the time working up a jig to use. It would have rounded corners to fit the tenon, but all you have to do is round the tenon side edge off at same radius with a round over bit. We had a high rpm drill bit made for drilling holes like that once to do hundreds of holes ,in handrails for baluster placement. a router table if you have one would be a quick set up

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