That hold-down was really smart! I have used three different mortisers and on everyone of those the wood is hold with an horizontal screw. Sometimes that holdfast is to weak and the wood may follow the chisel up again after I have pushed it down.
@nitetrane98
9 жыл бұрын
I got into building Stickley/Mission furniture and figured I just had to have a mortiser. I bought the good Delta model and have no complaints about it. I soon realized that it was not a high production type machine. The heart of the whole operation is the mortising cutter. Without them it is just a powerful drill press. It takes quite a bit of pressure to cut through white oak and I soon found that you could not just horse your way into a 2" deep cut despite the huge lever they give you. Small incremental cuts were the way to go. This was not very conducive to speed and I found that I could make my end cuts and finish them on a router table much faster and cleaner. When the corner chisels got dull, forget about it.
@enduringcharm
9 жыл бұрын
nitetrane98 I agree with you that the benchtop mortisers are not heavy-duty workhorses. I also turn to the router table more often than not, but I do like having the mortiser for short operations and especially because it is quieter.
@Johnfor3
9 жыл бұрын
When you move the wood move it so you skip a cut each time. So you end up with a cut blank space cut then blank space. Then go back and cut the ones you left blank. You end up with much cleaner and straighter holes. When you do it the way you did it makes the bit want to flex to the open hole causing a lot of friction between the bit and the chisel and a hole that does not have a strait wall cut on the finish.
@enduringcharm
9 жыл бұрын
+John C The bit I was using in this video happened to be well worn and pretty dull at the time and it was all I could do to get any cut at all! When they are sharp, though, I typically am able to get side by side cuts cleanly. The first and last cuts of the mortise I cut alone, though. The smaller bits do offer more flex, as you say.
@DRPowell
3 жыл бұрын
I never even thought about getting one of these but recently came across one for sale at a pawn shop. It’s a JET JBM-5, for about 1/4 the price of a new one, at $108 if they cut me a deal. It appears old but unused. I may actually have to go out on Black Friday and grab it before somebody else does!
@enduringcharm
3 жыл бұрын
That's a good price. As long as the motor is good you can likely clean off any rust and get new chisels.
@davidharris8171
10 жыл бұрын
Good discussion. I have been trying to make this very decision. I am starting to lean on the yes side. I build furniture and cabinets but something like this could up the game.
@enduringcharm
10 жыл бұрын
If you are building furniture on a regular basis, you'll find the machine convenient. However, you'll still want to use other mortising methods from time to time when production warrants.
@michael.schuler
7 жыл бұрын
Good intro video.
@softailrocker
4 жыл бұрын
Wher Can you bye this machine? We in the EU have 230Voltge/ 50Hz.power supply
@enduringcharm
4 жыл бұрын
They are not typically sold at retail outlets. You'll likely have to look at woodworking catalogs or internet sites. I don't know the European market, but I would guess Amazon is an option and a company called Grizzly in the US does worldwide shipping. I'm sure there are others, but it will be some kind of catalog or internet operation.
@dblehar
10 жыл бұрын
thanks for the informative video. I've been looking at these and see most have 1/2 HP motors while some have 3/4 HP (floor standing even more). How big a deal is power with these machines? It strikes me that at most the motor is turning a drill bit that is not that large so I can't picture that being the rate limiting step that gets you bogged down. If anything, as the chisel gets bigger or the wood gets harder it would just be more difficult to drive the square edges of the chisel through the material. Alas, having never owned or used one I don't really know. What do you think?
@enduringcharm
10 жыл бұрын
You are spot on. Power is not that critical--far more important is the sharpness and quality of the square chisel part of the bits. Technique matters too, as far as speed of entry and how much "meat" you take with each pass. I've never wished for a bigger motor on either of the machines I've owned, but plenty of times I've wished for a sharper bit!
@softailrocker
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks but they are 120 Voltage and 60 Hz.
@enduringcharm
4 жыл бұрын
They are available with Euro-spec motors too. Alibaba has them, I see, and that means other places do too. Most of the benchtop models are made in China anyway.
@GhaziSarhan
8 жыл бұрын
helpful, thanks
@islamn799
6 жыл бұрын
My supplier said,he can order for me. thank you.
@saimanojacharya577
6 жыл бұрын
i want this machine..i am from India..how can i get it..
@jeffreytaylor4435
6 жыл бұрын
Why couldn't you just use a router for the production then cut the corners with the mortiser.
@enduringcharm
6 жыл бұрын
You could, although you may find that the mortise chisel isn't the exact width of the router bit. However, if you are cutting the mortise with a router bit it's just as easy to round over the tenon than to square off the mortise, and the former doesn't require a specialized machine.
@bighands69
6 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Taylor If you are just making the one mortise joint every now and then a normal chisel or Router would be good to use. But if you are running a workshop where you need to make many of these joints every day then the machine is really valuable.
@MAGAMAN
6 жыл бұрын
Looks like you need to sharpen your chisel bit.
@enduringcharm
6 жыл бұрын
When you first start a mortise it can be tricky because there's no place for the chips to go. It gets easier as you go. You really can't do too much sharpening on these bits, though, because it will change the dimensions. You can hone them a few times and then it's time for a new bit.
@ccccen
7 жыл бұрын
I love one :) If you don't need yours send it to me pls :)
@chistletoe.chistletoe7723
7 жыл бұрын
what, exactly, are you going to do with twenty four of them?
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