Any opinions on Record square mortise chisels?

[graduate_owner]

Hi all,
I recently took advantage of Rutland's special offer, and bought a mortising machine for £175 including carriage. Now I am looking for some decent chisels. Axminster sell Japanese ones for around £50, but I have seen Record ones for around £20. I don't want to buy rubbish and I know spending a fiver on one would be a waste of money. So I was wondering if anyone has any experience of the Record ones, or should I go for the Axminster ones?

K

 

[Trevanion]

You can't get much better than the Harima NH Chisels (the same ones Axminster stock), but they are pricey and probably not worth the spend on a low quality machine: https://www.scosarg.com/tooling/mortiser-tools/chisels-bits

You're probably best getting a cheap set of a 6mm, 10mm, and 12mm or 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" Japanese pattern chisels or keeping a keen eye on eBay listings as good quality Clico, Ridgway and Harima chisels go for pence quite often as they're badly listed.

 

[Doug71]

Just be careful you get the right shank size, the better quality chisels often have a bigger shank to fit professional machines.

 

[tony_s]

Workshop Heaven do narex mortise chisels which many find a good blend of quality and value for money

 

[graduate_owner]

Thanks guys.
I had an email from Rutland this morning advertising 4 chisels for £30. Has anyone tried these? Could be too cheap?
I think I will start another thread asking about these.

K