RogerS
Established Member
Lee J":23j9jjx7 said:Ive made a boo boo haven't I?
if you're quick you might be able to get them to change the order.
Roger
Morticer
- Thread starter Lee J
- Start date
Help Support UKworkshop.co.uk:
if you're quick you might be able to get them to change the order.
Roger
woodbloke
Established Member
Agreed. Axminster are pretty good about these sorts of things and if you're quick I reckon you could sort something out. Once an order is received they don't hang about so you'd need to get on the dog n'bone asap - RobRogerS":30bqp9ct said:Lee J":30bqp9ct said:
if you're quick you might be able to get them to change the order.
Roger
OPJ
Established Member
Lee, I would also have advised you to go for a table with X and Y travel; it really does make life that much easier! But, my Fox mortiser is similar to the one you have purchased (fixed table) and you could always have a go at making this jig, which works well without the need to use cramps. :wink:
Lee, that is the same one I have, cannot fault it. I don't have a problem with the fixed version, in fact I have tried both and prefer to move the wood by hand, particularly if you just want to take of a sliver say at one end. believe it or not the chip extraction works very well. All I have done with mine is stuck a 6mm strip of MDF on the fence with a bevel on the bottom edge so no dust collects there. The chisels that came were not much good so I spent a long time getting them really sharp, I have lost count of the number of mortices I have cut in oak, all of them have been fine. Perhaps I have been lucky.
well it arrived as promised on Friday, around lunchtime, so I had all afternoon to set up.
Took it out of box to identify parts... ...degreased it a bit, yuk, grease everywhere!
Spent a while setting it up then tested it with a scrap peice of pine... spot on! not a problem at all. Cut a nice square hole with little effort.
So now it was onto my 4" thick bench legs which needed morticing all the way through :shock: , how would it cope with such a heavy task...
...well apart from the bit clogging up every 2 or 3 cuts it wasn't too bad. I didn't go the clamping down route as I needed to move the timber across and I have a strong grip. Found as I got 2 or 3 inches deep the bit kept sticking on the way out which resulted in me having to be a bit brutal, guess this is a good reason to clamp.
So all in all, it took a while and the clogging up of the bit resulted in me turning the machine off and manually turning the chuck in the opposite direction to free the stuck shavings. I am happy with it. It's first job is probably as heavy as it'll get for the morticer, I've just started my work bench build so I've morticed all 4 bench legs.
ps: I am taking pictures of my workbench build and when it's done I will post a build thread. It'll be an interestin build as it will be built from reclaimed timber and it'll be fairly rustic, by choice :wink:
Took it out of box to identify parts... ...degreased it a bit, yuk, grease everywhere!
Spent a while setting it up then tested it with a scrap peice of pine... spot on! not a problem at all. Cut a nice square hole with little effort.
So now it was onto my 4" thick bench legs which needed morticing all the way through :shock: , how would it cope with such a heavy task...
...well apart from the bit clogging up every 2 or 3 cuts it wasn't too bad. I didn't go the clamping down route as I needed to move the timber across and I have a strong grip. Found as I got 2 or 3 inches deep the bit kept sticking on the way out which resulted in me having to be a bit brutal, guess this is a good reason to clamp.
So all in all, it took a while and the clogging up of the bit resulted in me turning the machine off and manually turning the chuck in the opposite direction to free the stuck shavings. I am happy with it. It's first job is probably as heavy as it'll get for the morticer, I've just started my work bench build so I've morticed all 4 bench legs.
ps: I am taking pictures of my workbench build and when it's done I will post a build thread. It'll be an interestin build as it will be built from reclaimed timber and it'll be fairly rustic, by choice :wink:
OPJ
Established Member
Lee, glad to hear you've got the mortiser working okay. Whenever you chop a through mortise though, you should always cut to half-depth from both sides. This will help prevent the bit from clogging so often and also prevent wear and damage to the sharp edges.
By the way, there's nothing wrong with posting work-in-progress photos before you've finished!! :wink:
By the way, there's nothing wrong with posting work-in-progress photos before you've finished!! :wink:
DaveL
Established Member
Lee,
The other to make the cuts and clearing of the waste smooth is to spray the bit with the PTFE lube sold for saw blades and router cutters.
The other to make the cuts and clearing of the waste smooth is to spray the bit with the PTFE lube sold for saw blades and router cutters.
