Re: Shopsmith mortising pkg??
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:02 pm
Forrest,forrestb wrote:Funny, after 3 days trying to get the Shopsmith chisels sharp enough to cut wood [] I decided the Lee Valley chisels were cheaper than the time I was having to spend on Shopsmith - so they are on order.
I have never used my Shopsmith for mortising, but the project I am working on will not allow safe use of my handheld router and won't fit the drill press. I will be mortising end grain on some four foot long boards.
My Shopsmith in the horizontal boring mode is the only safe way to do this - I THINK.
Forrest
If you are looking for a reasonable way to make slip tenons using the horizontal boring (or any router, drill etc.), drill a hole on each end of the cut, insert dowel centers in each, Mark the other piece for decent fit. This saves me time because I know where the mortise will be on both pieces before I start "excavating" and know that the pieces will mate where I want them. This saved me hours of time trying to set up jigs when I use a router.
Hope that helps.
Be well,
Ben