Delta Mortising Attachment Review

[stoutman]

Why not just take the review at face value? If you find it useful, good. If you don't find it useful, move on.

[stoutman]

Let me just ad that I have seen very FEW reviews were the reviewer took the tool in question through "all the capabilities of the device under test"

I found your initial response to be sarcastic, however I could be mistaken.

I used the tool with the 1/4" chisel and it exceeded my expectations based on what I have read in this ng. I was excited with its performance and posted my findings in a review. I am not a professional woodworker or reviewer. If I had based my decision on whether to buy this tool from what I have read in this ng, I would not own a mortise attachment right now. The purpose of the review was to give those 'sitting on the fence' about the tool, the courage to try it.

I am happy with my decision to buy the tool, like I said in a previous post, I will be using the 1/4" chisel ,most of the time.

This will be my last review of any kind.

[Mark Jerde]

Aw, nuts to them. I found your writeup useful. I don't have budget or room for a dedicated machine but if I had a bunch of 1/4" mortises to make I would consider the DP attachment.

I recall lots of published reviews where the author states s/he has used only a subset of the features. This is especially true of reviews of computer programming tools. A comprehensive review of Microsoft's Visual Stuido.NET would be hundreds of pages long.

-- Mark

[Brian]

I suspect that I'm not alone when I say that I don't like to spend money to "try" tools. I want to know that when I buy something it is going to be robust and serve my needs, else I have to go out and buy (or "try") a replacement. I want to know what a tool does well, and even more importantly what its shortcomings are.

That's fine, but many people would be (and are) very disappointed when they discover that the larger chisels are nearly useless.

You're taking the questions and feedback the wrong way if they are what led you to that...

Brian.

[stoutman]

I'm making a maple side table

1/4" chisel was just as easy in maple as it was in red oak.

[Bay Area Dave]

:) You must have had a special species of ultra hard red oak then!

dave

stoutman wrote:

[David Binkowski]

You know, I was just thinking about this in relation to my brand spanking new mortiser. How to square the chisels... The important thing is the relation of the fence to the chisel, so how about this... Two ways to set the chisel up, if you don't trust your eyes to do it close enough. Remember most mortises after several holes in a row will line up fine, even if each one is on a slight diagonal, the overall effect is a straight mortise with each hole a degree or two off. The wood probably won't notice...

Here's a couple ideas to set it up with more certainty. I'm going to do #1 because its easier....

#1) Make an T-shaped chunk of hardwood (or butt join two pieces to form a "T"). Also, form a bottom (a 3rd side) on the L so its like a corner piece. This bottom will give you something to rest the chisel on if you have a center hole like I do, and support the chisel at the right height when you're tightening the set screw. Slide the jig over to the bit, referencing the top of the "T" on the fence. Now slide the fence up and the jig over until the chisel is in the corner

[David Binkowski]

Thats what I was planning to do on through tennons. But let me ask you this, would putting a piece of wood under the work (and cutting partway into that) do the same thing? Or would that not be quite as effective ?

[David Binkowski]

Can we review here? Why did you say that the chisels larger than

1/4" were nearly "useless". Do they not function as well, or do you consider tennons larger than 1/4" overkill?

[David Binkowski]

Oh, sorry. I just bought a mortiser and throught you were attacking mortise chisels larger than 1/4". Then I realized your insults were directed at chisels used on a drill press. Carry on !