Wood Magazine 107 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1998-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

mortises, invest in Clico chisel/bit sets. If two or three Clico sets stretch your pocketbook too far, buy just the Clico ] />" set simply because of the tendency of bits of any other brand in this size to self-destruct. The Delta sets, thanks to the hardness of their steel represent the best buy of the lower-cost products. And, regardless of brand, check the bits for straighl-ncss. We came across several bene bits, especially in the ] />" size.

AN UP-CLOSE COMPARISON OF W CHISEL/BiT SETS

DELTA

GRI22LY

HARBOR Ffi EIGHT

MULTICO (WHITE BOX)

MULTICO PREMIUM (GREEN BOX)

IT

WOO DTE K

arrangement worked adequately on all but the Harbor Freight mor-tiser, slight hold-down flexing occasionally led to binding. The Harbor Freight hold-down was ineffective because we found it impossible to keep the hold-down or the fence from sliding upward in normal use.

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Although not quite on a par with the Multico hold-downs, the Delta hold-down was the best of the rest in the test. Like the Multico, the bottom surface of the Delta hold-down (that contacts the workpiece) is flat and parallel to the table. This helps keep the workpiece firmly on the table.

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NOTES:

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[g] Good [F] fair

[p]Poor

2.

(A) Austria (C) China (E) England U) Japan (TJ Taiwan (C/TJ GrizzJ/ 'h m set made in China; Vz" and '/?' sets made in Taiwan.

3 Mail ortier prices. $Jiinpintj charges noMncIuued. Other sizes available.

I*) These sets available when supplied with Multico iiiorlteers. Not available for purchase separately. (*") Require a special l3 /iii"cliisel busliinn Chisels are extra Ioiiq.

BencHtop Nlortisers

•Ease of use. Since you buy a mortiser to help you work faster and with less effort in the first place, don't settle for a machine that's not easy to use. To determine the "overall ease of use" rating in the chart right, we considered such factors as the effort required to plunge the chisel into the stock, the work required to change chisels and bits, and the number of tools and effort necessary to adjust and tighten the mortiser's various components.

To ease the effort of plunging the chisel, these machines have long lever arms ranging from l6»/4" to 23" long, Among the i£-hp units, the 19" Muhico arms were the longest. This extra leverage contributed to their having the easiest plunge.

All of the machines have some means by which you adjust the starting point of the lever arm's arc. Depending on the height of the mortiser, your own stature, and the depth of the cut, you need to adjust the arc of the lever arm for comfortable operation.

The Delta arm proved easiest to adjust. As shown beloio y it has a spring-loaded pivot point that adjusts to any of six positions

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