Mortise Drill Bit

[countryscroller]

I was watching an episode of New Yankee Workshop on youtube the other day and when he went to make a mortise for a mortise and tenon joint, he used his drill press with a mortise bit with the hollow chisel around it. I was wondering where you buy those bits at? Much cheaper than buying a mortiser itself, why not use the drill press.

[newfie]

Dustin give busy bee tools a trt they might have what your looking for. http://www.busybeetools.com/ or try lee valley tools http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?c=&p=41791&cat=1,43000

[countryscroller]

Thank you Todd, I found some at Lee Valley.

[Rapid Roger]

I had a friend that had one of those drill press attachments that he got at a yard sale.
I suppose that it worked OK but, the setup was so time consuming that you almost lost interest in doing the job. If you only had four or so mortises to do it was almost easier and faster to cut them by hand.
If you are going to do a lot of mortises, say 10 or more, I'm sure that it would be worth the setup time.
Also, make sure it will fit your drill press. My friends drill press was too small for the attachment and we had to put it on my drill press to try it out! Neither of us was impressed. 

Rog   

[daveo]

Dustin
I'm with Roger on this, and apart from the set up time you must also bear in mind that these drill presses are not designed for the type of pressure rquired and can easily damage.
dave

[countryscroller]

Ok, thanks for ya'lls advice on it. I will probably just drill with my drill and square them up with a chisel. I just didn't know if that would make it easier or what in making the mortises. Thanks.

[BilltheDiver]

I have the delta attachment for my DP, but I wound up buying a used benchtop mortiser anyway.  What kind of DP do you have?  Maybe I'll ship you mine if its still in the shop.

[countryscroller]

I have a Central Machinery DP from Harbor Freight. It is this one, but some of the features have been updated since I bought mine. The chuck size is the same though. http://www.harborfreight.com/5-speed-bench-drill-press-60238-9067.html

[BilltheDiver]

I tossed the sleeves that shim it to the various quill sizes, so it would only work for a Delta 17" or one with the same quill diameter.  I don't remember what that is.  I will have to look and see if I still have it in the shop.  You can buy mortise bits at most any woodworking shop, but you really need the rest of the fixture including a decent fence to make it worth using.  It is also worth mentioning that they are never sharp enough right out of the box.  If you use a mortiser or DP you need a simple cone shaped sharpener bit designed to keep them razor sharp.

[countryscroller]

Ok, well if you don't find it then that's fine. Nothing wrong with going the extra couple steps in shaping the mortises. Thanks.