Cool time lapse post cutting vid

[Brad_bb]

This is a cool short time lapse video of a mortise and tenon being cut.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VPKspiZAoc&feature=player_embedded

[shinnlinger]

I guess those chain mortisers really do speed things up....

[laffs]

i got one of those mortisers takes no time to make a hole

[Brad_bb]

This is true about the mortiser, but I learned last year how relevant manual mortising machines still are.  They are not slow.  They are more enjoyable to run because no noise, more in tune with the wood, and no sawdust flying in your eyes.  They are not quite as fast at hogging out material, but they are not slow.   

[ballen]

Do you have a link to an example of a "Manual Mortiser"?  I'm in the market for a new tool but have a limited budget.
Thanks

[Jim_Rogers]

Yes we do, look here: https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,42552.0.html

Look under "boring machines"....

Then send me an email via the regular email system and I'll send you some more info....

Also look here for video of one of the machines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bANhq0WlhQ8

[frwinks]

and to show just how efficient these machines CAN be ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Rpyd_XScY

[Jim_Rogers]

You got that right.... I'm not sure if that's the one Tim bought from us or not.... I think he has several......

They are nice machines....

Jim

[Brad_bb]

The time lapse video I posted was Armin Wendt aka "bavariaboy", up in Vancouver, CA.  Tim Beal is the one who posted himself using the antique boss boring machine on youtube.  It would be interesting to put a stopwatch on him doing that mortise and someone doing the same mortise with a Makita.  The thing about the Makita is that you have to leave about 1/16 clearance between the mortise line and where you're cutting.  You must then come back with the chisel and remove 1/16 or so all the way around.  The boring machine bit will actually touch the edge of the mortise, so It leaves places where no material needs to be removed, and it's actually easier cutting the triangular sections with a chisel in between the bored holes.  So in the end that narrows the speed gap.  The chisel work may be slightly easier with the boring machine.  It's good to get some experience on both.