Central Machinery Hollow Chisel Mortiser on CL

[NCPete]

HF mortiser! $50.

I know someone here has one, how does it perform? or, for $50, shoule I bother being concerned about that???

 

[jmauldin]

Pete,
I am not familiar with that one, but it is one of the run-of-the-mill Taiwan jobs. The main thing I would check for is the horsepower of the motor. A 1/2 is adequate for light, soft wood, but for oak, etc. you need a bigger motor.
Jim in Mayberry

 

[Tar Heel]

HF mortiser! $50.

I know someone here has one, how does it perform? or, for $50, shoule I bother being concerned about that???

I have that one and it does a very good job. I will warn you that the hold down fence is the pits. However, I bought a $40 x-y vise from HF and used it to replace the fence. It works like a charm and is very easy to cut accurate mortises. For $50 you can't go wrong. If you get it and want more info on the x-y vise let me know.

 

[NZAPP1]

Sorry Pete
I also seen this on craigslist and with him right down the street I went to check it out and bought it today.

Tar Heel
I would like info on the x-y vise

 

[Tar Heel]

Sorry Pete
I also seen this on craigslist and with him right down the street I went to check it out and bought it today.

Tar Heel
I would like info on the x-y vise

Nick, here is a link that explains it. There is another one specifically for the HF mortiser. I'll try to find it.

http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=shop&file=articles_414.shtml#top