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Horizontal Slot Mortiser Bits

Essential Furniture Building Tool

The Mortiser has been an essential machine in my shop since I bought one of the original Stanfield machines 27 years ago. The beauty of this design is that all your adjustments or settings are quick and easy since they are right in front of you and the wood stays put while the router moves in all three axes. The parts for the machines are made for me here in Bellingham by a very capable machine and CNC shop, Irongate Machinery.

Just about everyone who has bought one of the machines has taken one of my classes or seen it in my shop. I need to make a few more videos demonstrating how it’s used since the article in Popular Woodworking has taken me off guard!

Mortiser Cost

The current version of the mortisers are $1,845, which includes ¼ inch and 3/8 inch end-mills, 3/8 to ½ inch collet reducer and two clamps. We recommend the Milwauke variable speed router (5616-20). Montana Tool sells them for 189 dollars. Ask for Steve and mention my name or the mortiser. Their number is 406-721-6425

Mortiser Setup

Horizontal Slot Mortiser Bits Pilani

This is what the basic set up looks like (the old top had laminate on both sides and the clamps may change). Here's some videos showing how the mortisers are used.

Horizontal Slot Mortiser Bits Router Bits

The current version of the mortisers are $1,845, which includes ¼ inch and 3/8 inch end-mills, 3/8 to ½ inch collet reducer and two clamps. We recommend the Milwauke variable speed router (5616-20). Montana Tool sells them for 189 dollars. Ask for Steve and mention my name or the mortiser. Their number is 406-721-6425. The Platinum Series V-way Slot Mortiser allows users to easily and accurately cut slot mortises for a wide variety of projects. The 3-axis table raises and lowers on dovetail ways by an acme threaded rod for smooth operation. The table glides effortlessly on bearings in v-ways. The Model G0846 Horizontal Slot Mortiser comes with an 8' x 20' precision-ground, cast-iron table with a cam-locking clamp to secure the workpiece. The table glides along two hardened V-ways using four ball bearings for smooth, effort-less motion. The bearing tracks are equipped with two left/right direction stops and one forward/. HorizontalMike just HAD to make a Horizontal Mortising Machine, don’t cha’ know. Early on I knew that I wanted a 3-axis Horizontal Mortising Machine after watching just how easy it looked when things operated as they were designed.

Horizontal Slot Mortiser Bits Bytes

Horizontal slot mortiser Finaly finished, with all it's features and accessories. Made of 18mm playwood and two types of metal drawer guides. All is moved by two handles and stops.