Ryobi mortiser

[Denny]

Home Depot has Ryobi mortiser drillpress kit for $34.
Does anyone know how good these (or any) mortiser
kits work on a drillpress?
Denny

[Phil Hopkins]

I have the Ryobi drill press and the mortiser attachment for it came free.
I don't like mortising attachments for drill presses, as they just can't
compare to a dedicated mortiser, and the 1/3 hp of the Ryobi would be
seriously challenged by mortising, I would think, so I haven't bothered to
buy bits for it.

However, it's quality seems fine to me. I've put it together and mounted it
on the press to check its fit, and it looks pretty much the same as the
Delta mortising attachment to me. Could be made at the same plants.

If you're going to be mortising hardwood, I'd think about spending the money
on a dedicated mortiser if you want to go that way. However, I find that
when I don't want to chop mortises by hand (like when I've got a bunch of
them to do and less time) then drilling with a nice brad point and then
paring with a sharp chisel is both not only fairly quick, but leaves a much
cleaner mortise than even a dedicated mortiser can accomplish, and drill
press mortisers leave even rougher mortises, in my experience.

Phil Hopkins

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