On Jan 12, 11:53*pm, "Leon" wrote:

No argument. Nonetheless, I've yet to see highly favourable comments
concerning the usage of a drill press for mortising purposes. Most
have admitted that their drill press mortising attachment was
relegated to the unused tools storage bin in fairly short order.

Because it wasn't effective or because they were concerned about their DP?

I would think because you could cut the mortises faster and as accuratly
with a router if the DP did not have the mortiser attached and set up. *You
can not drill holes with the mortiser set up in place and setting up is a
process.

Setup with a router is quick, but I don't like the mortises I get -
they're shallow and rounded at the ends. Yes, I know I can rasp or
chisel rounds on the tenons. But I still don't want to cut a 3/8"
mortise 2" or more deep with a router bit. Do you?

For a few mortises, I'll cut by hand. But if I'm making a lot of
them, I'll set up the mortising attachment on the drill press. It's a
hobby, and no one is paying for my time. And I don't feel the need
for a dedicated mortiser.

I have a lathe with change gears, not a quick change gearbox. Cutting
threads means swapping gears rather than just throwing a couple of
levers. In a commercial machine shop, that would be wasteful of both
time and money. As would having machines without digital readouts.
But again, it's a hobby.

John Martin