"TEF" wrote in message

In just playing with the machine for short time, it also seems that its
efficiency is directly related to how well the auger bits pull up the
chips
and expels them from the chisel housing. The chips seem to have a
tendency
to really jam up everything.

First, notice the slot in the side of the hollow chisel.

When you install the bit and chisel, make sure this opening in the chisel is
oriented either right of left, then make your first cut in a location that
will insure all subsequent cuts have that opening in the chisel facing the
previous cut. This will facilitate the chips being cleared.


It is a good practice with these benchtop machines to make the first and
second cut on each end of your proposed mortise, then, as above, cut out the
remaining wood, with the slot/opening in the chisel pointing into the
previously cut void so that the chips have some place to go.

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