On 12/30/2011 5:47 PM, Steve Barker wrote:
I have had to plane off an amount on the latch side of an old (80 yr or
so) interior door. Now i need to deepen the mortise the old style latch
fits into. Kind of at a loss as to what to use to reach down in there
probably close to 3" to take another 1/4" out. The mortise is approx
5/8x4xhowever deep. Any ideas short of drilling and digging with a bent
chisel?

Great spot for a brace and bit of proper size--you can easily control
depth and will give a nearly flat bottom hole...then, as you surmised,
clean up w/ a chisel.

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I have had to plane off an amount on the latch side of an old (80 yr or
so) interior door. Now i need to deepen the mortise the old style latch
fits into. Kind of at a loss as to what to use to reach down in there
probably close to 3" to take another 1/4" out. The mortise is approx
5/8x4xhowever deep. Any ideas short of drilling and digging with a bent
chisel?

thanks!

--
Steve Barker
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"Steve Barker" wrote:

I have had to plane off an amount on the latch side of an old (80 yr
or so) interior door. Now i need to deepen the mortise the old style
latch fits into. Kind of at a loss as to what to use to reach down
in there probably close to 3" to take another 1/4" out. The mortise
is approx 5/8x4xhowever deep. Any ideas short of drilling and
digging with a bent chisel?
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Home made mortising jig for a variable speed plunge router equipped
with a 4 flute, 1/2" dia end mill.

I made the jig from a plan found with Google search.

Might also be on Pat Barber's site.

Due to the unsupported length of the bit, keep RPM around 10,000.

Have fun.

Lew

http://tinyurl.com/cvnku9

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The above is the jig.

Lew

On 12/30/2011 6:08 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/cvnku9

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The above is the jig.

Lew



THANKS!

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Steve Barker
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On 12/30/2011 2:29 PM, dpb wrote:
On 12/30/2011 5:47 PM, Steve Barker wrote:
I have had to plane off an amount on the latch side of an old (80 yr or
so) interior door. Now i need to deepen the mortise the old style latch
fits into. Kind of at a loss as to what to use to reach down in there
probably close to 3" to take another 1/4" out. The mortise is approx
5/8x4xhowever deep. Any ideas short of drilling and digging with a bent
chisel?

Great spot for a brace and bit of proper size--you can easily control
depth and will give a nearly flat bottom hole...then, as you surmised,
clean up w/ a chisel.

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THANKS! I think dad still has a set of brace bits that are good and
sharp. I may try that.

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Steve Barker
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Steve Barker wrote:
I have had to plane off an amount on the latch side of an old (80 yr
or so) interior door. Now i need to deepen the mortise the old style
latch fits into. Kind of at a loss as to what to use to reach down
in there probably close to 3" to take another 1/4" out. The mortise
is approx 5/8x4xhowever deep. Any ideas short of drilling and
digging with a bent chisel?

thanks!

router

long bit, bit cutter same diameter as bit shank

guide bit shank on existing mortice sides, no jig needed

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dadiOH
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