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!
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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?
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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
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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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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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.
>
> --
>
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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