Gs

"Gramp's shop"

13/02/2013 3:38 PM

JessEm mortiser report

Got the mortiser today. Set up is quick, the process of drilling a half-doz=
en holes and then swinging the arm back and forth a few times takes a minut=
e or so and the floating tenon fits OK. Will need to tweak the settings to=
get it where I want it. Out of the box it was a tad loose on the ends of t=
he mortise (or the tenons were a tad short :-)). Tweaked it and the mortis=
e was a tad too tight. =20

Still need to try aligning with the mating board, but it seems this will be=
OK for light duty. It certainly isn't a Domino, but at less than 10% of t=
he Festool price I think it's a good solution for my needs.

Larry


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Gs

"Gramp's shop"

in reply to "Gramp's shop" on 13/02/2013 3:38 PM

14/02/2013 8:11 AM

On Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:54:06 AM UTC-6, Doug Miller wrote:
> "Gramp's shop" <[email protected]> wrote in news:fa796da7-c0fc-4653-9d93-
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> [email protected]:
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> > On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:15:37 PM UTC-6, Larry Jaques wrote:
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> >> Do they have an RCH setting? If not, tell JessEm. ;)
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> >>
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> >> (OR, you could drill and tap one end, then install a fine-threaded
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> >> adjustment screw to get your RCH worth of movement.)
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> >>
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> > <Snip>
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> >
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> > I'll bite ... what is RCH? If you mean left-right micro adjustment, the answer is yes.
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> Red C**t Hair, in other words, a very very small distance.

OK ... you got me. LOL.

DM

Doug Miller

in reply to "Gramp's shop" on 13/02/2013 3:38 PM

14/02/2013 2:54 PM

"Gramp's shop" <[email protected]> wrote in news:fa796da7-c0fc-4653-9d93-
[email protected]:

> On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:15:37 PM UTC-6, Larry Jaques wrote:
>> Do they have an RCH setting? If not, tell JessEm. ;)
>>
>> (OR, you could drill and tap one end, then install a fine-threaded
>> adjustment screw to get your RCH worth of movement.)
>>
> <Snip>
>
> I'll bite ... what is RCH? If you mean left-right micro adjustment, the answer is yes.

Red C**t Hair, in other words, a very very small distance.

Gs

"Gramp's shop"

in reply to "Gramp's shop" on 13/02/2013 3:38 PM

14/02/2013 6:44 AM

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:15:37 PM UTC-6, Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:38:03 -0800 (PST), "Gramp's shop"
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> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>=20
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> >Got the mortiser today. Set up is quick, the process of drilling a half-=
dozen holes and then swinging the arm back and forth a few times takes a mi=
nute or so and the floating tenon fits OK. Will need to tweak the settings=
to get it where I want it. Out of the box it was a tad loose on the ends o=
f the mortise (or the tenons were a tad short :-)). Tweaked it and the mor=
tise was a tad too tight. =20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Do they have an RCH setting? If not, tell JessEm. ;)
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> (OR, you could drill and tap one end, then install a fine-threaded
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> adjustment screw to get your RCH worth of movement.)
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<Snip>

I'll bite ... what is RCH? If you mean left-right micro adjustment, the an=
swer is yes.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Gramp's shop" on 13/02/2013 3:38 PM

13/02/2013 8:15 PM

On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:38:03 -0800 (PST), "Gramp's shop"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Got the mortiser today. Set up is quick, the process of drilling a half-dozen holes and then swinging the arm back and forth a few times takes a minute or so and the floating tenon fits OK. Will need to tweak the settings to get it where I want it. Out of the box it was a tad loose on the ends of the mortise (or the tenons were a tad short :-)). Tweaked it and the mortise was a tad too tight.

Do they have an RCH setting? If not, tell JessEm. ;)
(OR, you could drill and tap one end, then install a fine-threaded
adjustment screw to get your RCH worth of movement.)


>Still need to try aligning with the mating board, but it seems this will be OK for light duty. It certainly isn't a Domino, but at less than 10% of the Festool price I think it's a good solution for my needs.

You betcha. Great minds think alike, Larry. Carry on!

--
If government were a product,
selling it would be illegal.
--P.J. O'Rourke

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "Gramp's shop" on 13/02/2013 3:38 PM

14/02/2013 9:57 AM

Gramp's shop wrote:

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> I'll bite ... what is RCH?

Ugh-oh...

--

-Mike-
[email protected]

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Gramp's shop" on 13/02/2013 3:38 PM

14/02/2013 5:28 PM

On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:11:57 -0800 (PST), "Gramp's shop"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:54:06 AM UTC-6, Doug Miller wrote:
>> "Gramp's shop" <[email protected]> wrote in news:fa796da7-c0fc-4653-9d93-
>>
>> [email protected]:
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:15:37 PM UTC-6, Larry Jaques wrote:
>>
>> >> Do they have an RCH setting? If not, tell JessEm. ;)
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> (OR, you could drill and tap one end, then install a fine-threaded
>>
>> >> adjustment screw to get your RCH worth of movement.)
>>
>> >>
>>
>> > <Snip>
>>
>> >
>>
>> > I'll bite ... what is RCH? If you mean left-right micro adjustment, the answer is yes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Red C**t Hair, in other words, a very very small distance.
>
>OK ... you got me. LOL.

Yes, an Irish micro-adjustment measurement. <g>

--
If government were a product,
selling it would be illegal.
--P.J. O'Rourke


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