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   mudman | Jun 01, 2006 12:47am | #1

   That is interesting. I can't imagine that it does clean work. Would love to hear more.

   Mike

   Pardon my spelling,

   Mike

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   Troy | Jun 01, 2006 01:10am | #2

   I would try it on a "friends" door before I tried it on mine:) if it works let us know.

   Thanks

   Troy

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   Lataxe | Jun 02, 2006 01:29am | #3

   Troy,

   Ahem, I won't be buying one at a hundred quid.  That dosh will be going into my Philip Marcou plane fund.

   I was just wondering if someone else had been inspired to use such a thing, as I have a number of mortise chisels from a failed drill press add-on experiment that I might mess with, if the SDS-them approach proved workable.

   Lataxe

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   PADDYDAHAT | Jun 02, 2006 02:29am | #4

   I am delighted that my prior assessment of your quantity of grey cells has not diminished and that they appear to be working as designed. As an old Industrial Engineer (tool rooms,metal works and bindery) I had a chill when I looked at the link.

   I would pay a few bucks to see a video of that in use when Joe the gorilla loses it as the auger(known to take a serious bite) locks up on some bad wood and Joe wishes that he had eaten his porridge like his mum told him.

   A 100 QUID---THAT'S A LOT OF PINTS!!!

   Have a Samuel Smith's old brewery pale ale for me and gloat--we only get it in bottles. All the best, Pat

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   Lataxe | Jun 03, 2006 01:17am | #5

   Paddy,

   I don't think my grey cells got designed but are rather a collection of chaotic strange attractors dictated by the weird education given to pupils at South Shields Grammar Technical School for Boys in the 60s.  The masters were all sadists, as were many of the boys.  They've had their effect on me.

   Of course, the illicit substances didn't help - beer can do terrible things to a sensitive child.

   That chisel thing made me gasp a bit too.  I want to know how the SDS hammer hits the chisel bit without bashing in the auger as well.  Also, does the gap between auger tip and chisel sides alter, as the hammering occurs?  When do the flames start?

   If someone does get suckered with one, can they sue when they realise the hundred quid has gone up in smoke (possibly in a literal fashion)?  I was hoping to discover an experimental animal on Knots somewhere, who could relate his Dreadful Experience (or surprise us with a tale of fantastic success) concerning this "innovation".

   As to beer, the ladywife insists I drink it from one of her champagne galsses, which takes ages, so I've turned to single malts. (That's my excuse).

   Lataxe, born sucker but older and a bit wiser now.

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   JLMCDANIEL | Jun 03, 2006 06:45am | #9

   Maybe they're talking of balsa wood doors.

   Jack

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   Lataxe | Jun 03, 2006 09:16pm | #10

   Jack,

   I suspect that they're talking only of the Very Special and Compliant doors that appear in adverts.  :-) 

   Next they'll be advertising a special cream that you only have to rub on to a door and it will sprout handles, hinges, locks than hang itself in the opening.

   I'll probably buy that stuff!

   Lataxe

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   philip | Jun 03, 2006 05:01am | #7

   Not wishing to put too serious a view on this fairly relaxed thread, but the augur cannot get too vicious as it is inside the chisel-only a little protrudes, and the chisel has to square the hole.
   The CHISEL requires serious gorilla power-other than a road type jack hammer, I am intrigued to see what type of impact drill will actually work .Philip Marcou

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   PADDYDAHAT | Jun 03, 2006 05:49am | #8

   How true, I just had a fright at the thought of holding that in hand!Pat

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   philip | Jun 03, 2006 04:54am | #6

   Axe, at first glance I thought "whata spiffling idea!" Then I wandered how the chisel would be pushed into the wood-5/8ths being fairly substantial. Then I saw the word 'impact'. It would seem that that the item would only be as good as the action of the impact/hammer drill behind it -I suspect that the usual hammer drills/cordless drills may struggle.
   One hundred Pounds? Kind of puts things in perspective , hey? Save that money, man, save it for a far better thing-only another six hundred or so to go! (unlesss you plan to fit and hang many many doors, in which case the big Multico is the way to go)

   Philip Marcou
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   Lataxe | Jun 03, 2006 09:20pm | #11

   Philip,

   One of those beastly daughters of mine has been pestering me to hang doors in her house for ages.  I foiled her plan by refurbishing her outhouse into a fine workshop, including basic WW tools.  I even gave her a lesson or two!  (I am the the good father).  She can hang her own doors now (I tell her).

   Of course, she will probably argue that she couldn't possibly get the door shape right unless she has access to one of those Marcou planes......

   Lataxe, his daughters' favourite muggins.

   PS, Love your plane, although Mr Lee's model must suffice for now.  Still, the ladywife is a most sentimental person and can often be prevailed upon at birthdays and Christmases.  Who knows what will be in the sock?

   PPS Have you got/read the book "British Campaign Furniture - Elegance under Canvas 1740 - 1914" by Nicholas Brawer?  (I imagine you have).  It caught my eye on the bookshelf the other day, after I looked at your website, so I picked it out and reread a bit.  It really is full of very funny asides and stories about the Imperial Chaps and their doings - as well as inspiring pics of their furniture.

   PPPS  Oh, alright - "afromosia" (or is it mozia) :-)  "Kokrodua" to some, of course.

   Edited 6/3/2006 2:45 pm ET by Lataxe

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   philip | Jun 04, 2006 12:58am | #12

   Axe, undoubtedly your daughter has inherited fine tastes.
   Regarding N Brawers book , I have only heard of it and have a note of it someplace. I may just treat myself to it as I experienced a rare event in this neck of the woods recently: a sale . I sold the item pictured- A Davenport styled desk militarised. It has a leather top with a deeds box /compartment in the lid. The usual Jacaranda drawer sides, but the carcase is frame and panel rather than solid panel. The whole thing is very rigid as there are top and bottom frames plus a frame for each drawer plus the back frame all holding it together.Made from Iroko.I suppose the matching of the drawer front wood could have been better, but that is the way the cookie crumbled at the time.
   Maybe you should commission your daughter to make one for your good wife-from the Kokrodua.Philip Marcou

   
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   Lataxe | Jun 04, 2006 01:59am | #13

   Philip,

   The blasted daughters have champagne taste, for which I blame the ladywife and sundry glossy magazines. 

   Your chest is a lovely thing (and so is the furniture).  :-) However, a typical Hussar or subaltern of the British Raj would not approve of those "native feet".  I think the osmosis of New Zealnd art and culture has already begun with you.  This is all to the good, as one thing in the British Campaign furniture book is clear -  the way in which that furniture somehow captures the very stiff upper lips of the officer class of the time.

   I understand completely about the drawer fronts and the crumbly cookie.  In real life, a degree of untidyness denotes humanity, as opposed to the sterility of god-like "perfection" that some espouse.

   As a form of bribe (see how open I am about my corrupt nature) I might obtain that book for you.  You will then have to move me up the list of eager customers for your plane (I know that discounts will only be given to Godlike woodworkers, such as [list deleted as their egos are likely to explode, being already over-inflated].  I know also  that you'll enjoy the history in the book as much as the pics of the campaign furniture.

   Lataxe, a librarian

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   philip | Jun 04, 2006 02:53am | #14

   Axe, Gentleman woodworker, librarian and legend in your own time:
   I have allocated you a position on the list reserved only for those of discerning taste, generous disposition and fair daughters.
   My dear Chap, the reference to native feet has tickled me to extremes, and indeed your shrewd observation has proved to be quite correct when applied to the newer generations of settlers in this part of the world.
   The Military chest, however, is intended for Awfficers of the Royal Hawse Artillery mainly, of rank Captain and up, but special consideration is given to members of the S.A.S who ventured as far as Southern Mozambique during the seventies. Members of any other units are required to be of rank General and up, with upper lips and pockets to match. Sadly prospective customers for this type of commission are rare in the South Sea Islands, but were prolific enough in Southern Africa-hell they were even complemented by their Teutonic equivalent.
   "The sterility of God-like perfection"- unfortunately the quest for this is an obssession extending to all spheres-even to the sharpening of tools.... There is one exception to this,but it is a bit premature to disclose it at this stage, since it would require independent verification-something which has proved difficult to do-are you partaking of other forums?
   BTW, I think the title of this thread is mis-leading .Philip Marcou

   Edited 6/3/2006 7:56 pm by philip

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   JLMCDANIEL | Jun 04, 2006 06:26am | #15

   There you guys go speaking English, and it's hard on us Americans, but your campaign box is purdy.

   Jack

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   philip | Jun 04, 2006 08:01am | #16

   Why, thank y'all . Actually I have some familiarity with alternatives in the same language, having spent 26 months as a floorman on oil rigs in the North Sea, way back in the seventies. And growing up in what is now called Zimbabwe I was learned the Kings English by the Jesuits there.(And I am grateful to them).Philip Marcou

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   Lataxe | Jun 04, 2006 08:04pm | #17

   Well, Jack, knowing now that Philip was once positioned offshore from the land of my birth-an-dragging up, I'm tempted to lapse into the Geordie lingo and then you would be spelk huntin rund yer bonnet.

   Yu knaa thim sivintees worees on aboot?  Ah wes surfin doon Marsden Bay then an cudda rid the very waves wit Philip wis gettin pelted with, oot onees rig like. Whye buggaman!

   Philip, I desperately need a link to that Other Place now, as you've tempted me. 

   Do you have a physical posting address you can pass to me?

   Lataxe, a little Geordie waster

   PS, This thread can now be renamed "Mortiser chisel-and-bit for use in a portable electric hand drill of the SDS variety" so that Philip will not be tempted to indulge overmuch in taxonomic pedantry.  :-)

   Edited 6/4/2006 1:07 pm ET by Lataxe

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   philip | Jun 05, 2006 01:35pm | #18

   Axe, at the risk of cheap publicity, I supply the following link:http://www.handplane.com. There are pictures in the planemakers gallery section, including some battleships from other more re-knowned makers.
   Are you referring to my own postal address here in Kiwistan? It is #4 Smith street, Waihi2981 and there is a huge post box there.
   You know, talking of pedantic taxonomy, these days I like to watch U.K tv here in Kiwistan, where strangely enough I can easily differentiate between Scouses, Geordies, various Scotsmen and the odd Englishman. However, do you think I can tell a Kiwi accent from an Australian accent?Philip Marcou

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   John_D | Jun 05, 2006 09:30pm | #19

   I was in a store a couple years ago and the clerk's accent caught my ear.  I asked her, "Are you from New Zealand?"  She said nobody in the US had ever guessed it correctly.

   I have an unfair advantage, though, in that I've traveled to NZ, and am married to an Aussie. :)My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.

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   philip | Jun 06, 2006 12:25pm | #20

   Ha ha. Rest assured that advantage saved your bacon-you could easily have said "Are you from Australia" and then the the cat would have really gone up the vacuum cleaner!Philip Marcou