I have a floor model l Grizzly radial drill press and would like to use a mortising attachment with it. Grizzly says that since it is a radial dp, the radial arm (head) should not be subject to a great deal of stress. Other people I have talked to, say that as long as I have the head locked to 90 degrees, I should not have a problem. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated..
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Wndcr
My impression would be to rely on the people that actually engineered it and have to back it's warranty. If you trust the others well enough (and they have personally done it without any problems), then you can use that as sound judgement.
I can tell you that there is great pressure that has to be exerted for the mortiser to work, especially in hardwood. I can also tell you I have never seen a drill press with mortiser attached ( standard, not radial ) that will produce the quality of a dedicated mortiser. The radial is a little more delicate than a standard because of the way it is engineered.
IMO, I would not. Your opinion may vary.
Good Luck...
sarge..jt
Wndncr,
I have a Craftsman Radial arm drill press and I was told the same thing about morticing attachments....and I have not found an attachment that is made for my machine anyway. However, I do use fostner bits and move the arm forward like a morticing attachment and then either finish with a chisel or the router...that appears to be as good as it gets.
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