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   g_gnarley | Aug 09, 2002 12:32am | #1

   Here is their link http://www.thejdscompany.com/Multi.htm .  I sent for info and got list price of $2,500.  Out of my range

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   KenCoe1 | Aug 09, 2002 12:43am | #2

   Thanks for the link. It looks like quite a machine, but that is not really in my budget. It sure does look to be a precision machine with a lot of possibilities. Something to think about. Thanks again.

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   DonaldCBrown | Aug 09, 2002 01:02am | #3

    I've heard great things about the Multi Router. The Leigh jig folks have a new mortise and tenon jig out that would appear to have most if not all of the flexibility and production advantages of the Multi Router for roughly a third of the price.

   Check Leigh directly, or any of their dealers (Garrett Wade, Highland Hardware, Lee Valley, etc.) Google will reveal their addresses.

   Edited 8/8/2002 6:04:36 PM ET by Donald C. Brown

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   joker | Aug 09, 2002 01:33am | #4

   I do not own one, but I have seen one in operation up close and personal. It is definetely a sweet machine. If I had the funds, I would buy one in a heart beat.

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   rslatm | Aug 09, 2002 02:19pm | #5

   I know someone that has one. Not bad but pricey. I also have friends with the Laguna and Rojek mortisers. A lot cheaper and does the job well. Issue 141 FWW has a nice DIY slot mortiser with an x,y table using drawer slides.

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   mitch | Aug 09, 2002 03:32pm | #7

   i'd consider selling the the xyz mortise table off of my inca 259 if somebody wants to build their own.  any offers?

   mitch

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   TomMGTC | Aug 09, 2002 07:42pm | #8

   I would be interested in that. How much would you be asking and where are you?

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   mitch | Aug 10, 2002 05:12am | #9

   there's been a couple sold on ebay in the last year but i can't remember what they went for- it seems like it was around $350?  i couldn't find any in the completed auctions- must have been too long ago.

   how familiar are you with these mortise tables?  someone told me that fw #60, sept/oct '86 had an article on using one to make a precision milling set-up.  also, unlike the others i've seen, you can tilt the table up to 90 degrees to cut mortises in beveled stock or at an angle into the face of a board.  if you're good at engineering things you could do some very cool stuff with a versatile router set-up.  basic travel specs are 3.75" in-feed, 4.5" cross-feed, and 3.375" height on about a 7" x 11" table.

   i bought my 259 used some years ago and the mortiser, as well as the saw, were missing a few parts which i replaced from garrett wade (what a hassle- at the time, their specialist in old inca stuff left shortly after my first inquiry and then nobody knew what the #$%*& was up with this stuff) so the hold-downs, position bushings, and a few other parts are brand new.

   i live in western nc, but this thing isn't very big or heavy so it wouldn't be terribly expensive to ship.  let me know.

   mitch

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   Elkharted | Jan 03, 2003 11:25pm | #10

   Mitch, are you still interested in selling the mortise table ?

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   mitch | Jan 04, 2003 07:54pm | #11

   well, i still have it and i have a robland x31 combo machine with the mortiser if i want one, so yeah, maybe.  the one thing the inca does have that would require fixturing on my other machine is the ability to tilt the table toward the cutter but i've never used it that way anyway.  i have no idea what it's worth- what's it worth to you? 

   m

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   TomMGTC | Aug 09, 2002 03:31pm | #6

   I built one using linear bearings and it truly is a workhorse. My version has more travel than the multi router and can use all the templates they sell. It really is a nice machine to use. Pics are available here http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=6413.26