Hollow Chisel Mortising with a Shopsmith Mark V or Mark 7 or any Drill Press, for that matter!

SHOP NOTES: This week’s a long one, but if you ever want to give hollow chisel mortising a try on your Shopsmith you are going to need all this information. We will go over a couple modern changes in chisels and bits, how to sharpen and hone them, the set-up of the entire mortising kit and then we’ll put the stock quill handle to the test by trying to mortice with a 1/2” chisel, followed by doing the same with the aftermarket Geoffrey Baker levers.
🎬 Here's the video where I discussed the Drill Press Lock Knob:    • Shopsmith Mark V Drill Press Follow-U...  

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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Changes in modern chisels and bits
3:55 - Sharpening and honing the mortising chisels
8:15 - How I store my chisels and bits
8:43 - Set-up and support of the table
11:18 - Hold-down
13:33 - Setting-up the chisel holder
19:20 - Actual mortising!
21:17 - How I mortise today and important final thoughts

LINKS to products that were used and discussed in this video (in no particular order):
🟢 Here’s an inexpensive set of cone=shaped diamond stones for the inside of the hollow chisels: https://amzn.to/2LnCoGT
🟢 Here’s the two-grit diamond stone for removing the burr and all-around sharpening: https://amzn.to/37hBvIF
🟢 Geoffrey Baker's "Quick Release Quill Feed Handle Kit" available through him via eBay http://ebay.us/tdTwjQ
🟢 Here's the dry lube I used inside the chisel and on the flutes of the bit: https://amzn.to/3mdSqQA Works on tabletops and on your way tubes too.
🟢 Here's the mortising package from Shopsmith: https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/c...
🟢 Here's the Shopsmith mortising kit on eBay: http://ebay.us/aKfe1P
🟢 Here's a link to the handy magnetic base LED lights that washed out the video! https://amzn.to/2GpseU7
🟢 Here's the 9" long 5/32" hex wrench that I prefer as my EDC "Shospmtih Toolbox" and at roughly $5, it's a KILLER DEAL! : https://amzn.to/3nr64kJ

🎬 Here's the video where I first installed the aftermarket quill feed handles:    • Upgrading the Shopsmith Quill Lever t...  

🎬 Here's the link to Geoffrey's Youtube channel:    / @geoffreybaker  

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