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Bridgewood HM-11 Three of the mortisers in our test were virtually identical: the Bridgewood,Woodtek and Grizzly machines.They looked the same down to the last screw, and all performed quite well.This fast-speed machine refused to stall in any cut and plowed through ash, hard maple and white oak with ease. During setup, the table needed to be shimmed with two pieces of tape to square it to the chisel — a 5-minute job.The fence sits '/8" above the table for chip clearance. On the downside, all three of these machines had an arm that was tedious to adjust, and the access to the chuck is cumbersome.You don't get a lot of frills with the Bridgewood, but you do get solid performance. Contact Wilke Machinery at 800-235-2100. Craftsman 21906 This machine has a lot going for it, except for the motor.This slow-speed machine had the weakest motor of all the mortisers tested. In all three woods, the Craftsman would stall, no matter what the clearance was between the auger bit and chisel.We even tried a different chisel to make sure the first wasn't defective. On the positive side, this is a heavy machine that stays put on your bench.The tool holder has a place for everything (except a couple hex wrenches you need) and the table is easily adjustable and removable.The fence sits '/8" above the table for chip clearance.To shim the table square to the chisel we had to add three pieces of tape. If you're working in soft woods only, this machine is Delta 14-650 type 2 When Delta first introduced this machine it was a fast-speed mortiser.This newer version spins at 1,725 rpm.And though this machine stalled more than the slow-speed Jet, it had considerably more umph than the Craftsman, also a slow-speed machine.The fit and finish of this machine is a little rougher than what we expect from Delta — the cast-iron base wouldn't sit level on our bench, and the screw hole for the fence lever had to be jimmied to work properly. It took five pieces of masking tape to square the table to the chisel. This machine does have its good points.The tool caddy is useful, and the gap below the fence controlled chips better than any other machine. Contact Delta at 800-438-2486.
Notes:* All measurements were taken with a 3/s" chisel and bit installed, which is why these measurements will sometimes disagree with those supplied by the manufacturer. **Woodtek will switch to Notes:* All measurements were taken with a 3/s" chisel and bit installed, which is why these measurements will sometimes disagree with those supplied by the manufacturer. **Woodtek will switch to 30 Popular Woodworking August 2001 |
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