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Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

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Northern Industrial Tools Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Converts a drill press into an accurate mortising machine for woodworking applications. Lets you chisel accurate, professional-looking square holes easily. Attachment fits over drill presses with diameters of spindle sliding bush ranges of 52.5mm, 55mm,58mm and 60mm Durable cast iron with built-in chisel housing Comes with 4 chisels shank sizes of 1/4in., 3/8in., 1/2in. and 5/8in. Replacement chisels sold separately Also includes installation hardware, instructions and plastic carrying case

Average Customer Rating: 3.857 out of 5 3.9 out of 5
7 of 7 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 3 / 5
Solid looking build, collar too large, August 18, 2008
By Anonymous Reviewer from Frisco, TX

"This mortising kit didn't fit my Shopsmith Mark V. The collar is too large for the Mark V spindle and none of the inserts that shipped with it were the right size to adapt to it. I bought this mortising attachment before I bought the Shopsmith, so I wasn't able to check for size before hand. I dug around and found the Shopsmith mortising attachment and it obviously did work.
The build quality seems very good. Double check your spindle size before ordering."


What is your level of technical expertise?: Home Handyman

Review 2 for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 / 5
Mortising Attachment, August 13, 2008
By Edster1 from Indianapolis, IN

"A Great strong product. Found it's parts sharp, well oiled and Durable. Only, when I tried to install it on to my new 79.00dollar drill press off brand. I found the various collars supplied to adapt to the size of the diameter of the chuck mount, to be too small. I'm in a 'pickle'-but found a way to use strips off an old shirt cut to length, to be a good way to safely make up for the space discrepancy. It's been working fine since."

What is your level of technical expertise?: Home Handyman

Review 3 for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 / 5
mortising attachment, April 14, 2008
By 002short from westville new york

"this attachment was so easy,it only took a few minutes to assemble!
the joints are crisp and true.
I am not a pro but with the mortise attachment wood working is starting to be fun."


What is your level of technical expertise?: Home Handyman

Review 4 for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 / 5
Mortising Attachment, April 14, 2008
By TexasJimbo from Dallas, TX

"Used the mortising attachment for 1/4" and 1/2" mortises in an oak bed. Worked very well. Important with larger dia. mortise size to support the drill press table as the force required to drive the chisel into the wood causes the table to deflect, resulting in a mortise that is not perpendicular to the face."

What is your level of technical expertise?: Professional

Review 5 for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 / 5
Good Product, January 21, 2008
By Crides from Mansfield, OH

"Compared to what I found on other sites this is a very cost effective tool. Being that I did not want to spend money on the whole dedicated machine this was a great pick. Set up was a snap and I was using it in under 20 minutes. I do woodworking for a hobby and love the fact I can now do some more complicated projects with this simple addition to my drill press."

What is your level of technical expertise?: Beginner

Review 6 for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 / 5
Mortise attachment, October 15, 2007
By TC12016 from Goshen, KY

"The tool performed better then expected, but I had to make a new shim as my drill press arbor diameter was inbetween the sizes included in the kit. It's an old drill press, so I'm sure the problem is there and not with the tool."

What is your level of technical expertise?: Home Handyman

Review 7 for Northern Industrial Mortising Attachment — For Wood Use Only

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 3 / 5
Good Price, does what it says., July 9, 2007
By laveryt from Owosso, MI

"Being inexperienced, I had a little trouble setting this up at first. After about 20 minutes of setting the tool up, I was making Mortice cuts in scrap lumber. The directions are fairly clear to understand and setup just takes some time. The one trouble I did have is with the 1/4" bit. The shank was extremely long, and I had to cut off 1" to get it to fit into my chuck while maintaining the bit in the chisel. Without cutting it down, the bit wasn't close to being flush with the bottom of the chisel. The price was excellent compared to what other site are charging for a similar setup."

What is your level of technical expertise?: Beginner