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I don't think the edges of mine could get any cleaner. :)
You should try the pig sticker. It's very good at mortices. I had been considering a mortice machine but the pig sticker made the job too easy. I don't do a lot of them though. I use the domino for smaller stuff and I only make doors from scratch occasionally.
Airhead-
I have two hollow chisel morticers, one bench mounted one and one that clamps onto the workpiece for large scale joinery. They are great in a lot of ways but have definite limitations:
- They are a faff to set up.
- They are an even bigger faff to change the chisel.
- There are limits to the dimensions of timber they can handle
- It is a pain in the arse sharpening the chisels and the bits that go in them, you will cut yourself.
Because of all this I find that they are good for production work where one set up means that you can drill a series of mortices quickly and accurately but use a chisel for everything else.
Had a look at those pig stickers and they look nice but I've been using the same set of wicks firmer chisels that cost me £20 for that last 2 years I think I'll stick with them as I can buy another 2 whole sets for the price of one of the pig stickers!
- They are a faff to set up.
Bobbo
I find that I can get cleaner edges to mortices with a cheap firmer chisel.