From FWW #241 (July/August 2014):

Street price: $355
Motor: 1/2 hp
Hold-down: Good
Clamping: None
Fence: Fair
Table: Very good
Depth stop: Good
Comments: MDF table can be replaced with shopmade jigs or larger table.

Read “Tool Test: Benchtop Mortisers,” (FWW #241).

From FWW #178 (July/August 2005):

Properly set up and operated, a mortising machine cuts straight, square-sided mortises in relatively short order. The author had eight benchtop models shipped to his shop for a close examination. The Jet, like several others, is capable of cutting long or wide workpieces. The lightest of the mortisers tested, it  had the least amount of runout. It offers a toolless method for securing the hold-down to the shaft and a great chuck-key, thanks to a long shank that makes it easy to reach the chuck. Its spring-loaded cogged lever took two hands to operate.

Read “Benchtop Mortisers,” (FWW #178).

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