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   forestgirl | Sep 26, 2008 05:06pm | #1

   I think the Steel City mortiser is the absolute best in it's price range.  When I was shopping for a mortiser, I went where I could lay hands on the Shop Fox, General (2 models), Jet and Delta.  Was ready to spend up to $400 and get the tilting-head General, but the Steel City was sitting there with its big table, built-in extended stock support, roller hold-ins and simply stole the show.

   Someone (Powermatic?) makes a benchtop that has many of the SC features, and is toolless in adjustments, but doesn't have the built-in stock supports.  Significantly more expensive.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   cicero | Sep 27, 2008 02:46am | #2

   Have you considered a slot morticer,much easier to use and just as strong.

    

   http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/cicero1520/Mortiser1.jpg