Rolling Mortise Jig - first test

[niki]

Good day

So, I made the "Rolling mortise jig" and the "Router lift"
And yesterday I tested it for the first time.

I started the first mortise by cranking the "Lift" up 3~4 turns and push-pull the sled and another 3~4 turns and another push-pull.

But then, I realized that actually there is no "Fence side" and I can push or pull the sled.

I ended up working simultaneously with both hands...the left hand pushing and pulling the sled and the right hand, rotating the Lift continuously...every mortise took me some 15~20 seconds (1-7/8" long and 25/32" deep).

I cannot tell how long took me to make all the 8 mortises because taking the pics (136) in-between took me much more time than all the mortising.

The jig is not limited only to "edge mortising", if you mark the mortise location, remove the "sled stops", and align the marking with the "locator", you can make it anywhere along the board.

Regards
niki

[final_t]

Awesome as always!
By the way, this month's issue of Woodsmith has a tip where someone sent in your "door roller" idea as his own, except he used a spring to provide floating pressure instead of your knob adjustment. Not sure how I feel about it, yet...

[niki]

Thank you Final t

Well, if he added springs, it's already different "patent"...
Personally. I don't care so much. Many ideas are copied with small variations (ask the Chinese) and sold under different name but we can see that it's copy of Bosch, Makita etc.

I don't like springs because they give the chance to move the jig against the spring pressure and on a table saw it can end up with...UFO...They also complicate the construction and better be designed by Engineers and not amateurs (I mean, the spring force).

Regards
niki