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The consensus would say it will work and is slower. It also ties up your drill press for other things. The setup and tare down time is not trivial. If it is all you have and you do not do a lot of mortises, then have at it.
Most would say that if you have a mortiser, then use it.
If it is only a couple, I would use mortise chisels.
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I've never heard of anyone doing that. It will be interesting to hear what the results (and other replies) are.
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Thanks JC
Correct
I have a big floor model Mortiser.
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Don't see why not. The bit will have to be longer since the chuck is buried in the machine. You can use the drill bits for the machine - basically you are already doing that. I don't know if the bits drill a clean hole; never tried it.
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