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I have been making some floating shelves for the wee ones bedroom last weekend. I was using my hollow chisel morticer to create the pocket for the wall fixings.
The shelves are made from Beech and oak.
The problem I have is that I have managed to break the tips on the hollow chisel. See pic below.
Has any come across this problem before and could enlighten me on how to stop it happening again.
I find that with hardwood the tool heats up fairly quickly and requires a fair amount of cool down time.
The tips were broken on a downward plunge and not by moving the wood before removing the tool. After the first broke I carried on just to get the shelf finished before the tool was given the heave ho and was surprised that a second one went.
Andy
Could just be a cheap tool as I think it cam with the morticer.
The shelves are made from Beech and oak.
The problem I have is that I have managed to break the tips on the hollow chisel. See pic below.
Has any come across this problem before and could enlighten me on how to stop it happening again.
I find that with hardwood the tool heats up fairly quickly and requires a fair amount of cool down time.
The tips were broken on a downward plunge and not by moving the wood before removing the tool. After the first broke I carried on just to get the shelf finished before the tool was given the heave ho and was surprised that a second one went.
Andy
Could just be a cheap tool as I think it cam with the morticer.