Sweet, Now I'm sold. Anybody have a tercel for sale?

How will you be able to bit / brace a straight clean mortise and not do the same with an electric drill?

You can pick up this drill:



Add a 1 1/2" bit for mostising, and a 1" and 3/4" for peg holes ... and you are off. It is how I, and many others I know got their start. Guide? You don't really need it. Use the mirror trick, or make a visual guide out of a pair of speed squares (or use a single speed square...) Practice makes perfect - it doesn't take long to get proficient...

And if you choose - the Makita is a great tool, I really enjoyed using mine (sold it off for decent $$ after several years of use).

x2 my $$ are on Tim in the Boss vs. Makita race
thanks for the gear tip Tim, what a great idea sir

Brad, all parts are original and yes the MF is in pristine condition. It only took me 2 years to convice the antique guy that it didn't belong on his display shelf...

I think the electric drill/chisel combo is a good option too. Once too much machinery takes over the whole process, one should wonder why he/she is TF'in' in the first place (on nonpro level) IMO

wow. that is a handsome machine.

i like that the cranks are offset and not inline from side to side. supposedly helps reduce the dead spot as you come around (similar tech theory on bicycle cranks)

Very nice demo...

Do you see any torque or flex in the body of the machine? It looks wonderful, and I have gears turning in my head now.

As these antique tools are traded back into service or collections I see a shortage in supply. I could see new ones manufactured by a machine shop. I have looked into it and there are many possibilities.


Tim

I've not seen one of these William Ball & Co boring machines. I like it! These definitely look better being used than collecting dust on someones shelf. Where did you find it Gabel? I think that's Gabel in the video, right?

thanks for the vid guys. That's one sexy pc of equipment . The back and forth adjustment takes the cake IMO..

Brad - We got the machine from jim at jimbodetools.com. He's a reputable, fair and trustworthy dealer.



Tim - There is very little flex now that we fixed the locking screw that keeps the base from sliding on it's track. It wasn't holding it still, so the neat feature of the back and forth adjustability was causing a bit of trouble until we sorted that out. My favorite feature on this machine is not the sliding base -- I really like the retraction mechanism -- very simple and durable and easy to engage/disengage. That's comparing it to our Boss machine which requires more physical motions to operate.