Q: None of the drill press speed charts have a listing for the mortising bits for a drill press mortising attachment. What should that be?
Michael Dresdner: Mortising bits are standard sized bits, and the speed setting should be the same as for any wood cutting bit that size. The four most common sizes are quarter, five-sixteenths, three-eighths, and half inch.
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