Good morning
First, I would like to apologize if I sounded rude, in any way, in my reply to Mike, it was not my intention at all and because today is my birthday (63) I hope that I'll be forgiven...
(no, I did not get new router
)
But you guys are correct, it's not simple...what I did not realize or forgot is that I made "router table system" and not just Mortising jig.
It starts with the router table itself, goes through the T-Fence, the fence-bit distance positioning with the Caliper, the fence stops positioning with the "locators" and then, a special fence and roller sled for the mortising and router lift.
I would not go through all this steps just for a few mortises but, if the system is already there, the fence and the roller sled is only an "add-on", (like the box joint add-on) that took very short time to built (after my experience with the TS rolling sled and the "normal" router fence) and gives me very high accuracy.
For me, this "add on" to the existing system, is very simple. It works at the same method and accuracy as the "Doweling on router table".
I don't see any "over engineering" in some piece of "h" shape running on rollers
Interesting point...I Googled "Mortise jig" and saw many kinds of jigs. Some of them by Rockler ($300), LV and others, and some of them homemade, so, I asume that some woodworkers do need such a jigs.
The homemade ones are usually the "Horizontal router table" with two sliding tables...Would I build the "horizontal router table" for a few mortises? no way, but they did (and one Canadian guy even made it from Aluminum with bearings and cost him around $600 and he did not finish it yet) so, I believe that it depends on ones needs. Maybe the people on this forum don't need such a complicated or costly jigs but as I could see on other forums people are doing it...
Best Regards
niki