Originally Posted by Donzoid

Hi, My first (real) post here. I'm fairly new at real woodworking. I'm going to make a small table and want to make mortises in the legs using a router table. I intend to clamp a guide piece and plunge the wood into the bit by holding on end down on the table and lowering the other to the table - like a hinge. Has anybody had any luck doing this ?

My next stop will be to buy a mortising machine. But this method seems like it will make cleaner mortises.