what router bit for a half mortise lock?

[-MattK-]

I'm putting a half mortise lock in a cabinet door:  http://www.horton-brasses.com/half-mortise-cabinet-locks.asp

I'm not looking forward to mortising the lock into my nice, completed door, but I don't think I can put it off much longer. 

Any advice on a bit to use for this task?  I'll be using a new-to-me Festool MFK 700 router on this.

Some sort of spiral up-cut bit?

 

[Immortan D]

I use chisels and a router plane for small mortises. I sometimes remove material with a forstner bit to save time.

[wdwerker]

I've got the MFK 700 and unless you are planning to whip up a jig to use with a pattern bit it may not be the best choice.  Unlike other trim routers the bit isn't visible when cutting while using the oblong standard base.

The first thing I would do is layout the mortice on some scrap and find the problem spots before you tackle the actual door !

[pkinneb]

MattK, Mike Pekovich did a nice article on routing out for these over at FWW magazine i used his process when I made my tool chest

http://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/12/03/router-jigs-make-mortised-locks-easy

[-MattK-]

thanks for the advice, fellas! 

Steve, trying it on scrap wood?  That sounds so boring!    Ha!!

 

14 hours ago, pkinneb said:

http://www.finewoodworking.com/2014/12/03/router-jigs-make-mortised-locks-easy

God I love Mike Pekovich!