anyone have a Origin AND Leigh Mortise FMT Pro

[mikeyr]

I have a Shaper Origin in the mail but I also own a Leigh FMT Pro for all my mortise and tenon work.  I see a lot of people talk about the ease of cutting mortise/tenons on the Origin, does any one have both and which one do you use the most ?

I basically see the Origin for my use as an engraving, inlay and maybe box joint tool and already questioning my purchase before it even arrives.  Its a tool I have wanted for several years and as my wife says, I will find uses for it once I have it.  I am asking here instead of the Shaper forum because I think here, I might be get better answers, over there they sure love the Origin.

I seem to be doing more bentwood laminations in my projects and the origin "should" excel at making the templates but at a very high price.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I have a Shaper Origin in the mail but I also own a Leigh FMT Pro for all my mortise and tenon work.  I see a lot of people talk about the ease of cutting mortise/tenons on the Origin, does any one have both and which one do you use the most ?

I basically see the Origin for my use as an engraving, inlay and maybe box joint tool and already questioning my purchase before it even arrives.  Its a tool I have wanted for several years and as my wife says, I will find uses for it once I have it.  I am asking here instead of the Shaper forum because I think here, I might be get better answers, over there they sure love the Origin.

I seem to be doing more bentwood laminations in my projects and the origin "should" excel at making the templates but at a very high price.

You won't regret your purchase, it's a fantastic tool.
If you do large mortise and tenons, like table legs, I would probably stick with the FMT. No sense in reinventing the wheel, even though tenons on long rails are a bit of a challenge.
Where the Origin shines is in making templates, cutting oddly shaped joinery, box joints, engraving, and it's really great for cutting pockets for tool storage. The Trace frame is a phenomenal add-on for that kind of thing. I have had mine for a few years and have done some pretty cool things with it. A couple of which I don't know how else I would have been able accomplish.