Posted By: Peter_in_Hungary Posted By: JoinerReplacement chains for chain morticers are eye-wateringly expensive. Alternatively, you can speed the process up by taking the tool to your nearest approved Makita Area Service Agent.

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Im Just trying to find out what sort of saw and bar and chain combo People use for chainsaw Mortising ect In the log home building industry or any one else that uses this method? They have an outer tooth on each side that acts as a scoring cutter, and they are offset into the centre to give an accurate kerf - hence why they come in different thicknesses. The contraption’s frame is made from an old scaffolding stand and the slides are just pipes inside of pipes.

The mortising machines have been coinstructed on the general principles of the old hand chisel and auger, representing in their operation the processes of the human operative. One word about chainsaws, i'm an absolute fan of stihl, but for lightness, husqvarna can't be beaten. The machine is carried on a large substantial base, on which a compact frame is supported, which carries the necessary band wheels and feed mechanism. If the mortise is not big enough for the saw then I repeat drill out the mortise to depth and then chisel out.The work table on its front is adapted to be placed at different angles, so that the mortises can be made in any desired direction. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. KISS, at least with a chisel and a fostener bit you are in control and if it goes wrong you stand a good chance of making it all right. You can firmly attach onto timbers between 3-1/8” to 12-1/8” thickness with its large adjustable vise. Some electrical parts have been changed to comply with the electromagnetic compatibility-requirement.

I have tried it with my little Stihl MS 171 and it's not as scary as you'd think but I wouldn't advise it if you're not 110% comfortable with a chainsaw.I’m a novice when it comes to framing, so I picked one of these up a few weeks ago, it works great, cuts like a hot knife through butter and very accurate.

Get a Makita chain morticer and sell on when you're done - you'll struggle to find a pillar drill and morticing bit that'd make a typical mortice for an oak frame - (say 40 wide, 150 long and 100 deep in a 200 x 200 beam or post! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The Makita Chain Mortiser is ideal for timber framing and log home building and great for any woodworker needing to cut mortises in timbers or logs.Able to cut mortises both quickly and accurately, the durable Makita 7104L chain mortiser makes fast work of mortising with a head that pivots to three plunge positions. I mean say you have one at the top of your post and one half way down in another position is there an easy way to mark this out so it lines up perfect. We illustrte in our present issue a machine which has apt I y been said to be an invention as revolutionary as that of the band saw. A small tip to avoid wood tears from the chains upward cutting motion is to score your lines with a chisel first. The 7104L will also cut up to 5-1/8" long by 7-1/4" wide mortises without repositioning the mortiser.