Makita 7104L/2 240V Chain Mortiser

Expensive but not as expensive as getting someone to do the job. Worked very well and made a sometimes tough job really easy. Look after it and it will hold its value for resale.

Easy to use, quality power tool. For the money was expecting a box other than cardboard one it came in.

excellent piece of kit for the timber frame builder - highly recommend it - saves ridiculous amount of time...

Réalisation de mortaises; machine simple à utiliser et très maniable pour un résultat parfait

I'm building a timber frame barn and was contemplating cutting all of the joinery by hand (I have a lot of very good quality framing chisels, Japanese saws, etc. ), but the sheer number of large and deep mortises convinced me to spend the money on a chain mortiser. Oh. My. God. This machine is one of the best machines, woodworking or otherwise, that I have ever used. It easily and smoothly plunges a first mortise (about 11/16" x 2-1/16" with the 18mm chain) all the way through a 6x6. It has a depth setting which brings up the only negative... in a blind mortise the bottom will be rounded - you have to cut down about 1.25" deeper than your tenon. Then you rotate the chain to position 1 and cut again, then position 2 and cut a third time. You now have a mortise about 5" wide all the way through. Pull a lever and the chain moves forward about a half inch and the process repeats. If necessary, adjust the unit for the next cut and repeat. In my case, I'm cutting 2" x 5.5" all the way through... takes about 10 minutes per mortise and the result is a perfectly sized rectangular hole. It also will cut lap joints (for the tenon), but this is more difficult to set up. Can't recommend this tool enough. I planned to sell this machine when I'm done with the barn, but I might have to keep it just because it is so well engineered. Anyone want to buy some chisels?

Awesome job BC Fasteners! Arrived on time and undamaged. Fence posts today, tomorrow the world!

This works great. Cutting into hemlock timbers right out of the box with no adjustment required. Would recommend! It’s a machine with no fluff, plastic or cheap feeling components, it’s heavy and well built

Matériel Pro. Prix très intéressant. Service Amazon Impeccable comme toujours pour moi. Puissance nominale 1140 W Vitesse à vide max. 3200 tr/min Largeur de mortaise standard 30 mm Profondeur de plongée max. 155 mm Dimensions (L x l x h) 512 x 298 x 513 mm Poids net EPTA 17,3 kg Longueur cordon d’alimentation 5 m