Dirty Doogie 13th August 2007, 10:42 PM I'm trying to get my hands on a clamp down chain morticer. My grandfather had one (he was a bridge builder).
It was an electric model that could be clamped onto timber girders ,beams and columns and cut 300 mm deep mortices in less that 10 seconds.
The only reference on them that I can find is in old (1940 1950's) timber working manuals.
The cabinet shop floor standing model is around - but no one seems to have the transportable site clamping model.
Does anyone know if there are any about?
Doog
Dirty Doogie 13th August 2007, 10:52 PM OOOOOO! I did a search and someone posted a picture of something very similiar in this post .... http://www.woodworkforums.com/showpost.php?p=61466&postcount=14 But there is absolutely no info about where the picture came from.
I'm getting excited now!!!!
Andy Mac 13th August 2007, 11:07 PM Looks like Makita make a portable one, but doubt if you'd come by one here very readily.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/pricing/INC/recno/10/cid/HVTLWMAEYKTJ7NU99OX8GB1MYU6LEXG7/product-Makita-7104L-Chain-Morticer-377703.htm
And hints of Ryobi too, but can't track it down. Also something called Mafell http://www.besseyclamps.co.uk/en-gb/dept_223.html
Not cheap items!
Cheers,
Dirty Doogie 13th August 2007, 11:22 PM Wow! thanks Andy mac !! Thats just the sort of machine I'm thinking of!!
Now I'm really excited!!
I wonder why my google searches didnt bring anything up?
Thanx again - I wonder if I could get one sent to me?? hmm
Doog
DJ’s Timber 13th August 2007, 11:30 PM Might be worth firing off an email to Ideal Tools (http://www.idealtools.com.au/) as they're agents for Pro Tools and he might be able to bring one in for you
Dirty Doogie 13th August 2007, 11:33 PM Geez! 715 uk pounds - or $2800 from a specialist shop in Victoria - I'm thinking I could get a flight to UK - buy it there and still come out even LOL
Andy Mac 13th August 2007, 11:38 PM Wow! thanks Andy mac !! Thats just the sort of machine I'm thinking of!!
Now I'm really excited!!
I wonder why my google searches didnt bring anything up?
Thanx again - I wonder if I could get one sent to me?? hmm
Doog
No worries Doog, I was just interested to see what they looked like, only ever used a a bench version.
BTW I often use http://www.beaucoup.com/ instead of Google, sometimes turns up different stuff.
Cheers,
Dirty Doogie 13th August 2007, 11:46 PM Thanx Andy mac and DJ -- I'm on the trail now - I wasn't expecting to pay quite so much though :(
regards Doog
Schtoo 14th August 2007, 03:40 AM Cough. (http://www.p-tools.com/products2/kaku/cm.htm)
Hiccup. (http://www.ryobi-group.co.jp/projects/powertools/products/item_list.php?ckbnid=1&cid=6&csid=157)
Sneeze... (http://www.dogudoraku.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/4242/osCsid/e99892abe532cb3d268e352e27317a27)
Can't find the Hitachi version right now.
All of these are local tools, and will be hard to find outside Japan, but it gives you something to look at and a starting point from which to hunt down something.
They are all single phase, 100V.
Didn't put in the joint cutters up there though. Who really wants to cut structural dovetails anyway? :D
One more thing, to do your own little searching about, the Japanese for chain mortiser is
チェンのみ.
Phil Clark 15th August 2007, 01:50 AM Makita makes a portable chain mortiser
Dirty Doogie 15th August 2007, 02:27 PM Thanx for the info guys - those Japanese models do deeper cuts than the makita. I cant seem to find anything available in Australia that cuts deeper than 150 mm for less than $4000. Hmmm!
Doog
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