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Post by dexteria on Mar 18, 2008 23:11:21 GMT
Hi all, I bought this to cut the mortises in some hard maple that I had. Haven't used it since so have decided to sell it. The head moves rather that the workpiece. The work platform moves vertically to accomodate items such as doors although I haven't tried this out. Its 3phase. It came with one chain, bar and sprocket (1/2"). I have some others that I got with the older Sagar chain/chisel mortiser that I have but I have not tried all of them only the 9/16" which fit ok. I've managed to break the guard but this was just a bit of perspex that can easily be replaced. I paid £350 for it so thats what I'd like for it. Thot I'd post it here before putting on fleabay. Cheers Mark        |
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Post by ddashk on May 12, 2008 17:51:49 GMT
thought these were just made illegal.
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Post by Scrit on May 12, 2008 19:07:58 GMT
thought these were just made illegal. Where did you hear that? Chain mortisers are most certainly not illegal. If they were I doubt that companies like Ryobi,  Makita  or Mafell wouldn't be selling portable versions in the UK (all photos from the web this evening), neither would the big static machinery makers like Centauro be building them, CE-marked of course. Rebuilt/refurbished chain and chisel mortisers are apparently still one of Wadkin Group's big sellers Oh, and by the way, welcome to the forum Scrit |
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Post by ddashk on May 13, 2008 21:11:36 GMT
we've had to stop using the one in college. perhaps it is just in an educational environment or similar that they're not allowed. i'll ask my lecturer what the deal is.
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Post by engineerone on May 13, 2008 21:26:03 GMT
it's the elf and safety demon cause you can't guarantee to have a qualified supervisor in attendance 24 hours a day  paul  |
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Post by Scrit on May 13, 2008 21:53:14 GMT
we've had to stop using the one in college. perhaps it is just in an educational environment or similar that they're not allowed. i'll ask my lecturer what the deal is. The law on machine usage certainly doesn't make their use illegal (in college or elsewhere), however your college may well have a Health and Safety Officer who has done a risk assessment and concluded that there is other equipment on site capable of performing the same task in a safer manner (e.g. a square chisel mortiser). If that is the case then it is an incredibly short-sighted and narrow-minded approach because out in the real world chain mortisers are still commonly used in the manufacture of door sets, gates, traditional roof structures, etc - so not training people in college on a machine they will possibly subsequently come across used legally in a working environment seems inappropriate to say the least. On that basis they might as well ban the use of rip saws, spindle moulders and overhand planers..... Scrit |
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Post by jfc on May 14, 2008 5:18:30 GMT
While your at it ask him if he has a spare 12mm chain and cog he wants to sell |
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Post by cadas on Jun 26, 2008 17:31:00 GMT
Is this still for sale, I've got a 48 hour pass for the UK and somewhere between the kebab-fest and curry eating contest I might be looking to stock up.
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