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title: "7410L 7104L 10.5 Amp Chain Mortiser"
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# 10.5 AMP motor for powerhouse cutting Only 38.1 lbs for ultimate portability Razor sharp chain for precision cuts 7410L 7104L 10.5 Amp Chain Mortiser

**Brand:** makita
**Price:** VT1097154
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🪚 Cut like a pro, build like a boss.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 7410L 7104L 10.5 Amp Chain Mortiser by makita
- **How much does it cost?** VT1097154 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1097370-7410l-7104l-10-5-amp-chain-mortiser)

## Best For

- makita enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted makita brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Versatile Clamping:** Adjustable vise fits logs from 3-1/8" to 12-1/8" thick for maximum job flexibility.
- • **Lap Joints Made Easy:** Cuts lap joints up to 5-1/8" wide, speeding up complex timber framing projects.
- • **Lightweight Mobility:** At just 38.1 lbs, take your mortiser anywhere without breaking a sweat.
- • **Precision Meets Speed:** Razor sharp chain ensures clean, accurate cuts for flawless joinery every time.
- • **Power Through Thick Wood:** 10.5 AMP motor spins at 3,200 RPM to slice through dense timber effortlessly.

## Overview

The Makita 7104L Chain Mortiser is a professional-grade power tool featuring a robust 10.5 AMP motor delivering 3,200 RPM for fast, precise notching and hole cutting in thick wood. Weighing only 38.1 lbs, it offers exceptional portability combined with a razor sharp chain for clean cuts. Its large adjustable vise accommodates logs from 3-1/8" to 12-1/8" thick, making it ideal for timber framing and log home construction. This tool significantly reduces manual labor time while ensuring accuracy and repeatability.

## Description

The Makita 7104L Chain Mortise is engineered with power and accuracy features and is ideal for timber framing and log home building. The 10. 5 AMP motor delivers 3, 200 RPM to quickly notch or cut holes in thick wood stock, and will cut lap joints up to 5-1/8" in. The razor sharp chain is engineered for clean and accurate cutting, with a large adjustable vise and knob for increased versatility. It weighs only 38. 1 lbs. for increased portability.

Review: Great tool - worth every penny! - 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?
Review: Awesome tool for timber framers! - This tool saved me 60-90 minutes of hand work per mortise. The chain mortiser is expensive, but the productivity is enormous. I cut and cleaned 28 2x6" (4.5" deep) mortises in 4.5 hours (not including layout). Easy to use, accurate, repeatable. Two recommendations, clear the shavings immediately. Also, mark the base with a pen to ID the inside of the chain cutter for quick resets when returning to the original mortise wall. Final comment, the mortiser will work best for production work if the beams are square planed ahead of time.

## Features

- Powerful 10.5 AMP motor (3,200 RPM) to quickly notch or cut holes in thick wood stock
- Extremely portable at only 38.1 lbs.
- Razor sharp chain for clean, accurate cutting
- Cuts lap joints up to 5-1/8""
- Innovative power tool notches or cuts through-holes in thick wood stock quickly, neatly and accurately
- Large adjustable vise and knob for attaching firmly onto logs 3-1/8"" to 12-1/8"" thick

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0002HC2VQ |
| Additional Features | Portable |
| Amperage | 10.5 Amps |
| Best Sellers Rank | #225,029 in Tools & Home Improvement ( See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement ) #3 in Power Mortisers |
| Brand | Makita |
| Brand Name | Makita |
| Color | Black, Olive Green |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 115 Reviews |
| Drill Type | Combination Drill |
| Drilling Capacity Wood | 130 Millimeters |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00088381006415 |
| Included Components | 21/32" Mortiser Chain (A-16570), Bar And Chain Oil, 100 Cc (182229-1), Wrench (781204-0) |
| Is Electric | Yes |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 22.64"L x 13.98"W x 21.65"H |
| Item Type Name | Makita 7104L Chain Mortiser |
| Item Weight | 17 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Makita |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 7410L |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | 1 Year Parts & Labor |
| Material Type | Alloy Steel |
| Maximum Chuck Size | 10.5 Millimeters |
| Maximum Rotational Speed | 3200 RPM |
| Model Number | 7104L |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Speed | 3200 RPM |
| UPC | 088381006415 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Voltage | 240 Volts |

## Product Details

- **Amperage:** 10.5 Amps
- **Brand:** Makita
- **Maximum Rotational Speed:** 3200 RPM
- **Power Source:** Corded Electric
- **Voltage:** 240 Volts

## Images

![7410L 7104L 10.5 Amp Chain Mortiser - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91vq14lXu5L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How does it do in hardwoods? White Oak.**
A: I used the Makita chain mortiser in nothing but oak for my first 10 years as a timber framer. It does fine. Having said that, the chain needs to be kept sharp, and we, as most timber framers working with oak, used green timber. Old dry oak is a beast unto itself and not to be trifled with..

**Q: What is the biggest timber it will mount to?**
A: 12" but if the timber is bigger nail 2" boards on top and clamp to them

**Q: Can you purchase a longer chain and bar?**
A: Not that I can tell

**Q: What is the smallest mortise you can make?  If you made a single plunge, what is the size of the mortise?**
A: Size depends on thr chain.  We use 1/4"

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great tool - worth every penny!
*by K***N on December 17, 2015*

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 tool for timber framers!
*by A***R on April 7, 2025*

This tool saved me 60-90 minutes of hand work per mortise. The chain mortiser is expensive, but the productivity is enormous. I cut and cleaned 28 2x6" (4.5" deep) mortises in 4.5 hours (not including layout). Easy to use, accurate, repeatable. Two recommendations, clear the shavings immediately. Also, mark the base with a pen to ID the inside of the chain cutter for quick resets when returning to the original mortise wall. Final comment, the mortiser will work best for production work if the beams are square planed ahead of time.

### ⭐ Beware; don't purchase until Makita fixes manufacturing defect!!
*by R***D on December 17, 2022*

Putting review update at the beginning here, because most of us don't read all the way to the end. I returned one of these units, ordered a second one, but the one I just received has the identical *serious* manufacturing defect, which looks like a CNC programming error machining the casting that guides the cut. Every mortise you cut will be faulty. Cutter bar for first plunge is not perpendicular to timber surface, and cannot be made so. Envision a bar that is off vertical by 1 cm over depth of timber ( an exaggeration). A plunge will cut its lead face parallel to the guide bars because the tip is foremost as it descends. But trailing edge will cut farther back the deeper you plunge because of the angle offset. So the front side of the cut will be perpendicular to the timber face, the back side will cut 1 cm farther back on the top of the timber than on the bottom. One side of mortise, the back side, will not be perpendicular to timber face. Unacceptable! See images. See attached images. The casting vertical stop is machined to match the round stop pin, but the casting hits the stop pin before the bar has reached vertical. Upper machined end is half a circle, lower end that is reference vertical looks incompletely machined. Amazon may be selling older units; the image in Amazon also shows a blue plastic bar guard that is not included in the machine that I received. First review of first unit I bought and returned: Hard to decide what to write in this review. I am almost certain that the unit I have is defective and I will either return or exchange it, but anyone contemplating a purchase this expensive will read every review, so I will offer details apart from the defect. I have a lot of tools, have been using them for decades, have written plenty of Amazon reviews because I rely on reviews written by other people. I have many Makita tools, all good, some outstanding: corded and uncorded circular saws from 7-1/4" through 10" to 16", 4.5" and 4" grinders, plenty more. I have made many timber mortises with drill and chisel, had never used a chainsaw mortiser though I have used chainsaws plenty. This tool is a bit of a beast, clamps onto timber firmly ( but can't clamp onto anything thinner than 1.5 inches ). It doesn't have a great way to see exactly where it will bite, which is important for mortises, only a very small indicator in long direction and just your eye for the side dimension ( chainsaw teeth are tricky to eyeball, more so than circular saw teeth, if you are not accustomed to chainsaws.). Plunge cutting with a chainsaw tears out end grain, so I used an idea I got from another user somewhere, to outline the mortise with a chisel and hammer first, cutting fibers at the end of the mortise. That works well but has to be in the right place and it slows down the process quite a bit. And you have to cut the fibers with a chisel on both sides of the timber, also the side where the chain will emerge, which is not easy, especially if your timber is not completely square. And my particular unit does not emerge on the back side of the cut where it should, because in its perpendicular position it is *not* perpendicular to the work surface, so the saw plunges at a slight angle and emerges about 1/8" short of its target on the back side because of that angle. ( the vertical posts are perpendicular to the workpiece, but my saw blade bar is not ( see attached photo). It took me about a day to figure out what is wrong, which is unfixable; the angle stop is actuated by a solid pin riding in a groove machined into the casting that houses the bar and chain. My saw stops a little short of vertical, and if I inspect it closely I can see that the machining of the circular groove stopped a little short. I have absolutely no way to know if this happened only on one saw, the saw shipped to me, or on many saws until Makita, hopefully, noticed the problem. The ends of my mortises angle about 1/8 inch over a 6" plunge on the lead edge, but are perpendicular on the far edge. You will have to think about why that would happen :); when cutting the far edge only the tip cuts the mortise end, and the tip cuts parallel to the struts whatever the bar angle. Not so for the lead edge. Anyway, I feel obligated to give just a one star review to a tool that is probably a 3 or 4 star machine in general ( but not a 5; I think its indicators are too imprecise and the lateral increment mechanism, not described here, I think is rather klunky. Also the instruction manual is close to nonexistent, so you have to mess around some at first. )

## Frequently Bought Together

- Makita - 7410L 7104L 10.5 Amp Chain Mortiser
- 1-1/2" Robert Sorby #285 Timber Framing Chisel
- Wood Is Good WD202 Mallet, 30-Ounce

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