"Just sits on the timber and eats wood"
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Why pay more?
We designed this chain mortiser specifically for the professional timber framing trade, improving on existing mortisers, building in the features that our customers wanted to make their work much more efficient. Now with new stronger motor
Available for mortising depths of 6" or 8 ". With a hard-chromed chain, for longer edge life. Choice of 115V or 230V motor.
Built in Switzerland, for the best quality available anywhere.
Price includes:
- mortiser guide stand,
- 1½" or 2" chainset,
- hard-chromed chain
- chainfit lubrication.
Heavy-duty - Ergonomic - Reliable - Efficient
Designed specifically for the professional timber framer
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Our most rugged, yet ergonomic chain mortiser, designed with the collaboration of our customers. It has the weight, the quality and substance for continuous mortise work. - Heavy-duty guide posts made of polished hard-chromed solid steel and space age bushing material that won't clog, bind or wear out.
- Shock absorption with gas spring. Plunges smoothly into wood and retracts easily from timber.
- Heavy-duty, Swiss-made high torque motor with soft-start and overload protection.
- Toggle safety switch for comfortable and safe handling, for right- or left-handed operation
- Adjustable fence, with large lock lever: easy to lock, easy to release for cross-grain mortising.
- Choice of imperial or metric measures on unique scales for side-fence, depth stop.
- Line-of-sight assist with chain/mortise scribe plate
- Bar/chain tension adjustment stabilized with solid metal key inside reinforced housing.
- Choice of 6" or 8" depth of cut, (actual depth: +1/2" deeper)
- Heavy-duty weight and balance
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Choice of motor:
- 2500W @ 230V @15 Ampere
- NOW AVAILABLE: 115V MOTOR @20 Ampere
- Weight: 29 lbs / 14 kg
Accessories included:
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Side fence and guide stand - Complete mortising set (6" or 8" bar, 28mm wide chain, sprocket, Stauffer grease fitting, choice of 1½" and 2" sets and HC- chains, at no extra charge) for extra 1/2" of depth.
- Can of "Chain-Fitness" penetrating lubricant
- Set of wrenches
- Mortise scribe plate
- 3m (10') power cord
To purchase additional chainsets, see Mortise Chains .
Compare our SwissPRO KSP 16/20 mortiser with Hema and Mafell chain mortisers
| Motor/Transmission | SwissPRO 162/202 | HEMA ZKS15 | Mafell LS 103Ec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor |
Eibenstock Industrial motor. 2500W @ 230V or 115V @ 2000W available |
2000W @ 230 V | 2500W @ 230V |
| electronic controller | yes | no | no |
| Motor soft start (buffers motor and transmission) | yes | no | no |
| Motor removable without dismantling transmission | yes | no | no |
| Possibility of clogging with wet chips | very low | very high | very high |
| Chain-set compatible with competitor's mortiser | yes | yes | yes |
| Bar assembly onto solid metal key (ST-50) - will not bend | yes | yes | no |
| Chain sizes |
28 x 1 1/2 in 28 x 40mm 28 x 50mm |
28 x 35mm 28 x 50mm |
28 x 1 1/2 in 28 x 50mm (plus 4 sizes of slotting chains) |
| Hard chromed chain for double edge life | supplied with every machine | no | no |
| Longer bars/chain | 6" and 8" depth is standard; 12" on special order | no | no |
| Guides | SwissPRO 16/20 | HEMA | Mafell |
| Guide bushings | CNC turned, precise guide bushings of space-age material (ERTALITE) with extremely high wear and tear resistance and dry lubrication performance | standard, subject to clogging | standard, subject to clogging |
| Gas spring for smooth return | Heavy-duty, larger, stronger, more wear-resistant | smaller | not applicable; uses compression spring |
| Ease of changing gas spring | easy | complex | not applicable |
| Depth of cut with standard bar | over 6 1/2" or 8" (12" on special order) | 5 7/8" | 5 7/8" |
| Fence Setting | SwissPro KSP 16/20 | HEMA | Mafell |
| Adjusting, locking and unlocking | Simple to use. Locks and unlocks on slightest clamping pressure. | Hard to lock and unlock | Subject to loosening and breaking |
| Slide shaft | Polished chrome steel for better gliding, no wear & tear | N/A | N/A |
| Scales | inches or metric (optional) | metric only | metric only |
| Positioning sleeve | red anodized (simplifies clean view onto scale) | N/A | N/A |
| Scales | SwissPro KSP 16/20 | HEMA | Mafell |
| Simple setting of depth measure | Integrated. No ruler or measuring tape necessary | not available | not available |
| Depth scale | inches (metric on request) | metric only | metric only |
| Scale | lasered in, won't rub off | N/A | N/A |
| Lock screw | brass, will not damage guide shafts | N/A | N/A |
| Scribe scale |
Quick alignment of machine to scribe and mortise. (Aligns chain to mortise scribe, without needing to push chain down to check, saves time) Available for all standard sizes (inches and metric) |
not available | not available |
| Mortise without guide stand | Possible with our side fence (optional) | yes | yes |