Just got an old 7100b, cleaned it up and working fine, smooth clean cut. I was hoping you'd show us how the pedal clamp works, but I guess it's pretty obvious, thanks.
I'm going to do a more in-depth video on the 7104. These things are fairly straight forward for the most part but if you've got a question ask away I'll do my best to answer it.
The chain and most of the parts can be bought online. These are old school power tools. No electronics or circuit boards in them to control motor speed etc... Literally a switch for on/off power to the motor which is a universal motor. Brushes can be replaced and if you wanted to you could rewind the motor to repair it completely. Were you looking for something specific?
It helps tighten the clamp on the beam. Basically you can use it to press down on the mortiser and clamp against the beam as well to prevent it from sliding front-back.
Great video, I appreciate the comment about the voltage. That being said, what is the clamp capacity (beam size) of the 7100b? I'm looking at construction a large shed out of 8"x8" material and that 7100b would save me a heck of a lot of time for sure.
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. It appears to "officially be 7.5 inches from what I can tell. You can expand it to 8 inches by adjusting the bars to their absolute max. I've used it on 12" beams but I take the hooks on the back of the mortiser out, they just bend down on the back. With them out you can do any size beam really. I leave the front in as a guide so that I'm always parallel to the beam I'm mortising and use my food to step on the left side to keep it from walking some, it is heavy but at first it will walk out of its alignment if not clamped tight or braced in some way. It doesn't take much pressure to prevent this as it is a heavy beast at around 40 pounds. I'll do another video on them in a couple of weeks. I'm just getting over the flu way behind on everything LOL.
@@peanut_knife_works8417 Thank you so much for the reply. I hope you get feeling better and I look forward to checking out any new information you have on the 7100b.
Can someone tell me the different Makita Model Numbers and what the specs are for each? Looking at some that are listed as 7104 and 7104L -- What is the difference with the "L" and or without the "L" in the model designations?
I'm not sure of the differences. I searched and was not able to locate a spec sheet listing the differences. I have seen some slight differences in some models of the 7104. 1. newer models appear to come with a dust cover over the chain whereas some models do not. I'm guessing this is a new addition or requirement for safety in some countries. 2. my other suspicion is you may have slight upgrades on the 'L" model to improve ease of manufacture. Pure speculation on my part as I've not noticed any differences in images thus far between the 7104s I've seen online or in person. If I do notice anything I will come back and update this later.
@@peanut_knife_works8417 I was looking at eBay and there are a lot of these for sale but the prices are a bit scattered. I don’t know what determines a 7104 for $496 and another 7104 for $760. Did you get yours on eBay? What helped you in deciding which seller to go with if you did use eBay?
Just got an old 7100b, cleaned it up and working fine, smooth clean cut. I was hoping you'd show us how the pedal clamp works, but I guess it's pretty obvious, thanks.
I'm going to do a more in-depth video on the 7104. These things are fairly straight forward for the most part but if you've got a question ask away I'll do my best to answer it.
Please comment on repair parts availability.
The chain and most of the parts can be bought online. These are old school power tools. No electronics or circuit boards in them to control motor speed etc... Literally a switch for on/off power to the motor which is a universal motor. Brushes can be replaced and if you wanted to you could rewind the motor to repair it completely.
Were you looking for something specific?
I got the 7100b used from Japan. It works well. What is the cast iron "foot pedal" on the one side?
It helps tighten the clamp on the beam. Basically you can use it to press down on the mortiser and clamp against the beam as well to prevent it from sliding front-back.
Great video, I appreciate the comment about the voltage. That being said, what is the clamp capacity (beam size) of the 7100b? I'm looking at construction a large shed out of 8"x8" material and that 7100b would save me a heck of a lot of time for sure.
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
It appears to "officially be 7.5 inches from what I can tell. You can expand it to 8 inches by adjusting the bars to their absolute max. I've used it on 12" beams but I take the hooks on the back of the mortiser out, they just bend down on the back. With them out you can do any size beam really. I leave the front in as a guide so that I'm always parallel to the beam I'm mortising and use my food to step on the left side to keep it from walking some, it is heavy but at first it will walk out of its alignment if not clamped tight or braced in some way. It doesn't take much pressure to prevent this as it is a heavy beast at around 40 pounds.
I'll do another video on them in a couple of weeks. I'm just getting over the flu way behind on everything LOL.
@@peanut_knife_works8417 Thank you so much for the reply. I hope you get feeling better and I look forward to checking out any new information you have on the 7100b.
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Can someone tell me the different Makita Model Numbers and what the specs are for each? Looking at some that are listed as 7104 and 7104L -- What is the difference with the "L" and or without the "L" in the model designations?
I'm not sure of the differences. I searched and was not able to locate a spec sheet listing the differences. I have seen some slight differences in some models of the 7104.
1. newer models appear to come with a dust cover over the chain whereas some models do not. I'm guessing this is a new addition or requirement for safety in some countries.
2. my other suspicion is you may have slight upgrades on the 'L" model to improve ease of manufacture. Pure speculation on my part as I've not noticed any differences in images thus far between the 7104s I've seen online or in person.
If I do notice anything I will come back and update this later.
@@peanut_knife_works8417 OK thanks for the great answer!
Can I ask why you got the 7100 when you already had the 7104?
I had the 7100 first and then saw a good deal on the 7104 and bought it.
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I was looking at eBay and there are a lot of these for sale but the prices are a bit scattered. I don’t know what determines a 7104 for $496 and another 7104 for $760. Did you get yours on eBay? What helped you in deciding which seller to go with if you did use eBay?
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