Thanks for all the input! I've got a meeting in the AM to see if I can make any mods to the specs. I'm hoping to shorten the plate to the max depth of the longest chain mortiser we can find. We already have the Makita, but it's plunge is way too shallow and the clamp system wouldn't work well on a post end.
I have made some dicey chainsaw plunges in the past and been successful, but this one is just too close to the dimensions of the bar to avoid a hell of a fight.
L Shaw
