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Hi Colin Are people called Colin more concerned with appearances ?? Just a thought. Well the problem is kindha sorted - we have a definitive supply offer from MORSO of the correct paint to do the job. Trouble is it has a price - a very high one. Me - well I am working on an alternative and it looks ...

Well, that is probably a bit more accurate, but how about replacing the length of moulding with a 1metre (or longer) steel rule - that won't bend as much as a piece of moulding, so would be more repeatable. Works a treat - I now have no worries about adjusting ad infinitum now. Pete at Framers Equip...

Hi Well, the paint saga has finally drawn to a close ! For one the Morso is painted using a two part formula and is a HAMMERED finish which I am not sure is available in a mix to order in Homebase or B&Q. And for the second reason I have heard from Morso . . . read on . . . Pete of Framers Equip...

At the risk of adding another post slightly off topic... I do have the manuals, but that was not my original point, more to seek information from professional users of the equipment with tips and advice. I know it has helped me browsing the forum, but it would also help if the info was collated into...

Hi I am relatively new to framing (4 years) so have struggled with a secondhand Morso and other equipment in getting things working correctly. One of the problems with a lot of the machinery is the lack of precision (not accuracy) with which one can set guides etc. I solved this on my Keencut Gold b...

OK I see now - well sort of, I think for the Oracle to work it should be absolutely clear that it is a resource of information. Most of us using the web are used to little square (or oblong) boxes at the left or right of a forum being adverts (it is under one for Facebook after all) so to me it is n...

Hmmm in a very small way this is similar to why I have changed envelope suppliers (see previous post). I am not sure that charging for samples is a good idea at all, nor the idea that your customers will not mind (see above post). Most of the mouldings are available from most suppliers, so guess it ...

John Would love to, just a question of time, I paint all day and frame in the evenings so not a lot of that commodity around ATM - but I will give it some thought as it is so fresh in my mind now. Jan - Pete has a been a great help and I will bear it in mind - sadly I am in Scotland, so the prospect...

Yes I couldn't agree more, we have had this conversation before, (my wife and I) several times - it basically starts - "Do they want us to buy from them - or not?" I used to deal with about 5 different companies for moulding, now it is down to one - for 99% of my supplies. And I have just ...

This may be a shot in error or even in the dark, but are there any stickies ?? I think it would be great for all of us fairly new to framing itself, to be able to find (for example) - 1. How to set up a Morso, 2 How to adjust a Morso, 3. How to calibrate a Keencut Gold etc etc. There are several thr...

Paint it black ??

Considering my workshop that would be a nightmare, I would never see it - it is a squeeze everytime I get to use it. So gold is the only other possible or luminous - now there is a thought.

Still puzzled it is not a list item

back to work
Cheers

Prospero Thanks for the idea knowing my daughters' penchants for glitter (which always seems to appear on your face whilst getting ready to go and see a client) I am sure it would end up very posh ! No, I just want it to be neater than it is - it was secondhand and I have polished bits back from the...

Hi and thanks I have been given Pete's details by Morso - Pete says that he will have to contact Morso direct - just seems to be a long process as I had already done that. I asked on here to see if anyone else had found some another way :( Not that I am impatient or anything ! Just filling in an idl...

Thanks

Yes, I found that one too, but not sure it is the right colour but - anyone want to go share ?? 2.5 litres is a hell of a lot of paint for a few scratches to touch up !

Still looking

C

Hi
Thanks for that - I have some of that paint here - your Morso may be a different colour than mine as mine is definitely not Dark Green - it is a kind of paler green than the Hammerite.

Some time ago they used to do a pale green, but not anymore

Thanks for the help
Colin

Hi

I have searched endlessly to find some paint to touch up a scratched Morso F.

Even emailed Morso direct, but is taking ages - anyone know of where I can get some - or if any other paint will do ??

Thanks in advance

Hi I read this post with interest, as my first attempts with the Keencut left me exasperated. I found the overcut/undercut ruler measurements not fine enough to calibrate accurately and my vertical blade catches occasionally. So here are two images - one shows the adjustment rules that I now use (ju...

WOW ! Thanks prospero - simples ! Very clearly explained, thanks for your time. I take it that by pressure you mean - on the underpinner - which will mean adjusting the head acutely for each moulding height. I tend to leave it on the same setting. You learn by your mistakes ! I am a little loathe to...

Hi I am a newbie to this forum, but have been framing for a few years. I need to answer a few vexing problems, please bear with me, I have searched but could not find answers to these. I use a Morso and a Cassese underpinner, I have never been to a framing class. 1. When I come to make the last corn...