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evening all im looking for a mount cutter does anyone have one for sale? i buy mounts in at the moment but i would like to start to do it myself.

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Many thanks for your input, however I think this forum has convinced me to go for a Cassese either second hand or brand new.

Justintime wrote:Its maybe worth giving Peter at Framers Equipment a call, he often has secondhand equipment for sale, he's a service engineer too, so it'll be checked over before its sent out.

Thankyou I’ll give them a call tomorrow

From what I understand, Charnwood are a hobby framer brand. With hindsight, I would have tried out a few different machines, pneumatic as well as foot operated, rather than have gone for the CS1 foot operated. As mentioned earlier, if I had known how much I was going to struggle with hardwoods, i w...

the charnwood m3 has come down from £1050 to £450 inc vat is the cassese cs1 still better value?

right just spoke to simons rep and they have suggested these two cassese cs1 uni £780 or cassese cs1 cart £800 thoughts?

ok thanks for all your advice it looks like im going to go the way of a cassese as thats what most people seem to recommend. i will see whats around

The problem I gave with Alfa machines is that to change v nail size you have to also change the block. Usually needing an Allen key. We change nail sizes very often being bespoke genders dealing with different depth mouldings in every batch of frames. I much prefer the cassese system where just the...

I did my training on one of these and easy to use and would say great for starting out. I got a Cassese One Cart second hand which is similar and easy to use, otherwise I would have sourced the alpha. Thanks Tom i was shown how to use an underpinner for about 10 mins so thats all the training i hav...

HI there further to my post about underpinners, my rep from simons came today and he has suggested the alpha a2m200 has anyone experience with this one and if so thoughts?

OK thanks guys

Many thanks for all the advise I have simons rep coming Monday.

It's not exactly one of the better quality underpinners either. Another thing to bear in mind when you are starting a business, is how long it will take to get a return of you investment and what is likely to be the resale value of the item you are planning to buy, if you later upgrade to something...

many thanks guys i will get in contact with my rep from simons.

Evening I’m in the market for an underpinner and I have come across this on eBay? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHARNWOOD-M3-PICTURE-FRAMING-FOOT-OPERATED-UNDER-PINNER-V-FRAMERS-CORNER/173688247984?hash=item2870a056b0:g:7KwAAOSw76lcEUHT can you guys let me know if it’s any good and also is it a good pr...

AndrewJ wrote:Mainline mouldings also offer a blade sharpening service.

I purchased blade boxes from Lion in the past.

Thanks Andrew

grahamdown wrote:Hi,

Lion sell the knife blade boxes and also offer a sharpening service i believe as do Wessex and Simons.

Many thanks graham I will get some ordered

Hi there guys and gals I’m new to this forum, I’m after some advice, about 10 years ago I brought a framing setup which included everything I could need however I only ever used the Moro’s to cut frames for canvases which at the time was my main business. I soon started to use stretcher bars which o...