The Framers Forum

Matt, your very welcome any time I always have something interesting to frame.

And if you take up Ricky's offer and drop your Morso blades of at Mainline at the same time to be sharpened, you can't go wrong

Peter.

... glass cutting. It really is too hit or miss to be reliable and sustainable. I will order a decent square and get the cutter checked out. Ricky at Mainline sounds like he can help me - it's half an hour from where I am so pretty handy. I really have to get the workshop organised - at present it ...

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

I purchased blade boxes from Lion in the past.

Thanks Andrew

Mainline mouldings also offer a blade sharpening service.

I purchased blade boxes from Lion in the past.

... were supplied unfinished. Do you normally finish the oak with oil? Thanks for recommending a couple of local suppliers Pete - I have been to Mainline but not A&T. I will get there before too long though! All the best and thanks again. Matt

Hello Matt and welcome to the FF

I must say I envy where you are based having not one but two excellent framing suppliers in your area, Mainline and A&T if you have not done so yet, both are well worth a visit

Wishing you every success.

Peter.

... it's always a little out. But again, I think my underpinner is a little out so they don't lie flat on it, which is a shame. I'm using this from Mainline https://mainlinemouldings.com/index.php?SearchEntry=010-0201 Is this more common in cheaper and thinner moldings?

Hi, I see that Mainline sell V nails (or Uni wedges as they refer to them) without any form of case or cartridge link: https://www.mainlinemouldings.com/index.php?DepartmentID=8&CategoryID=91&ProductID=WDG-0002 Can these ...

The Mainline setup for collecting/delivering blades is very convenient and well worth the money IMHO.
They are heavy things so carriage is bound to be a tad pricey.

If you have a regular delivery from Wessex then it's even more convenient.

Wow - Mainline seems to be the overwhelming choice. Trouble is, their headline price of 'from' £13.50 comes out close to £37 with return shipping and VAT, which on a single set of blades gets quite expensive. Maybe that's what ...

Mainline for us too - so easy to book them in online, then they are collected and delivered back to you. Postage is a cost factor which you have to take into account and so we tend to send 3 sets at a time which makes it more ...

Mainline for me too, I believe their blade sharpening machine is actually manufactured by Morso.

Problem with Wessex and Centrado is you are likely to have a good couple of weeks delay before your blades re-appear, Mainline usually turn round the same week.

wessex are excellent quality. convenient with the van service.
mainline are excellent quality too.

We use Mainline, they seem to have the edge on the others.

Mainline are top-rank.

I use Wessex more-or-less because I can put them on the van. They do a good job.

I use Mainline Mouldings and have no complaints

Peter.

... Usually a gnat's whisker is all that's needed. If you overcook the tweak then you will start to get a gap. You say that the blades were ground by Mainline, so they should be good. You could try removing them and check that they are seated correctly - no bits between the blade and block and also ...

... near right I have had to pull the left fence (as you look at it) toward me by quite a bit (see pic). I have just had the blades sharpened by Mainline, although the problem was there before the sharpening, & I'm confident that I fitted them back well, with no dirt behind the blades. The ...

And when it comes to having your blades sharpened, Mainline are top quality

Peter.

I bought my latest brand new set recently from Mainline's web site, simply because they were the lowest price of all the suppliers with them in stock at the time, and delivered next day.