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Morso under pinner wedges

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We've bought a second hand morso underpinner which so far is fine, but looking at the wedges they are eye wateringly expensive from morso.
Is there an alternative brand available?
£43 for a box seems a bit pricey?
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... depends on how large the box is??
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5mm 5000 box £38.20
7mm 5000 box £41.05
10mm 3000 £23.85
12mm 3000 £30.55
+ vat I guess.... dunno if this is good or bad....?
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On the whole, I'd say that if they work well they are worth it. :D
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Re: Morso under pinner wedges

Post by StevenG »

In the grand scheme of things though I reckon the cost is incredibly small - basic math would indicate that even if you use 3 x 10mm wedges on each join the total cost per frame is about 10p :) If you're concerned just add 20p onto each finished job - more profit FTW!!!
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O.K., they're are not as cheap as some cheap wedges that you cab, but when you considered the fact that the machine essentially consists of a foot operated hydraulic cylinder driving another cylinder which operates the top clamp and drives the wedges into moulding, that's a really simple and extraordinarily reliable mechanism.

So the wedges are more expensive, but if you follow Morso's own instructions regarding lubrication and preventive maintenance, then it seems very likely that this machine should last a lifetime without much likelihood of any problems. I suspect that more expensive wedges is not really a bad deal, when you consider the other benefits and added to that Morso are well known for over engineering things, so I'm thinking that the metal used to make the wedges is probably seriously impressive as well.
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Thanks for the replies.
It's all new to me so a steep learning curve.... the machine so far is performing well but the maintance needs sorting as we haven't done anything to it yet.... I'll look into it now.
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