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iorek
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Looking to purchase

Post by iorek »

Hi Folks

I'm in the market for framing equipment :)

I'm looking to piece together the following things

CMC
Pneumatic Underpinner
single phase guillotine
Board / glass cutter

I'm not looking to buy immediately and I am willing to wait on the right deal.

Alternatively if someone is selling up, I would be interested in hearing from you.

So if you have any or all of the following things and want to discuss it, please get in touch via DM.

Thanks
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Post by poliopete »

"So if you have any or all of the following things and want to discuss it, please get in touch via DM" :?:

Would that be via" Doc Martin" :giggle:

Best of luck with your search :D

Peter.
iorek
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ha! Yes Doc Martin is my PA :)

Thanks, I'm looking forward to taking the plunge and I'm pretty sure I'll be active on the forum looking for remedies to my mistakes!!!
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Re: Looking to purchase

Post by kartoffelngeist »

I'm sure you've put the thought in to it, so feel free to ignore this...but is a CMC the best place to start?

There's a second hand ultimat gold for sale somewhere which would be an ideal choice to start with. Wouldn't lose much if you decided you did need a CMC later on and resold the ultimat...

I'd say the same about pneumatic vs foot operated underpinners too.

Just a thought...
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iorek
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Re: Looking to purchase

Post by iorek »

Hi Kartoff

Thanks for the thoughts, it is something I am considering. I'm thinking what my medium/long term aims are too and trying to buy well with that in mind. If the right deal isn't out there, then that may well be a good option. I appreciate your time.
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Post by David McCormack »

I know you're after a leccy Morso but this footy one looks very nice 8)
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Thanks for the heads up David :)
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Re: Looking to purchase

Post by misterdiy »

We have just retired from framing for the second time around and although we were in business back in the 80's and 90's which was a whole different market, when we decided to start a new venture back in 2006, we decided this time we would do it right and buy the best equipment.

That for us was a foot operated Morso, a Keencut board cutter, a cassesse manual underpinner( CS89? ) plus a CMC.

During that time we changed the Morso to one with a metric scale,
we changed the underpinner for Minigraffe and then again for an Alfamacchine multi-channel
The CMC we changed for a bigger and faster version (Trucut Alpha)
the board cutter for a bigger one

and so it goes on.

The CMC is the biggest single investment you will make and without a fair bit of experience you are unlikely to know exactly what you want out of it, let alone which make to buy. We purchased Trucut and in the end it was a mistake, but as it is such a big investment you are kinda stuck with it really.

So my advice is start off with a manual one while your business develops, hone the skills on a manual cutter and see what you would really like to use. If I had my time again it would be a Gunnar by a long way.

Hope this helps
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Post by Brianmac »

I have an old system 5000 available, and a foot operated morso for sale, if interested I am based in Glasgow so you are welcome to come and look. B
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Post by iorek »

Thanks Mister DIY for the thoughts, that is very helpful and I appreciate it.

Thanks Brian, once I have a few things sorted out I will be in touch if they are still available and see if they could work for us.
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Re: Looking to purchase

Post by Fee »

Hi

I have a 40 inch Keencut Ultimat (purple writing) which I am just about to sell. I am based just south of Edinburgh, if you are interested please PM or call.
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