orteguil mitre cutters

[John Andreae]

Hi

I believe these are less expensive than the Morso machines. Do they do as good a job? I imagine you get what you pay for so there must be some limitations in relation to the morso?

Any comments welcome

John

[Graysalchemy]

I think the majority of people would recommend a morso, whether an orteguil is any less of a machine I don't know. Personally I would always recommend a morso. I know when we started out we looked at getting one as my dad was a cabinet maker and that is what a lot of people used in wood working. However on talking to framers it was apparent that a morso is what you want. 15 yrs on I still have the same morso (though only use for cutting slips).

There was a good second hand morso on here the other day for about £550 look here, which is a good price for a second hand one. Second hand ones are usually in good shape as there is not much that can go wrong with them and they tend to be well look after by bespoke framers.

You will always be able to re sell a morso if you need to and blades and spares etc are readily available from all the wholesalers.

Hope that helped.

[sim.on]

I was looking for a Morso and ended up with an Orteguil. Obviously I cannot make any comparisons but the Orteguil is very well engineered and works great. I don't know what makes one make of guillotine better than another, I suppose tolerances, blade metal, parts availability etc.
BTW if going for a bench model the Orteguil with the wheel at the front is the only one to go for but needs a moulding clamp making up to hold the moulding down to the right of the blades (because your right hand is needed to pull the lever).