Hello,I'm having a problem with jagged and chipped cuts on the morso. These are particularly bad on matt black and white painted wood mouldings,especially on the sides of the frame(the front facing cut is not usually an issue). The morso blades have been sharpened recently.
An opinions or solutions are appreciated as I need to smarten these corners up.
Also,any filling and colouring techniques used to tidy up frame corners generally would be a big help.
Thanks in advance
Johnny
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Re: chipped/jagged mouldings
I get this sometimes on softer obeche mouldings, sometimes it takes a few wasted cuts to find a good bit. I've got around it sometimes by placing a thin bit of mdf between the back of the mounding and the fence and cutting right through, don't forget to adjust the measurement accordingly.
It might also be the blade set up, I'm no expert but if the blades aren't set just right they don't cut through the back of the moulding and tend to rip it. I've always got away with it as its the unfinished mouldings that cause me bother and they can be sorted out during assembly and finishing.
I have collected a few waxes and stains that I use from time to time to touch up when this don't go quite right. Lion carry quite a range..
It might also be the blade set up, I'm no expert but if the blades aren't set just right they don't cut through the back of the moulding and tend to rip it. I've always got away with it as its the unfinished mouldings that cause me bother and they can be sorted out during assembly and finishing.
I have collected a few waxes and stains that I use from time to time to touch up when this don't go quite right. Lion carry quite a range..
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Re: chipped/jagged mouldings
Are the blades a nice snug fit into the gap between the fences? Might be worth checking!
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Re: chipped/jagged mouldings
I'm sure the quality of moulding ain't what it used to be. Snotwood and thick, hard compo. I don't use a lot of finished moulding nowadays. Some times I pull a stick out of the huge pile I have in the shed. Some of it is 20years+ old. It cuts and joins like a dream. Can't say the same for recent stuff.
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