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I currently have another 3 Morso F mitre guillotines ready for sale,
as always they have been fully serviced / refurbished, all have metric scales and the blades have been freshly sharpened, prices vary depending on age / spec - but the one thing they all have in common is they all cut beautifully.
Full details can be viewed by following the links.

(If you already have a Morso that has seen better days then i can offer part ex as this can be more cost effective than repairing your old machine, contact me for details.)

1. Morso f £975.00
link: http://underpinner-spares.co.uk/second_ ... emID=10199



2. Morso f + left hand arm £1000.00
http://underpinner-spares.co.uk/second_ ... emID=10198



3. Morso f + left hand arm + second set of blades £1150.00
http://underpinner-spares.co.uk/second_ ... emID=10206


Any questions then please ask.
Mark

Are you sure you haven't got your prices arse about face ?

wrxsti555 wrote:Are you sure you haven't got your prices arse about face ?

No they are the correct way round, what makes you ask?

Simple, the best and newest morso is the cheapest. The oldest and worst is the most expensive. As for the added extras, there just a bonus. that should come with all morso's.

Always buy on condition not age.
as for the extras - the left arms when bought new are approx £125 and extra blades £220, these do not come as standard with new Morso's and no supplier will include these as a bonus.

Just for general information the most expensive one has the preferable r/h steel measuring beam, Morso only downgraded to the current aluminium section because it was cheaper to produce, the steel version will not wear out, the aluminium version does hence in this case the older machine is better equipped than the newer model.

If in doubt just search ebay for Morso there are far newer versions available that look like they have been dredged from the nearest canal.

A good way to check if a Morso has had a lot of hammer is to check the holes the pedal pivots in. If they are tending toward being egg-shaped then the machine has had a hard life. Saw one once that was only about five years old where the holes had nearly reached the outside.

Well done Mark

I totally agree with your comments, the right hand sliding scale was far superior to the new ally one. Mind you some people have never used them so they would not know. I think the way these have been priced are pretty bang on. Beautifully restored.

prospero wrote:Saw one once that was only about five years old where the holes had nearly reached the outside.

Exactly, once again the age of the machine is irrelevant its how its been treated that is more important. A major bug bear of mine is when you see Morso's advertised as good condition when they have chuffing great big bolts inserted through the pedal (+ half a dozen nuts) which then wears away at the pedal tipper resulting in approx £150 of spare parts replacing when all it needed was two new pedal pins at £12 a pair + postage (see me for details ) and a drop of Locktite.

Dave the frame wrote: I totally agree with your comments, the right hand sliding scale was far superior to the new ally one. Mind you some people have never used them so they would not know. I think the way these have been priced are pretty bang on. Beautifully restored.

Thanks Dave your comments are much appreciated, i priced the Morso's to be less than half the price of a new model but with the bonus that each one has been fully refurbished and cuts like new so the eventual buyers will have piece of mind that they have bought a quality product that will need no further attention.

*Update*
Two have been sold, the second Morso is now the only one available.

Mark