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Can anyone indentify my underpinner? I need a manual or something as it's just run out of V nails and the strips I've loaded are just jamming. Only way round it is to load them one at a time .... not very productive. I thought the V nails would be pretty much standard or maybe I need specific ones for this machine which is another reason to try and identify it.
Thanks in anticipation, Alan.

Hi Alan and welcome to the forum.

I couldn't be certain what make of pinner you have there but I'm sure someone on here will recognise it!


Although vee nails all look simalair they're not the same

Good luck

Will

Hi Alan, and welcome.

No idea what that underpinner is, but what wedges are you using?

Have you got them the right way up? If they're glued together they are glued at the top.

Sure someone will pop up who has an underpinner just the same

The wedges I've tried came with a Logan Pro-Joiner and were loaded individually on that. They are 'glued' on the 'sharp' side and Iv'e been loading them uppermost. From the two replies so far it would appear I need the right V nails for this machine. Lets hope its not too ancient and you can still get them!

Thanks again.

Hi and Welcome Alan.

It looks like a Euro, although the stand is unfamiliar. In any case Casesse brand 'UNI' wedges work great in mine.

Hi Alan

The underpinner was made by Thorpe International who are no longer trading. The inner parts are the same as the Euro 8001/2 underpinners.

Standard universal wedges work best. Some time you need to push the push rod as the spring has probably lost its springyness. Also, I think that machine has an adjuster underneath the wedge tray that you should adjust for different sizes of wedges.

Thanks for the help. I will get myself some wedges on the information given. Hopefully I can get a small quantity to try out first.

had one of these machiens the wedges have a top side and bottom if u put wedges in upside down the miters open up cant remember the brand name of wedges used but am sure the brand name began with the letter v also simular wedges page 25 lion catalouge immes uni wedges .i dont think u will get any spares for it now.dumped mine years ago

Are you coming to the Framers Forum Live?

If so, I've got a few half full boxes of uni wedges of various sizes that you could have. let me know, and I'll put them in the car for you