The Framers Forum

I have two old fashioned thick bladed bench end guillotines, but of which have been well used by me and their previous owners. They still work, but I would like to get them re-sharpened by someone who knows what they are doing.

Can anyone suggest where I can get this done?

I would give them to a company that sharpens Printers Guillotines.

http://www.mastercut.co.uk/guillotine-b ... ce_13.html

thats from first page on google, not sure what they are like but have heard of them before

Thanks Stephen,

Brilliant! They look like the right company. I'll phone them tomorrow!

they are based in chesterfied I let them have a go at sharpening my morso blades, with terrible result. but they do specialize in sharpening paper guillotines. so might be good. Just don't let them near the morso blades.

Oh! That's not exactly encouraging!

I think they sharpen morso blades as a bit of a side line, I don't think guillotines require quite the same technique . the blades we got back were razor sharp, but try as we may we just could not get good mitre s. I wasted a heap of molding and ended up buying a new set just to be sure (which were fine) I sent the blades back with a complaint and they came back the same., radius molding s then re sharpened and all back to perfect.

I only posted just incase the offered to do the morso blades , just say no.

Most industrial blade sharpeners don't hollow grind which is fine for the guillotine but a big no no for the morso.