Question Is there another way to power my Morso chopper besides my leg?

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Marcy Oliver

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I love my morso chopper, but my back and hips hate it! Is there a way to power it with something other than my leg? Perhaps hook it to an hydraulic system of some kind? :icon45:
 
Hello,
I don't know if there is a way to power an existing Morso Chopper but an electric version is for sale. Maybe someone has an idea how to power the exisiting Morso - I also would be interested in knowing. Joe B
 
Hmmm... just wondering.

Seems I've got some really bad knees. Are choppers hard on your knee joints, too?
 
Isn't there a pneumatic Morso? I thought I saw it on their website. Looked the same as the regular.

Since they are guillotine choppers, couldn't a weighted system with a pull cord work? :) A Marie Antionette model?
 
Is no-one concerned about the speed of an automatic chopper? I do have a healthy respect for mine.....the foot powered.

I do like saws better though and it's much easier on my back. Might also be because I have done a lot of woodworking.
Ylva
 
But with the razor sharp blades, (and having sliced the skin off the backs of my knuckles enough times to know that!) I think the speed of an automatic chopper might be a good thing, pain-wise.

I count the cost of bandaids when I am debating whether to buy chop or length on small frames! Wouldn't want to get rid of my chopper,love it, but the "hidden health expenses" don't get discussed enough!

Serious suggestion below...

As far as adapting the Morso for a more ergonomic chop, I'd consider a standing block for the non chopping foot, maybe of a 2" height, so that both legs get bent instead of just one. Or enough of a height adjustment so that at the end of the chop stroke both feet are at an even height as as to be in a neutral position.

Kind of like the "dead man's" block on the floor board of some old pickups. Kept both feet at the same height when one foot was resting on the gas pedal. Helped with twisting and contorting of the hip.
 
How bout a pogo stick?? Actually if you sit (rest you butt) on a tall stool, rest your foot on the peddle (you don't have to lift your leg so high) then kinda slide off the stool as you push down. I don't think knee problems come so much from the pressure as the high angle.
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Morso does make an electric/hydraulic chopper. That is, it is hydraulically powered and the hydraulics are energized by an electric motor. We seriously considered one, but after careful examination and testing in LV we are not convinced. One of the big advantages of the Morso is that you get precise control over what you're doing, and you can tailor that control based on the feedback you are getting from manually operating it.

We also found that it was not able to cut even a 1-1/8 x 1-3/4 Maple profile. Now, it's not "easy" with the F model, but it can be done. Apparently there is an optional user interface for the PLC that operates the hydraulics that will allow you to control how big of a bite it will take, and maybe that would do it. But I was not ready to spend $14,000 (I think that's what it was with the interface) for something that I couldn't test.

I would say buy a good used double miter saw if the chopper is too much.
 
Thanks John, I thought there was. Now, has anyone used it? BTW Thanks for the good insight Dave!

Seriously, look into an adaptive tech group. See if they know of a way to modify your work site, make it ADA compliant. I know the guys I worked with in NH would have loved to see a chopper! They would have found a way to adapt it for you! They were the gods of adaptive tech. Best thing is, every state has a group like them, find it.


Wow, googled it for you ATRC CSU. More for helping students at CSU, but they may know who can modify equipment for you.

And I remember these folks! Saw them way back in the mid 90's. They adapt skiing equipment but I think a modify to a chopper would get their creative juices flowing! But Crested Butte may not be quite "down the road" for you!
 
I have a Morso, fully pneumatic. I set the clamps move the blades to the rabbit, push 2 buttons with my thumbs, the blades take a small bite, I release my thumbs move the blades in push 2 buttons with my thumbs.......

I never realized there was a foot powered one till I came to the grumble:)
I can cut maple
I can cut mahogany
I figured out a way to cut moulding up to 5 inches wide:)

I have a hard time with Bonanza wood though. IT turns to powder with a chopper.
 
Hi Lauri,
Is it a Morso EH XL you have? Because most of the other models only allow for a cutting width of 4 inches max.
Maybe I'm missing something.
 
Sounds like it must be the Model H, as that is pneumatic, and semi-automatic. The semi- part of it allows you to take as large or small a bite as you like. Maybe that's the one we sould be looking at.
 
Upon further reflection, it seems (without being able to look at the details) that you should be able to convert the traditional F model to an H fairly easily, as it appears that it is the same machine but with a pneumatic cylinder in place of the foot lever.
 
Used Pneumatic Chopper...

Hi Mary

I just came across this and thought it might be of interest...

7/26/08



Jyden pneumatic chopper complete with extention tables and extra set of blades.Exellent condition with pneumatic cutting action, priced at $1300, FOB Hollidaysburg Pa.
Contact Scott at 814-695-7575 or info@hollidaypictureframes.com

It was posted with pics on PictureFramingEquipment.com

Aloha

Levie
 
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