OUCH! - freakin' Morso -

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Finest Fabric

Finest Fabric

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Can barely walk today - I've been using a Morso for over ten years and this has never happened before - two weeks ago I'm chopping moulding, I guess I hit a knot or something, my foot slips off the pedal and WHAM! the pedal slaps up and hits me hard in the shin - bled through my jeans and blew up like an egg.
So, that wound having mostly healed, I'm chopping moulding before work this morning and the same darn thing happens - hits me in the SAME SPOT! OUCH! I thought I broke my leg!!
Maybe I'm getting too careless.... For all of you new to chopping with a Morso - wear shoes with good treads and pay attention!

C'ya-
Bryan
 
I feel yer pain, Bryan.

When I read the title of the post I thought we were going to here about a hand slip and a finger sliced off. Always kind of fear that myself.
 
Finest Fabric said:
So, that wound having mostly healed, I'm chopping moulding before work this morning and the same darn thing happens - hits me in the SAME SPOT! OUCH! I thought I broke my leg!!
Maybe I'm getting too careless.... For all of you new to chopping with a Morso - wear shoes with good treads and pay attention!
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Maybe you need to stop by the sports shop and get a pair of goalie's shin guards? :)
 
Glue some sand paper to the foot pedal. You can also buy those non-slip tread strips for the edge of steps etc.

I'm glad it wasn't a finger story you were telling. I've witnessed that one and ended up passing out in the parking lot from the sight of it.
 
QUOTE=jim_p;528896]Maybe you need to stop by the sports shop and get a pair of goalie's shin guards? :)

That's what my wife said this morning, har-de-har-har!!!
 
I agree I read the title and thought self amputation! I have trimmed my fingernails on it a couple of times. That freaked me out!

Jeff I like the stair tread non slip idea. Now if I can remember it when I am in Home Depot I'll be putting them on mine!
 
My problem is with my saw foot pedal... Can't tell you the number of four letter words that aren't in my vocabulary I've screamed out.

It's shin high and protrudes...

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Jeff Rodier said:
I'm glad it wasn't a finger story you were telling. I've witnessed that one and ended up passing out in the parking lot from the sight of it.
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I've seen that one as well, except it was only half way.:vomit:
 
This is a well known occupational injury. "Framer's Shin". :help: Not to be confused with "Framer's Leg" where your left calf gets fatter by having to support your weight and your right calf gets thinner by getting more exercise. My right calf is 3/4" less around than my left. I first noticed this when I kept having to pull my right sock up while the left one stayed put. :o
 
Try trimmng your nails with it , trust me you don't feel a thing.
 
prospero said:
This is a well known occupational injury. "Framer's Shin". :help: Not to be confused with "Framer's Leg" where your left calf gets fatter by having to support your weight and your right calf gets thinner by getting more exercise. My right calf is 3/4" less around than my left. I first noticed this when I kept having to pull my right sock up while the left one stayed put. :o
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I thought of that years ago. I use my left foot to operate the saw and my right foot to operate the underpinner.
 
I always wish I could replace my Morso pedal with a Jyden one.
A lot more solid, and less clangy.

A guy can dream, can't he?
 
It's soooo much easier to lock the pedal down only as high as you need it. Although I hardly ever do. :p

The only time I did trim my fingernails was the day I got the beast and I was cleaning the gunk off. That taught me a valuable lesson and I haven't done it since. :D
 
functionality design...

prospero said:
It's soooo much easier to lock the pedal down only as high as you need it. Although I hardly ever do. :p
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Indeed we have always kept ours set at about 70% which allows us to cut 95% of the mouldings we stock up to about 2-1/2 inches wide. We only raise this adjustment when necessary.

This means that we are not lifting our leg the full height unless very wide moulding are cut on the Morsø. The picture below shows the foot lever allowed to return only 70% high.

morsof-reg.jpg


I find it interesting when folks mention pushing down with their right leg - as I understand, the machine was designed to function with the left leg as the power, keeping the right side free for your hand to operate the the horizontal adjustment of the blades without running into your own knee.

John
 
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