A Beginners Guide To Spindle Moulder Tooling

[@truckguy6666]

Great video. Just picked up 2 of these machines (we call them shapers) with power feeders and need to get tooled up so they can earn their keep. Would love to see more content! Especially on techniques for running material through the machine

[@DTJoinery]

@truckguy6666 What brand machines did you get? I have 3 other videos of machining different profiles, not tutorials, but showing the process.

[@truckguy6666]

@DTJoinery I got a Delta 5hp 1-1/4 spindle with Maggi powerfeed and a jet 3hp 3/4" spindle with a generic feeder. Both single phase! A good bit of tooling with each machine, sort of a mishmash. I've used these machines for years but not often. Retired old boss sold them to me

[@DTJoinery]

@truckguy6666 You should have a good machine with the Delta. I bought one for parts, its a very heavy, well made machine.

[@jar944]

@@truckguy6666 is the delta a Delta hd?

[@DTJoinery]

@jar944 I made a video of collecting it, at the start and end of the video, I gave a closer look of it. I bought it for the fence setup, the machine itself needs a lot of work to get it up to working condition.

[@joinertanner]

My advice is start with the better euro cutter head like the one in the orange box they can be got with spir cutter for rebate work and euro cutter for all the profits he's shown until you become confident with setting up. The euro heads use alinement pins making the fool proof for beginners.

[@DTJoinery]

@joinertanner Yes, I agree. I also wanted to give some other options outside of that set, but for the cost, it's hard to beat, given its versatility.

[@jimgeelan5949]

Well done mate. You’re trying to tell people in one video what you have learned in 60 years 😮 only joking. We are still moving forward. If anyone is starting out go the extra and pay out for a tilting arbour spindle. Lats go back to Whitehill cutters ( scary but got it done )

[@DTJoinery]

I could do with a tilting arbour spindle😁

[@jar944]

Interesting hearing the pricing differences. 40mm heads and profile knives are relatively cheap here. Under $20 per pair is average. Heads are a bit over $100. Cant say ive seen a wobble saw available anywhere. I would likely skip the glue joint cutter and suggest a 180/200mm 15-30mm adjustable groover. (In addition to a 4-15mm groover in place of the wobble saw) the 15-30 will allow someone to cut moderately sized square shoulder tenons as well as grooves.

[@DTJoinery]

@jar944 The adjustable groovers here are just over the top expensive, which is why I suggested the drunk saw. Where are you located? your prices are very cheap compared to here.

[@jar944]

@DTJoinery I'm in the US. I think I paid under $200 for the 20-39x170 groover and maybe $300 or $350 for the 4-15mm x160 3 peice set. The standard 40mm cmt profile knives were $13 for years. Those were only the knives since we don't run limiters or limited blocks here.

[@jar944]

@DTJoinery and I hadn't looked at the exchange rate. Add 50% to my prices.

[@DTJoinery]

@jar944 So cheap, those groovers are over $600 here, at least what I've seen. I guess that is the problem when everything is imported.