Making a folding spindle moulder fence

Making a new spindle moulder/shaper fence with folding fingers.
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[@deborahduthie4519]

That was so very exacting. I didn’t realise until the end that a ‘gate’ was part of the machine. Very clever to have made a replacement. That’s skill. Thank-you for showing this engrossing video. I enjoyed it and I’m an old lady.

[@petermarsh4993]

Dear Russ, congratulations on building what has to be the safest fence system for a spindle moulder that I have ever seen. Watching you work is like a metal machinist at work but with wood. I continue to be impressed by everything that you do. Cheers.

[@DaleDix]

10 points for having the patience and attention to detail to get that done so perfectly.

[@OllyParryJones]

Really impressed to see you make one of these from wood! The company I work for only got its first spindle moulder a few months ago and, during a training session, we were told about the fences you can buy (but made from aluminium). Again, I think it's just great to see that it can be done and does work. No more breaking through and binning bits of ply and MDF! ;-)

[@MrUltralove]

I tought it was overkill before watching the video, now I'm searching straight grain hardwood in my lumber collection :) Well done build!

[@liroso]

You are the precise definition of "working smarter not harder".

[@ggsj]

That's the work of someone who really cares about their tools. Great Job!

[@TiTANIUME]

i love the way of how your respect the wood, and how precision and patience of work is so pleasant to watch, thank you.

[@nuwannuwan6749]

7mins and

[@bradleytuckwell4854]

Such a beautiful design to add to a router table.I think it’s why I dig your channel so much.Your creative mind is so different from the rest.Thanks for the free plans and thanks for sharing. I’ll be making this for my table

[@marks5603]

Well conceived. Expertly executed. Doesn't get much better.

[@krenwregget7667]

that was a bit of work but that's easily the coolest and most functional shaper (as we call it in Canada) fence I've ever seen. Kudos.

[@nickoakley69]

I studied furniture manufacturing at University and believe you me, this is ingenious

[@barkebaat]

Now this woodworking I can respect. KZbin has too many American woodworking 'experts' who pose in front of shelves full of moulding hand planes they've bought on eBay while touting some gimmicky piece of useless kit (they mostly talk, seldom build anything - they have such nice hands & no glue on their pants :-), so it's nice to come across someone who wears out his machines. Voted & subscribed from a Norwegian woodworker

[@frotobaggins7169]

typical european, complains about what people thousands of miles away in america are doing while doing nothing them selves. where is your channel doing this fine craftsmanship you describe? where are the rest of the norwegian and european wood working channels? at least those american channels are putting themselves and their content out there for you to judge. yes, that means they are doing while you are talking about doing. what does anything in this video have to do with american wood workers?

[@Tom-hl7wc]

I have never see a fence like it. Looks great! Back when I was a joiner I used to screw a sacrificial bit of mdf to the existing fence and push it back over the cutter for a zero clearance fence.

[@braidwooddesignstudio5536]

What a precision! Brilliant!

[@jonzmgnm]

On a whim I looked up 'detail oriented' in the dictionary and I saw your picture....no surprise there! Great work as always, friend. Thanks for sharing!

[@christopherc7757]

Ingenious! Thanks for posting.

[@BischBaschBosch]

This is a great idea! Love it. Nicely done too.

[@myksweet]

Lots of elegant solutions there. Thank you.

[@jimfreeman3636]

Yes, what John says -"detail oriented" - in spades. I'm envious of you shop and the quality of your tools. Really something to be proud of.

[@MrAllanwinks]

wow that's an excellent idea and beautifully executed.

[@emmanuelrichard678]

Thank you, it's great idea for my old spindle moulder, Im sure that my fingers will appreciate

[@mikekorsak373]

Zero ability to even begin to believe I could do anything like that, so much respect! 💪🏼

[@pierregilet7912]

you had to think about it, it's precise bravo!

[@BadYossa]

In an age, where we're plagued with an abundance of people posting videos, of varying degrees of quality, doing nothing but river tables, it's great to see some really innovative and highly skilled craftsmanship. It wouldn't surprise me if there is an Albanian goat with a channel doing poxy epoxy tables. It is really refreshing and highly addictive watching your stuff come together mate. Simply incredible.

[@latelierdurenouveau]

Très intéressant et ingénieux ! Merci pour le partage, à bientôt, Damien.

[@MrPDawes]

Hope your partner keeps you refreshed with Yorkshire Tea with all the hard work you do, assuming they're not working as hard as you of course?

[@Snaffer01]

wow! every router fence should be like this! so much safer and precise

[@momostayzanko2078]

Very professional and and patience job... Thanks a lot

[@joetke]

Genius! Neat and accurate! A piece of art.

[@TitusLivy777]

I was just looking at Aigner fences today! Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful project.

[@pwman]

Amazing. Absolutely amazing! Great design and love seeing this fence in action!!

[@eherlitz]

I really like this aigner fence clone! I would probably have made the fingers in aluminium for a bit better stability but your wooden ones is probably just fine as is. Thanks for sharing!

[@Druforithe]

Holy Moly Never seen that machine type before, but absolutely loved your solution to the fence replacement. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@joshdrexler8773]

Pretty amazing. Wonderful.

[@slahsamet8722]

I think it's essential this add-on .. how there is no similar thing delivered with the machine excellent work

[@justjacqueline2004]

Amazing detail and complexity nicely executed.

[@ShikvaShikva]

Just brilliant!! Nice!!

[@shaneolivier1650]

This is one of the best ideas I've ever seen, congratulations 👍

[@lisachayra01]

Wow, just WOW! You are an incredible Carpenter!

[@steveamiaga2327]

What an amazing level of detail... great project!

[@meetn2veg]

Patience of a saint!

[@korbinlindell7992]

bloody brilliant and inspirational

[@tjacksonwoodworker3726]

awesome work! Meticulous attention to detail. Thanks for the video.

[@globalmail2762]

You blow my mind buddy! Creative, Productive, Effective

[@gavinfeargrieve4874]

Most excellent ! Wish I could afford the time to build one for our wood shaper, it's my favorite tool in the shop.

[@holdemNE1]

Very well done!

[@AmrHanafi62]

Impressive woodwork fit for a Space Shutle

[@sicpac66t]

Brilliant job.

[@pierrerousseau8770]

that is a really cool idea !! and it looks good

[@alastairchestnutt6416]

Magnificent! A great video.

[@stuartnurse9390]

I’d happily have that in my living room

[@gillesmargueron1263]

Excellente idée. Excellent travail, Merci

[@bemerk1200]

I am impressed! Nice fence.

[@edwinfriedl2446]

Very well done. I probably would have sent the aluminum work out to a machine shop and had it done on a CNC machine. But I have worked in machine shops and have lots of friends there. That's just a personal choice. Especially all those CS screw holes just get done so quickly by the CNC. All that said you get all 5 stars for your work.

[@resultcarpentry5869]

Clever and beautiful 👌🏼✅

[@vidinwoodworker]

Excellently executed. Well done and on my to do list. The aigners are nice but pricey but yours should do very nicely. Thanks

[@bobolander]

not gonna lie, that's pretty slick!

[@jar944]

That is by far the nicest wooden or otherwise aigner clone I've seen.

[@JeremyCobb]

That is a truly brilliant idea and an excellent job

[@DMWinterburn]

Thats an awesome idea. Thanks mate.

[@patrickezuma7140]

I just have to say I really like your video style...no shitty music or excessive talking. Just a few words on the screen and you building whatever it is you're making. I like the simplicity of it and hopefully you don't change that. Also the craftsmanship is top shelf too

[@mwmentor]

The effort that you go to in pursuit of perfect finishes is truly inspiring. Great work and really neat ideas…. Massive improvement on the manufacturer… 👍😃

[@nyurgunbilyukin7351]

what a tedious work! respect!

[@r1273m]

I was well into this video before I understood how this was going to work. Superb design and construction. I recently replaced the fence on my compound cross cut saw, but that was a piece of MDF screwed in place!

[@user-ti5df1jg7t]

Отличная работа,молодец!👍✊

[@davidcrossley7145]

Amazing to watch a professional at work 👍👍

[@troystaten5633]

Very nice setup.

[@jayatkinson1152]

I absolutely LOVE your videos! You are funny as well as an absolute Pro! XXX

[@jaswats9645]

Beautiful work.

[@garcj108]

thats pretty cool!

[@michaelholt9378]

Hell that was hard work! Us lads in lancs just cut a 48x6 inch 9mm piece of MDF screw to existing fence and keep tapping onto cutter, 2 mins done

[@jimpackard8059]

Yes

[@Mokq]

I dont use this kind of machine and did not understand your goal until you put it all together and my brain froze : this looks so nice and so smart and so usefull

[@johnkassay7064]

excellent video, really like the magnetic feather board too.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

it is bolted on but thanks. id like some magnetic ones but i think they need pretty big magnets to have a good grab

[@CarpinteroJesus]

You are a genius

[@thomassaulgrain2422]

Nice job !!

[@fjavierzatarain]

Enhorabuena!, muy buena idea. Great idea!, i think you must patend it...

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

Wow. That's a 50+ year fence. Good job. Get the patent. Congrats. Really nice safety feature.

[@MrPatdeeee]

An outstanding improvement to the shaper. I think I am going to copy it to the "nth" degree. Wow! He's "Absolutely Brilliant!". One could search the world over; and only fine VERY few that works like this. May Jesus continue to "gift" him with innate talents from Heaven; that he kindly shares with us.

[@benm9193]

award winning cineblurrtography... hahahahah. Awesome stuff. wish I had the space for such a shop

[@paulhammond7489]

Impressive... Nice work...

[@ericashmusic8889]

Yea ! nice work. Patient & meticulous dedication. Keeping superskill alive. *****

[@benjibiname]

Magnifiquement réalisé

[@eniszulufepustampasic2799]

magnificent!!

[@Painless61]

Awesome ... 👍🏽

[@savoldicom]

Wonderful! I really liked your idea. I build furniture in Italy and I am always very curious to discover new solutions different from mine.

[@randellino]

Love how this isn't mucked up with talking.

[@sachdevalamin3174]

I watched this about a week ago, and decided to leave a comment. This is an amazing build! Fantastic craftsmanship, detail and design. You're a truly skilled and talented artist.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

Thank you very much!

[@patmos72]

Speechless

[@litoboy5]

GREAT JOB

[@paultay23]

superb..so precise

[@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181]

I was just having a gander through the comments and gathered that this fence is based upon one available for sale,a quick look tells me that it's also ridiculously expensive,aside from that point and as someone who has made plenty of 'special' tools over the years,sometimes because of the cost of off the shelf stuff there is a certain satisfaction from using your own creation to help create or repair something else,especially when it works😄😄.very nicely executed too and far better to look at than a chunk of overpriced ally. I do a bit of hobby woodwork,if I had made that,that nice,I'd look at it and think ,No bo***cks that's going up on the wall!

[@est2035]

Well worth the time and effort put in to making this. The same fence, but in aluminium, for my Felder moulder costs just under £1,400

[@onepairofhands]

Thats very clever and skillfully made

[@joeobrien196]

Brilliant

[@jjamo5]

Top Job!

[@zero4mechanic7]

thanks for the video

[@ernestgodfrey4412]

I watch all sorts of stuff but as a Yorkshireman had to watch this and wow. I am no Joiner I don't even know what he hs made but the last time I saw that detail using a micrometer they were working with steel in an engineers shop nobody uses this degree of accuracy in timber. Will look for other projects

[@throyanob]

Genial, excelente.

[@user-dj1pu9bb6t]

Great idea