Replies

1. 
   JeffHeath | May 08, 2008 02:24am | #1

   I have a moulding machine, but 10 feet is going to be cost prohibitive.  The knives and setup fee will run you close to $300.00, plus the cost of the moulding.  Ouch!!

   Jeff

1. 
   Napie | May 08, 2008 06:07pm | #4

   I agree, that profile would be easy to make on the table saw plus a bit of scraping and sanding.

2. 
   oldusty | May 08, 2008 08:20am | #2

     For the small amount you need why not run it yourself , cove it out on the TS make small passes and with a combination of router cuts and some hand planing and scraping or sanding you can easily make it your self .

                         dusty , you can do it !

3. 
   Pommele | May 08, 2008 05:02pm | #3

   Owl Hardwoods

   926 South Graceland

   Des Planes

   847-824-5025

   Best selection of moldings I have seen and run from all of the better domestics.  If they do not have it, they can made it.

1. 
   JeffHeath | May 09, 2008 03:44am | #5

   Owl Hardwoods won't touch a job for 10 feet of custom moulding.  They'll do the job, but for about $500.00.  They have a minimum linear footage order they'll make custom.  I get a few sales a year on short runs that they won't touch.

   Jeff

1. 
   Pommele | May 09, 2008 03:31pm | #6

   Re Owl Hardwoods:  Understandable that they would not create knives for a 10 lineal foot run; however, my point is that they have a large collection of profiles already in stock and perhaps the gentleman looking for the 10 lineal feet may find something similar.

1. 
   oldusty | May 09, 2008 05:20pm | #7

     Pom ,

              Even if they have the knife's of the exact detail on hand the set up charge to set up the molder would be a good portion of the cost even if they gave a deal and charged $200 which I doubt the molding could cost $25 per foot or $250 for a 10' piece .

           I grind some of my own knives as well  I use collars on a shaper with a power feed , some profiles take several setups , knives and passes . I grind by hand and by eye most big molding makers will use a profile grinding machine that works a lot like a key making machine.

         When the exact match is needed and something similar will not suffice  is when I grind or do custom runs for folks , often times here in my area it is for reproduction work in historical buildings and such . It can be a lot of fun but not much demand locally .

                    dusty

                      

1. 
   Pommele | May 09, 2008 05:57pm | #8

   When I said Owl had a large number of profiles in stock, my meaning was that the profiles have already been run and molding stocked into bins-readily available.

2. 
   oldusty | May 09, 2008 07:21pm | #9

      That would be a stroke of luck to find it made in the right specie , send them a fax profile of what you want and they can tell you maybe .

             We could of made it already on the TS and such , c'mon give it a go.

                      good  luck        dusty