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   B52BOMBER | May 11, 2009 08:27pm | #1

   I have a Williams & Hussey Moulder and am very satisfied. I can get custom knives for it and smooth cuts are the norm. It takes a little jig building for some knives but not hard to do,

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   RickL | May 11, 2009 09:49pm | #2

   Shopfox...takes the same knives a W & H at half the price.  Quality is just as good. Get the variable speed option.

   http://www.woodstockint.com/Products/W1812/

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   oldusty | May 11, 2009 09:54pm | #3

     Mark ,

                Can you use a spindle shaper instead of a molder ?

                Sounds like you have a particular profile to run , what's it like ?

                regards    dusty

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   vinworx | May 11, 2009 10:29pm | #4

   Dusty,

    I actually have a few that i have been doin on a shaper but i need somethign that auto feeds with longs runs. 500-600 ft at a time.Mark Rhodes

   Vinworx.com

   Custome Wine Celllars & Cabinets

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   oldusty | May 12, 2009 04:25pm | #7

      Could you use a power feeder along with a shaper to self feed ?

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   JohnWW | May 12, 2009 05:32pm | #8

   In larger shops a shaper is almost always set up with feeders, often times more than one, to handle the stock. If ever there was an application for a power feeder it is on a shaper,they are just too powerful to be hand fed. Also using a power feeder will always lead to a better cut on the molding.John White
   Shop Manager for FWW Magazine, 1998-2007

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   oldusty | May 12, 2009 09:25pm | #9

        I agree .

   
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   Hastings | May 11, 2009 11:11pm | #5

   Vin:

   I have a Williams and Hussey that I'm very pleased with. I managed to pick up a used one with knives. You might want to look around for a low-mileage one.

   I had originally ordered the new Shop Fox at IWF , but it kept being delayed. I still have not heard from the dealer about the order.

   Our local tool supplier who handles both machines wasn't very complimentary about the S-F.

   The W+H seems to be the gold standard in this type of machine. Very nice clean guts that hardly need any sanding.

   Hastings

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   bones | May 12, 2009 03:34pm | #6

   I've been looking for a used W&H for a while they don't show up too often.  I missed one on craigs list by about a day.  It's one of those things I don't got to have but if the opportunity popped up I'd jump at it.  Do you have the multipass version or single? What do you like or dislike?

   Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

   Edited 5/12/2009 8:35 am by bones

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   Hastings | May 13, 2009 02:04am | #10

   Bones:Mine is a multi-pass version. I gave the machine a good clean and changed the oil in the gearbox with fresh W+H oil and it works like a champ.It's very simple to use. Just need to clamp on side supports. It takes a test run to make sure the knives are lined up with the supports that you have clamped to the table.It's also important to do the back cuts first before the profile. It's a single-purpose machine that does what it does very well. I was blown away by the quality of the cut.Machines in good order seem to command top dollar so I don't think you will risk much by getting one.Hastings