Moulding Blade - Don't shoot me😃

**simops** · 27th January 2016, 09:07 AM

OK so I bought of eBay a Sears Craftsman moulding set for a Table saw......I know you are going to say I'm a fool, that it is dangerous, doesn't work, sounds evil, etc, etc....

but it it's like anything woodworking.....if you treat tools with respect, plan how your going to use it, and take the time to treat tooling with the respect it deserves then the risk is, in majority of cases, low.

I set mine up with a new zero clearance insert and took my time with it and it actually produced some nice moulding profiles indeed. No more difficult to use than a Dado blade in fact. It does sound intimidating when running, but that's just from the broad moulding cutters slapping the air. What I quickly learned was that you cannot take one pass to make the moulding but have to take a few (like with a large router bit).

anyhow pic below for your interest.....

cheers

**Tahlee** · 28th January 2016, 10:32 AM

I was watching a Jon Peters video on making mouldings on a table saw just last night.

The thing about overtly dangerous cutters is that one tends not to be complacent around them .. I know we need to have our wits about us all the time BUT that is heightened when using dado sets and moulders.

I think that I will get a set ... need to have the holder bored out to 30mm though

Can you tell me how you sharpened the cutters ... did you use the same method as for chisels

Regards

Rob

**elanjacobs** · 28th January 2016, 05:36 PM

I think those sets are a great idea for people with limited resources, my only concern is that you generally don't have a power feed on a table saw, so you have to hand-feed everything.

**simops** · 28th January 2016, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tahlee

I was watching a Jon Peters video on making mouldings on a table saw just last night.

The thing about overtly dangerous cutters is that one tends not to be complacent around them .. I know we need to have our wits about us all the time BUT that is heightened when using dado sets and moulders.

I think that I will get a set ... need to have the holder bored out to 30mm though

Can you tell me how you sharpened the cutters ... did you use the same method as for chisels

Regards

Rob

You know these days with variable speed routers you can get some big router bits by slowing the revs right down that can cut nice profiles as well......but equally scary to use.

anyhow I've been cutting some moulding (pic showing profile attached) and found that to get the smoothest cut you need multiple shallow passes, but it's quick enough to do. Same with routing anyhow.
To make it safer I also cut the profile then rip the board to the desired width. That way I'm cutting a wide board giving me easy control.

i've only laped the backside of the moulding blades so far but I could do better.....just got find a way. Seems to cut cleanly anyway as long as you take multiple passes.

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**cava** · 29th January 2016, 11:57 PM

That is a great alternative to a router, although not as versatile, but still doable.

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