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  1. 19th July 2006, 08:19 PM #1
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    Default Ancient Tablesaw/planer/spindle Moulder

    Hello all,

    I am relatively new to woodworking, but i have been reading this forum for a while and thought someone might be able to help.
    I have come across an old table saw / planer / spindle moulder, it used to belong to a retired cabinet maker and is completely made of wood. It has 2 x 1hp motors belt driving the saw and planer, it is missing the guides but has quite alot of the spindle bits(?is that the right name?) custom bits aswell. I originally thought that this might be a good start for me in my new collection of tools, but after looking at it, i'm not sure as i think its age might effect its accuracy etc. aswell as the generally frightening thought of getting my hand ripped through a steel spindle moulder, thanks to some of the posts i have read!!
    It is for sale for $200 or $300 with all the bits for the spindle moulder. Is this something that I / other people should be interested in or are these things a dime a dozen?
    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, it seems like a waste of, (although old) well made machinery

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  3. 20th July 2006, 09:57 AM #2
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    Made completely of wood?
    Love to see a photo......

    Don't fear the spindle moulder, but give it plenty of respect. Invest in a power feeder. It is worth the few hundred bucks to save your digits!
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    Personally, I would leave it where it is. It's probably hand made. It might be interesting from an historical or collector's point of view but I don't think it will be a very useful purchase for a weekend woody.

    Regarding spindle moulders, I used to operate one that was made back in the early 1900's and had been converted from overhead belt drive to electric motor somewhere along the way. It was a frightening beast. The cutters were big lumps of steel (two of) held in place by a couple of slotted disks with a knurled nut on the threaded shaft. We had a pipe wrench shoved in a length of gal pipe that we used to tighten it. When we were about to switch it on, we had to yell out to all the guys in the joinery and they would all duck until it got up to warp speed. If one of the cutters came loose it would take your head off. But don't let that worry you
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    Spindle moulders are like any other machine treat it with respect and it will serve you well.
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    Thanks guys i appreciate the feedback. I think you have reaffirmed what i was thinking, i might leave my digits where they are for now and invest my money in something a little more digit friendly. I saw a website in the inspirational websites forum for a guy in japan who made his workshop in a dungeon, he was so ingenious with his setup, buying old tools and revamping them when he could. I like this idea so thats why i am starting to keep an eye out for machinery such as this. appreciate the help

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    Ah, that would be our friend the bottle-shop owner, Stu in Tokyo.

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