I am having real difficulty in deciding which spindle moulder to get
SCM TF130 with side mounted tenon table?
or the Format 4 Profil 45 Z Xmotion?
I am new to the spindle moulder, I have been using the spindle moulder on the combination machine, its an ass to setup, because it takes a long time to setup the spindle moulder on the combination machine so I just don’t use much of the shaper function, but I really want to spend more time on a shaper, it is a very versatile machine. I cut tenon mostly on my spindle moulder.
I have been looking at the F700Z and F900Z, and then I found out I can go to Format 4 Profil 45 Z X motion for 20k USD, Fully spec’ed.
But the Format has the sliding at the front of the spindle moulder, I like it on the side of the spindle moulder, I found one - SCM TF130. from the sawmill creek search on this unit and the sliding of a spindle moulder it seems the side mounted tenon table of the SCM is easier to use than the front tenon table like the Felder?? it seems you don’t need two shaper if you have a TF130 with side mounted tenon table, ok, there is setup time involved in converting from tenonning to profiling but I don’t need two shaper, I don’t have the space.
Can you please share your experience with the shaper if you own a Format/Felder or SCM T130 series? I dont think I will ever need the tilting.
The price I will be paying for the manual SCM TF130 is the same as the fully spec'ed and electronically controlled Format 4 Profil 45 Z Xmotion.
The SCM here is more expensive than the Felder over here. I don’t know why.