The ability to make my own molding has been in the back of my mind for many years. An old friend of mine helped me make the oak molding for my workshop when it was built many years ago, he owned a Belsaw planer molder and although it looked crude it really did a nice job. A recent thread here at the Creek concerning a new planer/molder that Grizzly was offering got me to thinking once more about adding the capability to my workshop. What is most appealing I guess is the ability to make circular molding and arches.
This afternoon a big truck stopped by the shop and left two boxes, the picture below is the result of about 1.5 hours of assembly time. As soon as I can get my new cutters ordered and some serious play time I will report in detail the results of my efforts and the capabilities of this slick little machine. A personal project replacing the almost one hundred year old molding in my home is on the horizon. A combination of the Shopfox planer/molder and my ShopBot router may possibly produce something very unique.
Life is Good!