Folks -I've heard about molding heads for tablesaws and a bit about them. I cansee that the extra power and control of a TS vs a router would be anadvantage... Wif could use some profiled stock for her framing work...I looked at Magic Molder, and the price for the setup and extra cutter plugsseemed rich. The basic set was mid 300 and additional cutters *may* giveyou chump change out of a hundred.So who else makes 'em Sears? Freud makes shaper cutters, but nothing asfar as I can tell, for a TS. Is this something worth pursuing, or is it apower tool version of a snicky Stanley 55?I'd appreciate any remarks pro or con on this, especially from users.TIAJohn Moorhead

I have the Sears unit and it works great for me. I don't use it often, but it can cut profiles that a router bit can't cut. I used mine to make single and triple beads. The cutters leave an adequately smooth finish. I looked at the Magic Molder; too pricey for this ole boy.daveJohn Moorhead wrote:

My comments are about the same as the rest.I have an old Sears one that I use once in a blue moon for beading. Scaresthe shit out of me, but I am still kickin' .I would not go out of my way to buy one.Bill

TS molding head - worth it?

Jun 01, 2004 23 Replies

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Rumpty 22 years ago

about won't be mine.

The Delta moulding head is an excellent design and the knives are locked in. The "Sears" system doesn't impress me.

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Bill 22 years ago

My comments are about the same as the rest.

I have an old Sears one that I use once in a blue moon for beading. Scares the s*it out of me, but I am still kickin' .

I would not go out of my way to buy one.

Bill

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Rumpty 22 years ago

the s*it out of me, but I am still kickin' .

Did you run this moulding in a single pass, or did you make multiple passes to finished depth?

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Bob G. 22 years ago

============================== I use mind once every OTHER blue moon...and like the other poster it scares the s*it out of me also... I Usually do the cut in one pass... but what scares me is that the noise is really wicket... not the noise when cutting just the spinning head....

Bob Griffiths

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