Shop Fox Moulder

[tjbnwi]

Running custom trim on Justin's Shop Fox moulder.

4 cubic yards of planer and moulder chips. The run is about 50% complete.
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Tom

 

[rizzoa13]

The volume of work you do is kind of unreal. To need a dumpster for chips is on a different level.

 

[Tyler Ernsberger]

How comparable is the Shop Fox Molder to the William Hussey Molder?

 

[tjbnwi]

The volume of work you do is kind of unreal. To need a dumpster for chips is on a different level.

There is a company about 5 miles from my location that use coal train cars to dump the chips into. They fill at least one car a day. They use a rotary air lock to keep from blowing the chips around.

Tom

 

[tjbnwi]

How comparable is the Shop Fox Molder to the William Hussey Molder?

The one in the video is a clone to the W&H. The new Shop Fox model is different but also very nice, some say better than the W&H.

Tom

 

[live4ever]

I've been eyeing that moulder for a while.  It seems to be a bargain, and can clearly handle pseudo-production work. 

 

[Billy stray]

I've been eying it myself
I also have a Dumpster but if I don't bag my chips  in contractor bags they won't empty it

 

[Holmz]

I keep seeing this a Fox Mulder.

 

[Marshall Monnett]

I own a Williams and Hussey and been extremely happy with it, the only thing that it can do over the shop fox is that I can run raised panels through since it is open ended, the newer model shopfox looks open ended but the casting of the head gets in the way and will not allow you to run pieces through that are over 7 inches wide,

 

[MrGinCT]

I also have a W&H and I think the quality of the entire unit is much higher than the clone / look alike.  I've never had ANY issues with my W&H and I also have run raised panels through mine with great results.

 

[bkharman]

Couldn't tell Tom but is all of that pine or maple?  Is this a run for a customer or for stock for upcoming projects?

Cheers. Bryan.

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[Tyler Ernsberger]

I thought it looked like poplar.  Hard to tell from the video.

 

[tjbnwi]

Couldn't tell Tom but is all of that pine or maple?  Is this a run for a customer or for stock for upcoming projects?

Cheers. Bryan.

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T. Ernsberger is correct, poplar.

Sprayed some primer today.

Tom

 

[justinh]

I've been eyeing that moulder for a while.  It seems to be a bargain, and can clearly handle pseudo-production work.

It's not really designed for a run that size but it'll do it.  I have it for profile matches and short runs.  The finish is very good.  I've run the Hussey and own the Shop Fox and in use I prefer mine.  I have other means to run raised panels.

 

[Knight Woodworks]

Curious why you prefer the Shop Fox over the W&H. Anything in particular?

John

 

[justinh]

Curious why you prefer the Shop Fox over the W&H. Anything in particular?

John

A company I worked for had an older Hussey.  There is a lot less vibration in my Shop Fox than the Hussey I used.  I have next to no chatter and very little sanding is needed.  There is occasionally some tear out on switch grain but that's about it.  I ran through everything on their Hussey and the knives. I figure it's either the beefier stand or the larger head bearings.  I haven't run Hussey's newer machine but if I were in the market now I would likely buy the newer version of the Shop Fox.  Looks like a better design.

 

[live4ever]

Justin, where do you like to get your knives?

 

[justinh]

Justin, where do you like to get your knives?

I usually use a local sharpener for convenience.  The knives for the run in Tom's video came from a shop in Missouri.  They are very nice and I may start using them when I have more lead time.  Water jet cut and really well balanced.  Grind quality is great.

 

[rondon]

are the knives you get from Missouri made by Woodmaster, and does anybody have the woodmaster and what do you thing of it if you do.

 

[KRKWW]

are the knives you get from Missouri made by Woodmaster, and does anybody have the woodmaster and what do you thing of it if you do.

I have a Woodmaster 725 and I purchased an extra head and have an assortment of molding knives. The variable speed feed rate is priceless in my opinion and the machine is solid and produces excellent results. I have not run thousands and thousands of feet through it for molding but I could all day if necessary.

Woodmaster has a large selection of stock knives and the ability to cut custom to your order. I do believe they use high pressure water to cut their profiles.