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Domenico Statuto <[log in to unmask]>
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Now I see I did misunderstand Michael's advice. When he wrote "table router" I was thinking to the big machinery named spindler router or shaper.
But I do own a normal Bosch router (which I used once years ago), so everything I need is one or two router cutters, either a custom one or one of those Lee Valley miniature bits suggested by Borys Medicky.

However I am very fond of the idea of making a moulding plane. Andrew Barnard has provided me a very good article on the subject, and of course I am eager to read more. I'll go for a custom moulding plane, should I not succeed, I'll purchase/order the bits.

BTW I was not aware of the facebook group! I just applied for admission.

Best
Domenico


> Il giorno 10/feb/2016, alle ore 17:54, Owen Daly <[log in to unmask]> ha scritto:
> 
> Domenico, Michael Johnson is right; for cutting moldings you want a normal full-sized router, and either a router table with a fence, or, for some profiles, a bit with a ball-bearing pilot.
> 
> I don’t know about companies in Italy that make custom-profile router bits, but nowadays even in backwater little Salem, Oregon, USA, a few blocks from my house, my best saw-shop can make for me fine-grained carbide router bits of extraordinary detail. They aren’t inexpensive, but the cost, given the ease of use (compared to scratch beaders, which I find horrid) pays for itself very quickly. The only caveat I would give: save this for moldings which you use frequently enough to justify the cost.
> 
> I pay, on average, for a very elaborate custom-made cutter, of very fine-grained carbide, on a ½” shank (get the largest shank your router will accept, to minimize vibration) for about US$100. It’s been a while, so they may cost a bit more now.
> 
> We now, thanks to Mr. Kelzenberg, have a page on Facebook where members can post and view photos and other files related to our interests. I will try to find some photos of a few examples of the cutters and post them there. A bit of searching on Google should find an Italian company that does work every bit as good as what I have.
> 
> All this said, for my very frequently-used little Italian-style “ogee” molding with a return bead, the entire molding about 6mm wide, I had made a custom traditional molding plane. It is beyond joy to use. I use this pattern for many things, including the molding on Italian-style bridges, and having a dedicated plane, which cuts like butter, makes life much more pleasant.
> 
> Wishing you well,
> 
> Owen
> 
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