I have a De Walt DW1501 Radial arm saw with a "Vermont American" moulder
head attachment - this saw must be about 20yrs old so I am struggling for
bits - what I am looking for is a "rail and Stile" moulder bit and a "panal
raising" moulder bit to fit this VA moulder head - it is an old type with
"one fixing screw" per blade and there are three on the moulder head.- If
anyone knows if they are still stocked or know of an outlet I would be
gratefull.

Dave

superx wrote:

I have a De Walt DW1501 Radial arm saw with a "Vermont American" moulder
head attachment - this saw must be about 20yrs old so I am struggling for
bits - what I am looking for is a "rail and Stile" moulder bit and a "panal
raising" moulder bit to fit this VA moulder head - it is an old type with
"one fixing screw" per blade and there are three on the moulder head.- If
anyone knows if they are still stocked or know of an outlet I would be
gratefull.

I don't specific outlet, but that doesn't sound like a particularly
unusual cutter design. Many moulding heads had a single set screw and
three cutters. I've not used mine in ages as the speed of the saw isn't
as high as the shaper so it isn't as good a cut and so I don't have a
current place I've been using to suggest...

Where and how have you looked? Maybe knowing that would spur some other
ideas.

In article , "superx" wrote:
I have a De Walt DW1501 Radial arm saw with a "Vermont American" moulder
head attachment - this saw must be about 20yrs old so I am struggling for
bits - what I am looking for is a "rail and Stile" moulder bit and a "panal
raising" moulder bit to fit this VA moulder head - it is an old type with
"one fixing screw" per blade and there are three on the moulder head.- If
anyone knows if they are still stocked or know of an outlet I would be
gratefull.


Sears used to sell a single-cutter molding head; not sure if they still do, or
if their cutters would fit your moulding head, but it's worth a shot.

Also, check eBay. Stuff like that comes up frequently.

Finally, if you can't find what you want, Sears still sells their
triple-cutter moulding head, and you could always get one of those with the
appropriate cutter sets - then sell your old moulding head and cutters on eBay
to recover some of your cost. :-)

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

In article , Eddie Munster wrote:


Doug Miller wrote:

Sears used to sell a single-cutter molding head; not sure if they still do,
or if their cutters would fit your moulding head, but it's worth a shot.


I have one and it was made by VA

I suspected that but wasn't sure, so I didn't say.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

I have my dad's Craftsman molding cutter that matches your description.
Last time I looked (OK, it was probably a year or two ago) the local
Sears still had some blades for it in the store. Who knows, it could
even be the same cutterhead, with different labels painted on.

-j