Deadeye
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I've been offered a Kity spindle moulder. Not owned one before. Price is fair, but any common faults to look for?
Common faults with a spindle moulder
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Deadeye
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This one is the 626 - I have found the manual in french; it's 20mm.TFrench":2g337nd3 said:
Assuming the block on it is ok, what is the issue with that (I guess rigidity?)?
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Trevanion
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I've got a Kity 623 which is the bigger brother (30mm Shaft and slightly heavier built) of the 626. It's a good machine and it's got plenty of power so long as you don't use blocks that are too heavy. I'm not sure of the actual specifications of the 626 such as motor horsepower but if it's similar to the 623 (Which has a 2HP motor) you can't really go too wrong for most things.
It would be worth seeing what tooling is coming with the machine. You mention a block comes with it but it could be an old style block such as a collar block (Which Kity did supply with their machines at one point) or an old whitehill block which can be dangerous, especially in beginners hands. What tooling you require really depends on what you plan on doing with it, a standard Euro block will do most tasks well but a dedicated rebate block is a good investment and also some kind of groover like a wobble saw would be advantageous. I would personally buy 30mm blocks and buy a pair of "top hats" to convert the bore down from the 30mm to fit to your 20mm shaft rather than trying to find tooling to fit a 20mm shaft. A 20mm shaft should be rigid enough for most cutting applications so I wouldn't worry too much about it so long as you're not trying to run very heavy cuts.
As dzj said, it may be worth looking to see if the spindle shaft has a bend in it since it is smaller than a standard shaft, It's very rare that they bend as it would require a lot of force while cutting to cause it. Best way to check would be with a dial indicator but if you haven't got one you could use a straight edge against the machine and get it as close to the shaft as you can and try to eye it. As I said, more than likely won't be an issue.
I always link to this video by Roy Sutton for anyone who's new to spindle moulding as it's a very good video full of good advice. You can tell he's got experience with the machine due to the missing bit of fingers
[youtube]4n6yTHMBX54[/youtube]
It would be worth seeing what tooling is coming with the machine. You mention a block comes with it but it could be an old style block such as a collar block (Which Kity did supply with their machines at one point) or an old whitehill block which can be dangerous, especially in beginners hands. What tooling you require really depends on what you plan on doing with it, a standard Euro block will do most tasks well but a dedicated rebate block is a good investment and also some kind of groover like a wobble saw would be advantageous. I would personally buy 30mm blocks and buy a pair of "top hats" to convert the bore down from the 30mm to fit to your 20mm shaft rather than trying to find tooling to fit a 20mm shaft. A 20mm shaft should be rigid enough for most cutting applications so I wouldn't worry too much about it so long as you're not trying to run very heavy cuts.
As dzj said, it may be worth looking to see if the spindle shaft has a bend in it since it is smaller than a standard shaft, It's very rare that they bend as it would require a lot of force while cutting to cause it. Best way to check would be with a dial indicator but if you haven't got one you could use a straight edge against the machine and get it as close to the shaft as you can and try to eye it. As I said, more than likely won't be an issue.
I always link to this video by Roy Sutton for anyone who's new to spindle moulding as it's a very good video full of good advice. You can tell he's got experience with the machine due to the missing bit of fingers
[youtube]4n6yTHMBX54[/youtube]
LBCarpentry
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Deadeye":1o740otv said:
Rigidity is one concern but the main one is that you will be very limited finding cutter blocks to fit a 20mm shaft. They are all 30mm or 1.1/4”.
