Custom Mouldings

[Shedman]

A quick question here! We are currently renovating our house, and need to replace skirting boards. Of course they are not typical profiles, and I wondered if anybody had experience of having custom mouldings made. Looking for potential suppliers in the Midlands, close to Kettering.

Would also be interested in an idea of cost.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[johnnyb]

many places would make these find a good joiners. cost will be more specific.

 

[toolsntat]

Richard is over in your area and is a traditional joinery maker.
Top quality as standard.
http://www.richarnold.co.uk/Cheers Andy

 

[Inspector]

Over here there are planing/molding (thicknesser/molder) machines available that are relatively inexpensive. With one you put the appropriate knife or knives in depending on machine and run your own molding. If you have lots to do they will pay for themselves but if you don't need much it doesn't pay. I don't understand why they wouldn't be popular in your country with all of the old architecture. I have the W&H and an older RBI (like the small Woodmaster). I have a profile grinder coming to make the knives with too. Even if only molding once in a while having a thicknesser is never a bad thing.

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The only one in the UK I could find costs a fair bit more.
https://woodmizer.co.uk/mp220-planer-moulder-ripsaw
If you don't have a lot to make you could use hand planes for much less than getting them custom made.

Pete

 

[Droogs]

Due to having a high injury rate in use over the years, especially compared to other static machines they tend to cause rather large increases in insurance premiums in commercial workshops. That and the devil reputation tends to discourage people here having them.

 

[Inspector]

I didn't know that Droogs. I have never heard of anyone being injured with one here, that's not to say it doesn't happen but being fully enclosed they seem safer than a spindle molder. I'll continue to exercise care with mine.

Pete

 

[Jar944]

Due to having a high injury rate in use over the years, especially compared to other static machines they tend to cause rather large increases in insurance premiums in commercial workshops. That and the devil reputation tends to discourage people here having them.

Odd. I'm not sure how people are injuring themselves with single head enclosed moulders. It's like injuring yourself with a thicknesser.

 

[Just4Fun]

When I needed some moulding made to match my exterior cladding I just went to a local saw mill. The cost per metre was the same as comparable "standard" designs. I just had to pay for the custom cutters for whatever machine they used. I don't remember the exact code of that but I think it was 100 or 150 euro, or something like that.

Is this approach possible in the UK?

 

[Shedman]

Thank you all for your help.

 

[clogs]

that was my excuse to buy / add a Wadkin EQ spindle to my little collection of Wadkin machines.....
made hundreds if not thousands of feet of custon skirting and other mouldings for my self and clients.....
Had to sell it after 10 years or so for the last house move...but it had doubled in value...
A nice little earner.....selling that partiq Wadkin still upsets me to think about it....
Whitehill will custom make knives to ur moulding pattern.....
1/2 a decent joiners will make the moulding if u buy the knife blades.....£60 a pair'ish....

 

[Fordgate1]

A quick question here! We are currently renovating our house, and need to replace skirting boards. Of course they are not typical profiles, and I wondered if anybody had experience of having custom mouldings made. Looking for potential suppliers in the Midlands, close to Kettering.

Would also be interested in an idea of cost.

Many thanks in advance.

I had to do this many years ago, I borrowed a box of old moulding planes, I now use a Stanley 55.