How Can a Moulder Help My Wood Shop?

Weinig Profimat Moulder

Moulders are used to size, plane and/or mould all four sides of rough lumber stock. Moulders come in two types.  Through-feed moulders have become more popular overall in the secondary wood industries.  They have better straightening capabilities and they also fully feed the boards through the machine at the job's end, which eliminates the need for a pusher board and therefore better suited for short runs. Because of the straightening capabilities, through-feed moulders also require rough boards to be somewhat over-sized. Push-feed moulders are fed from the infeed side of the machine.  The raw boards are butt fed and pushed through the machine. Push-feed machines are typically used for construction grade lumber, where straightening is less important. The rough stock for push-feed moulders require very little oversizing. Moulders usually have four to six machining spindles, oriented both vertically and horizontally. Moreover, some machines are equipped with additional heads to accommodate specific requirements. Having up to seven heads allows the moulder to machine the important surfaces with a second head to remove less stock. This keeps the knives sharp for a longer period of time as the second head is always working with clean, pre-machined stock. Moulders range in operation from fully manual to fully automatic with a capacity to process stock boards up to 12” X 6” in size.

Popular moulder brands include:   Futura, Leadermac, Mida, Mikron, SCMI, Silver, Stegherr, US Concepts, Wadkin, Weinig, and Yates.


If you are in the market for a used moulder or would like more information, visit the Contacts Machinery used woodworking machinery web site or call 1-866-514-0890.