Making Even Appied Moulding

Preamble : I don't want to write another list of what each woodworker should know in order to work safely. Everybody may find what matters using a search engine with key words "woodworking safety". Albeit all these articles talk to the others and I would have liked to find someone writing : "for my own safety I try to..." which means many more people convey a standard point of view about safety without wondering anything. I avoid these kind of topic that lead to nothing most of time. On the other hand I get involved in every exchange that tend to explain why something would be unsafe et try to find out a better way. It's all about mental attitude and the last one requires the point of view to be argued. Nothing good nothing bad but keeping open minded.WhyDi
Simple moulding shapes may be machined on the table saw but requires extra safety care and the below picture features that need. Rebating on the spindle moulder raise some safety issues but keeping hands away from the teeth is not so easy at all on the table saw, especially with narrow stocks. Here the saw feeder riding the rip fence can't help because the workpiece tend to tilt. I set the infeed roller and the wheel pressure module that satisfyingly held the stock before the blade then started pushing with my right hand when my left one pressed downward far before the teeth. As soon as the workpiece rear reached the rear fence I lifted the left hand then went over the blade et applied pressure far after the teeth. On the other hand I machined the first cut with the widest face against the rip fence in height position then cleared the rabbet. That was the better way of keeping the maximum surface of the workpiece in contact with the table.

External Rabbets


Then tilted the saw unit and the workpiece went twice through the blade so that getting the two outer chamfers.

Outer Chamfers


The saw feeder proved powerful to safely push the stock and sawing the two inner chamfers.

Inner Chamfers


The four rabbets were sawed the same way with the saw unit at right angle.

Moulding Rabbets


Finally slightly raising the blade and turning the wood upside down allowed for ripping the two applied moulding.

Ripping


Related to length, mitre cuts may be easier with the mitre gauge on the table saw or in the mitre box with a back saw.

Mitre Cuts