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HOW TO MOLD
“SIZE” STOCK – See page 6, #1
SUB PLATE USE
A sub plate made of knife millable material is recommended to be used at all times, except when
using the optional elliptical jig. The GS-2-1 Guide System included in your molder package has a
½” thick HDPE black texture sub plate. Some knives cut below the stock. If the knives cut below
the stock the millable material will be cut into. If a sub plate has not been used and the steel
knives hit the cast iron base this will result in the knives shattering. This is extremely dangerous
and should be avoided at all times.
Some examples of knives that cut below the knife stock would be quarter rounds, half rounds,
crowns, bed moldings and many more.
If you ordered a machine package a GS-2-1 Guide System was included in your shipment. The GS-
2-1 has a ½” thick black HDPE texture sub plate, this is considered millable material.
SETTING STOCK WITH THE GS-2-1
1.
A GS-2-1 guide system includes a ½” sub plate, a flex guide, a solid guide and the hardware.
2.
To set the guides, attach the knives to the knife arbor and position to the far right of the knife
arbor. See page 7, #5, Knife Attachment.
3.
The flex guide and solid guide may be interchanged from one side to the other. Generally you
would want the flex guide on the highest side of the molding to protect it from being cut into
by the long side of the knife. This will preserve your flex guide.
4.
Attach the flex guide (do not tighten) to the side of the profile that will cut the least deep into
your stock. The beveled portion of the guide should be facing the stock.
5.
Attach the solid guide (do not tighten) on the other side of the stock.
6.
Place a sample piece of stock on the sub plate. Lower the molder head and point the knives
toward the stock, knives should be positioned slightly above stock. Align knives and stock,
when knives and stock are aligned lower molder head until rollers touch the stock.
7.
Press both guides against stock, tighten handles, pull handles up position them out of the
stock path.
8.
Raise the molder head, remove the sample stock piece and replace with the actual “sized”
stock to be used. This allows you to make any additional adjustments to the guide tension if
needed, stock should move freely between the guides.
