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1. 
   SawdustSteve | Jun 16, 2009 11:39pm | #1

   Welcome to Knotts. There are lots of guys and gals here who can answer almost any question. How about posting some basic info about yourself? Are you in the woodworking trade, an advanced hobbyist or just doing one very involved project?

   I've had great success with Ridge Carbide in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Sorry, I'm not near my catalogs so you will have to google them. Since the cutter you want is a custom made job, be prepaired for a $250 + price tag. Their service was great. I sent them a piece of wood I needed to reproduce and the cutter was dead on accurate, and cut my wood like a hot knife through butter. Everything was handled over the phone and they were quite pleasant to work with.
   SawdustSteve Long Island, NY (E of NYC)

   
   

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   Edited 6/16/2009 4:43 pm ET by SawdustSteve

2. 
   philip_r | Jun 17, 2009 12:05am | #2

   Have you tried a millworks company?  Many of them will do custom runs for a much better price. 

3. 
   MikeHennessy | Jun 17, 2009 12:14am | #3

   Several posters over at Breaktime are shaper users as well and you may be able to get some additional pointers by posting this over there as well.

   Mike Hennessy
   Pittsburgh, PA
   Everything fits, until you put glue on it.

4. 
   brad805 | Jun 17, 2009 01:43am | #4

   I have bought several custom knife sets for a corugated back insert head I have.  Knives for usually cost around $30 - $50/in plus material costs.  It sounds like you want a custom cutter body too.  That can add to the price as they are more difficult to produce.  A 3/4" corrugated back head is not all that expensive.  I think the 3/4" x 3" one I bought two years ago was $200 (CAN).  LRH Enterprises, FSTool, Frued, Amana, CMT and a host of others can make you a custom cutter.  I would start calling some of the industrial woodwork supply companies in your area.  You will need to provide a drawing (.dxf file or .dwg file is also helpful).

   Old Dusty might be able to give you some guidance if you want to make your own.  He does for small runs like you are thinking.

   Good luck.

   Brad

5. 
   alanplanesaw | Jun 17, 2009 05:30am | #5

   Contact Ken Heiser at

   COYLE LUMBER & MILLWORK, inc.
     
   231 East Old York Road
   Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
   
   Phone: 717-243-4124
   Fax: 717-243-9821
   Email: [email protected]
   http://www.coylelumber.com

   [email protected]

   Unless they have quit doing it, they can make shaper cutters to whatever profile you want.  Tell Ken that Alan sent you and he'll buy me lunch at the cafe if I am lucky.

   Alan - planesaw

   
   

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6. 
   oldusty | Jun 17, 2009 06:48am | #6

      Hi   JKG ,

              Before you get too far I would ask a few questions about the shaper you want to use .

           Another is the ht of the cutter plus the nut and quite possibly a bearing to guide against the curved molding also , how tall is the spindle above the table .

       Once you locate a cutter source get a dimension and make sure your machine will meet the requirements .

            Lower  Hp can be  a factor also , if you have to lay an auxiliary larger top over your shaper table for support this too will take some space from the spindle ht .

             Regards       dusty

       

7. 
   JMartinsky | Jun 17, 2009 07:13am | #7

   Very reputable:

   http://www.ctsaw.com/service.html

   Connecticut Saw & Tool
   140 Avon Street, Stratford, CT 06615
   Phone: (800) 404-1220 Fax: (203) 378-7346

   Best,

   John