I make furniture for a living. My shop is a coop with 3 other full time builders, and a couple hobbyists. We have 2 KF700's with 80" sliders. One is often setup with a pattern cutter for template shaping. We also have a 10' stroke Panhans, and a Sawstop. No stand alone shaper here and it's never been an issue. Obviously our situation is unique, but I find that the? saw shaper combo isn't a huge compromise. Even before the current redundancy, I could manage with good work flow. I can always cut another part on the bandsaw for example if one went awry. I usually make a few extras anyway.
Jason Holtz J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.432.2765
-- Jason J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406