Hello Felder group!
I looked at 1994 BF6-26 today. It has a 10" planer / jointer, single trunnion slider with no outrigger, table saw and shaper. It's 220V / single phase. No mortiser.
It's a hobbyist machine that's been through two owners. It has no tooling to speak of and doesn't look like it's been all that well maintained, nor has it been used by very expert hands (the slider has had a few run-ins with a tilted blade.
Everything is level and square. Nothing's frozen, everything moves, all motors work. Planer knives are clean, no knicks. I didn't put a dial indicator on the blade, but the was no vibration. While I was testing it out the jointer cutting head stopped moving while the motor kept going. The current keeper (his elderly neighbor gave it to him) and I figure a belt broke.?
I'm interested, but given the recent threads about end of service / lack of inventory for the BF series and how expensive parts are getting, I'm wary.
I'm sure it would clean up and run fine for another generation or two. But¡
Reason's I'm interested¡
- My shop shares our two car garage with--two cars. Space is at a premium.
- The build quality and versatility--even at this age--seem superior to comparable machines from delta or jet--plus--a slider!
- It's 14 miles from my house
- I may need to anchor a small freighter in heavy seas some day
My other option would be a cabinet saw and a planer/jointer combo like the 80's era makita / hitachi's that I could roll out of the way. I could handle many of my shaper tasks with my routers.
Here are some pictures of the beast:
Thanks!
ben
