On 9 Jan 2021, at 10:11, Martin Guiver <martin.guiver@...> wrote:

?I’m thinking it’s worth about ?2000

I wouldn’t expect much more for my 631 with all the tooling and extensions etc. Felder still sell the cast iron s coupling table extensions for about ?200

Should you buy it... you bet you should and probably be looking to part with about ?1500 something like $1200 . Belts aren’t a problem nor bearings!

Make the offer and walk away.... it’s the best he’ll get!

Martin?

On 9 Jan 2021, at 02:45, imranindiana via groups.io <imranindiana@...> wrote:

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I assume it comes with at least one shaper spindle and there is a xcut and rip/jointer fence. If it has F coupling you may be able to at least make a auxiliary table like this.

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Felder no longer makes it but it is a wonderful table if one does not have space for an outrigger or in your situation. I have one for my KF.

I will let people more familiar with older machines chime in with recommendations.

BTW, the nicks on slider edge near blade are common - at least based upon 2 saws that I have. I do not think it is possible for the slider to actually come in contact with the blade in normal running condition. I have them on my slider but have not actually seen it happen. I believe the blade flexes in a bad situation during ripping. The few times i have had chunks of wood fly off (one still embedded in drywall for keepsakes) the first concern is safety so if it happened then I did not realize it.

Imran

On Jan 8, 2021, at 9:01 PM, Benjamin Thompson via groups.io <scribbleben@...> wrote:

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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.

As I said above, the machine was given to the current by a neighbor who passed away. He doesn't really want it / need it. He's asking $4500. I'm thinking a lot less.?

I'd love to hear what the experts think.

Here are some pictures of the beast:



Thanks!

ben

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