All:
A regular table saw placed just so does interfere with a power feeder for the shaper/router function of a KF.
Best, Terry
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Looks mighty fine Randy ?
Imran
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you mean like this Imran??
On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 02:03:52 PM PST, imranindiana via <
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I still like the idea of having something ready to use w/o any setup. If I had a cabinet saw prior to buying Felder, I would do it like Randy has in a heart beat considering you don¡¯t get much for selling it.
It is also handy to have a saw available if you have a saw/shaper machine. On the other hand I won¡¯t go out and buy a saw for this purpose or if I had separate saw and shaper.
To each his/her own.
Imran?
On Mar 10, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Brian Lamb <
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Cripes¡ just use end mills or router bits in the high speed spindle. I¡¯ve done it that way for years.
Stephen,
BTW, a domestic saw placed at the outfeed of KF or a saw only machine works really well as a dado saw and really does not take much extra space.
Imran
On Mar 10, 2021, at 1:58 PM, Stephen Zielke <
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?Hi all - I am negotiating the purchase of an older KF700 (year 2000). I realize that my typical joinery/grooving/rabbeting techniques with a US style dado blade set on a 5/8 arbor are going to need to change. I've got a few questions:
1. will any Felder saw accept their proprietary adjustable dado heads, or does the tool need to be ordered specifically capable (for example, with Minimax a saw must be specifically ordered with slider & arbor positioned for dado cuts)
2. is there a different dado table top "zero clearance" type insert, and does anyone know the part # for a 2000 year saw (current owner doesn't have part or diagram) - I can also fab one from aluminum or plywood
3. will the 180 or 228mm adjustable dado saw specific heads also fit on the 30mm shaper spindle? That would at least partially justify the insane pricing from Felder.
4. will any and all shaper specific heads fit on the saw spindle...or are they missing the saw blade specific brake pin holes? Thinking Magic Moulder concept, if you're familiar.
5. for less cost than an adjustable head, I am looking at the fixed 4mm and 5mm grooving table saw blades. Has anyone used the 5mm, and is it a good match (or sloppy) for Baltic Birch 5mm plywood? In cross grain, does the 6 flat tooth configuration make for terribly ugly tearout?
6. if I have a two blade, "box joint cutter" set, and I'm willing to pay to have it bored for the Felder saw arbor, does the blade clamp have room to stack two blade thicknesses on it? I could specify that the blade brake pins be carefully offset to make sure the interlocking left/right carbide cutters don't conflict. This would at least allow for nominal 1/4" dados. Let me know if there is something specific about the arbor length or nut that would make this unsafe or unfeasible. I don't have the saw in my possession yet, so I can't self determine this.
7. what manufacturers make an alternative dado head for felder, and are they any more affordable? i.e. $200-400 vs. $600+
This tool only has a 30mm shaper spindle. Regarding the right part # for a router 15,000RPM spindle, the catalogue and e-shop are confusing for part #'s for this older machine. I am guessing, that as a 3 speed machine, I need to look at the Series 6 part #401-136, which for some shaper parts in the catalog also has series 7 or 3 speeds called out in parantheses.
Can anyone with this age machine confirm that part #424-111 for series 700 from April/2007 is the WRONG part #? I'd hate to spend $900 and find out I bought the wrong one.
Also, if anyone has an adjustable dado cutter or high speed spindle they find is just collecting dust on the shelf, I'd be open to negotiating purchase. Reply to me direct, so we don't clutter up the forum.
thanks a ton, (well 600+ kilos, that's the weight of this machine)
Steve Z./Seattle
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