Re: Comatic DC-40 questions
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Forgot to add that I use a couple of Aigner safety items that help with repositioning the feeder with respect to my KF700 as shown below. ? Regards, ? Chris Perren ? 
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Perren via groups.io Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 12:09 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [FOG] Comatic DC-40 questions ? I spent some time looking into the smart stand a few year ago with respect to the KF700.. I second David¡¯s concerns as an owner of KF700..? I do have a smart stand on a stand alone shaper and it works well..? For my KF700, I used the standard stand without the extended length plus the gas assist struct.. I¡¯m happy with this choice. ??? ? ? ? Thanks for the reply Johannes - good feedback. ?Reading your reply, I remain skeptical that the Smart Stand is a good choice for a KF700. ?Swinging that heavy mass, having to make adjustments, potential conflicts with the outrigger telescoping support arm, and the mounting plate hacks leave me uncomfortable recommending that stand for a KF700. ?Thanks again for the feedback. ? ? ? Hi Imran,
I use the Felder bracket with gas strut (430-017).? The top surface is a little bit to small so I used a 3/8 steel plate as an adapter plate to bolt the bottom of the smart stand to.? The setup is heavy and requires attention to operate.? The placement of the bracket is not ideal either since it prevents the use of the extension table (the gap between the bracket and the slider front is not wide enough).? And when the feeder is tilted away you need to carefully place it so it does not interfere with the table support arm. However, I am mostly operating just with the crosscut fence so that is not a big concern for me.??
Your question regarding the memory function is a non-issue in my opinion.? It is a spring loaded pin which operates regardless of position.? I use it to temporarily swing the feeder out of position to check setup or gain easier access to shaper fence or cutter.? When I am done i swing it back and lock it.? It operates so freely that you would notice immediately that it is not locked when trying to tilt it.?
I would take a video to demonstrate but I have a shelf on the wall that interferes with the long horizontal tube of the feeder. I have to adjust the feeder arm halfway through the tilt which makes it a big awkward and woudl probably not give a good impression on how well an unconstrained setup would work. Not sure what my solution is going to be.? I haven't used the feeder over the saw yet in the last couple of years so I may just shorten the tube a few inches.?
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