They definitely value engineered that 850.
I am no expert by a long shot on wide belts but based on observation from the video looks lightweight and they simplified things like where the head is fixed to the frame (the piece that is removed so you can replace the sanding belt) instead of a solid block it is 2 jack screws. The dro is a $100 Chinese Alibaba and also a bit suspicious of the air bladder platen, could be wrong but I thought I did some reading where they can be problematic. I know they are used on some high dollar sanders ao maybe I misunderstood the stuff I was reading.?
Seems to me they should have branded this as a Hammer and not a Felder, probably fine for intermittent hobby use but a shop buying this o think will be disappointed, they are setting themselves up for a lot of complaining (don¡¯t worry FOG, not buying one?)
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On Mar 7, 2022, at 11:19 PM, David Luckensmeyer <dhluckens@...> wrote:
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Goody. No worries.
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Agreed, maybe the machine is a new animal. I look forward to hearing more about the FW850!
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Lucky
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Lucky,
I read your review/challenges when I first started on the FOG.? You were super detailed and had amazing insights.
It is what makes me want to know more about the differences in this new machine before I would want to repeat your journey.
Maybe they learned from you!
PK
