Sorry Tom, but I beg to differ. ?The A 951L is not a parallelogram design - at least not in the conventional sense. ? The infeed table employs a parallelogram system for height adjustment, but the outfeed table is not, and relies on the same cam-actuated system for height adjustment as the other machines in the Felder jointer lineup. ?I know Felder likes to describe it as a “parallelogram design” but that is a half-truth. ?
That said, since it does not have flip-up tables, The A951L and Plan 51L stand alone jointers should not suffer from the same design/alignment deficiencies as the other Felder J/P combos or the A941. ?For anyone interested, you can find a discussion of all this in the document here on pages 8-9: ??
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On Apr 17, 2024, at 5:07?PM, Tom Gensmer via groups.io <tom@...> wrote:
Hi Netanel,?
Yes I have a FS-52es and I like it. The A 951 L is a parallelogram design and if I had room for separates I wouldn't hesitate to order one, I just don't have room for separates.?
For the FS-52es:
-- The castings on the jointer tables and planer bed are ground very flat
-- The jointer tables are a parallelogram design, and with some tweaking I've been able to dial them in so they're perfectly co-planar (no spring joint)
-- The four knife Tersa head is nice, and easy to swap knives. I timed a change, it takes me ~ 30 seconds to rotate/swap a knife, so in two minutes I can swap/rotate all of the knives
-- Changing between jointer- and planer- takes roughly one minute, which includes the time necessary to raise/lower the thicknesser table
-- The fence is a little fussy to adjust, but once properly dialed-in it slides very smoothly and is a pleasure to use
-- Four speeds on the thicknesser via a mechanical gearbox
-- Thicknesser table is controlled by simple up/down buttons
-- I didn't care for the pork chop guard. The return spring on the pork chop is hilariously undersized, and the guard will not close without help.?
-- I wound up ordering a Suvamatic guard from Scott & Sargent, and the mounting bracket from SCM. Very happy with it.?
The FS-52es is a relatively simple, straightforward machine, no bells/whistles, but that's why I selected it. If you want some more creature comforts I'd suggest you look at the FS-7, I know PK really likes his.?
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Tom Gensmer
Heritage Home Renewals, LLC
Minneapolis, MN
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