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Hi Bryce,
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The Felder F48 feeder is a beast in terms of mass. ?Plus it has the old style collar and dual knuckle that is used to rotate it from horizontal to vertical work. ?if it was relegated to being used solely in one position, on a machine that didn't require tilting it out of the way, it would be awesome.
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I used it with the gas assisted tilting mount for three years and came to dread moving it into and out of position. ?I have the smart stand and a DC70 on my F700z shaper. ?that worked out great. ?so I took the opportunity to duplicate that setup on my KF700. ?Now that I have it installed and learned how to raise and lower it, I've fount it easier to get it up and down largely because there iis much less weight hanging on the end of the arm. ? One still needs to be careful, but it is definitely an improvement.
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I still think it can be improved further, possibly with a second assist cylinder. ?When I go down that rabbit hole, I will bring the subject forward again.
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Thanks for your comments.
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