Re: Feedback on the sliding saw selection
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? As far as I know, this is still true on the 700-series. ?The smaller non-S chassis does not have a long enough outrigger support arm to allow the full 96” of travel. ?The max slider length on the K500 is 81” so the restriction doesn’t apply there. ? David Best - via mobile phone? David Best - via mobile phone?
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On Mar 26, 2025, at 10:02?AM, imran via groups.io <imranwoodshop@...> wrote:
? Hi David,
This is an older post from you and it says something important related to 1100 vs 1300 outrigger in conjunction with 2500 slider. May be worth confirming if this is still true.
“A 2500mm sliding table is available on both the smaller and larger (“S”) chassis models. ?When the smaller chassis K700 is ordered with a 2500mm sliding table, the standard outrigger the 1100mm version, and it is my understanding that this combination will restrict table travel such that it can NOT cut a full 96” length when the outrigger is installed. ?To achieve a 96” travel, the 1300mm outrigger table must be specified.”
On Mar 26, 2025, at 12:29?PM, ibsenafshar via groups.io <brian@...> wrote:
? “So my 2 cents is, go with the short stroke slider if you are fine using a track saw to break a sheet down before you make cuts on the KF. You can also make really good straight line rips with a track saw and a long track.”
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Caveat: I may be the least experienced responder to your post so please take that into account.?
I also went from a Unisaw to a slider, in my case a Hammer C3-31 combo with a 1270 mm slider in a 12’ x 22’ garage bay size shop without a garage door opening. On the long side wall is a 6’ opening to a garage bay that normally has a vehicle parked in it and is organized to quickly convert to an assembly/track cutting/finishing workspace. I’ve built a couple long dining tables and a couple beds but avoid working with big sheets and when I do often ask the yard to rough slice them into more manageable sizes.
Going from a Delta to a Felder Hammer was heaven, a remarkable improvement, and may be enough of a step up to completely satisfy you. The lack of Start/Stop buttons on the left face is really annoying but it is easy daisy-chain low-voltage small gauge wiring to add a stop and a start button, the most difficult part of that trivial project is drilling the holes in the chassis. The combo machine was required for me to fit everything into my 12’ wide shop. There ways of organizing a combo machine and track saws to make moving or flipping from one to another faster and easier and adding additional stop/start buttons are is just one of several ways to speed up and smooth out operating these machines. ?It boils down, I think, to how often you will be cutting long rips and how much you mind using a track saw.
With a traditional saw you mostly have ripping and crosscutting in which every cut is guided by an opposing or adjacent plane, making furniture and similar projects on a slider is much more powerful as you can position and clamp the workpiece down to the slider in any orientation and quickly create components with non-parallel planes. That freedom is the value of the slider in addition to supporting and guiding sheet goods.
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David P. Best