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Yes, I did visit the showroom and there is no doubt that 700s are a big step up in overall feel and finish over a B3. However, it is not a free choice. I think everyone here agrees that buying a short stroke 700 will pretty much close off the option to resell it down the road. Everyone who's in the market for a 700 will want the longest stroke. I don't think that's true for Hammer market. My gut feel is that 2000 or even a 1350 B3 will take a smaller depreciation hit. The parallel that comes to my mind is Porsche vs Miata. Both are excellent cars but built to different priorities. I would not trade my 987 for anything but a Miata helped me understand what I do and don't want in a sports car. And the analogy still holds in that the capability ceiling of either of the machines is way above my skills ceiling. Buying used is perfectly acceptable and I many of my tools came to the shop thoroughly preloved. If anyone here is west of Rockies and willing to part with a saw-shaper, I am definitely interested. I might be looking in wrong spots, but classifieds on woodweb and machineworld are nigh barren. Folks on the other side of the pond seem to have it much easier. I get a feeling that it will take me months to even catch a glimpse of a B3 or a KF within a thousand miles. (On the other hand, I've been quoted a lead time of 20 weeks by our Felder rep, so it will be a drag either way.) Sent from for iOS On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 19:23, Karl via groups.io <bombamanwa@...> wrote:
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