Joel,
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You’re a much wiser and smarter man than I am :-). I sold the 500V and then regretted it and recently bought its replacement Vakuusyst-S. ?Just to be clear, it’s also quite amazing and I’m really glad I got it (if super expensive). ?And I agree that it might just be a matter of perspective and what you use it for. ?I actually really like the mobile aspect as it gives me more options in the workshop. ?The older one had a much heavier scissor mechanism and a heavier duty hydraulic pump. ?I also prefer the older style foot pedal on the end vs the newer version on the sides - I find it very awkward when pumping it to lift the table, I keep hitting against the frame. ?I’m also missing the nice feature they had in the old model where you can push down on a lever (?) to lift the table off the wheels to “ground” it to the floor, making it even more rock solid (I think David Best posted an image of it once, I don’t have it any more).
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I also have a traditional style workbench (if you can call a split top Ruobo, traditional), so I certainly get the value of having a dedicated workbench. ?However, the height adjustability of the Barth ability can be amazing - since different heights are better suited for different operations like hand planing, chopping dovetails, paring, cross cutting vs ripping, chopping mortises etc. ?Barth can shine there esp once you make it very stable. ?I’m finding that I have less tolerance for bending down for some of these operations these days :-)
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BTW, I sent you a PM visa the groups message mechanism, but I would be interested in your clamps from the press as I think I can use it on my table - I got the version with perforated HPL top with 22mm holes and as such am limited in clamping options.
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regards
Anil
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