I have a K500 I bought secondhand from a guy who couldn't wait to get a Sawstop. It's a short stroke.? I can't crosscut 4x8 panels on it but I do find it useful.? The 50" fence is mostly a hassle for me since I never use the full capacity.? ?I move the saw with a? pallet jack often.? I've never had it lose accuracy from that.? It has a square cabinet.?
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I have other ways of ripping and crosscuting full sheets and my shop is only about 420 sq ft and I have a lot of tools and machines so even if I wanted to use the Felder for full sheets I would have to move other stuff to do it.?
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The main annoyance of the short stroke for me is I have to take the fence off and replace it often, which takes about a minute each operation.? ?This is because the fence being there limite how far you can pull it out of the way for ripping.
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I was a pro. I have stuff hobbyists wouldn't be interested in.? Those machines take up lots of space.? I may start another business in the future so I'm holding onto the big machines.??
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One thing that has been known to happen on long stroke sliders used in pro shops for a lot of short stroke cutting is they can develop a wear pattern in the sliding component from it.? Some shops with a vertical and/or CNC to may have been doing that with a big slider for years.? If you buy a secondhand slider that's something to consider.
