Hi Brad, Sounds like a good trip, but Vegas might have been cheaper. I
don't understand why your wife would have wanted a new house first.
Just post the pictures directly especially if you've got a couple with
you and the Felder crew in them.
Take care,
John Renzetti
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----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Ellison <ellcap1@...>
To: <felder-woodworking@...>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 7:41 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Sacramento Visit
Hello Everyone,
Just thought I'd report on last week's trip to Sacramento to
see the Felder gang. The new machines are Outstanding! For
those of you who don't know my story, I had planned on
purchasing a BF6-31 over a year ago. This was postponed due
to a home purchase last year. (I guess my darling wife
didn't think too much of the bachelor pad.)
With the new machines available, I had to see what they were
like. The whole gang was really helpful in going over all of
the machines. Wolfgang, John, Pete, Scott, and, Tom played
tag-team showing me all of their neat new stuff. I was
impressed by some of the highlights such as:
Sturdy new KF rip fence (Rail is a large-diameter solid
steel bar)
CNC press brake formed chassis on all of the new
machines
AD 731 12" Jointer Planer (what is on the new CF-731)
Added reinforcements to the Saw and Shaper
Use of Frequency Inverter Drives for the single phase
options
From a manufacturing background, it is clear that Felder
listens to its customers and is committed to continual
product development. This is very evident in the number of
model changes over the last decade. The new features and
pricing made it well worth my while. This is especially
true after comparing Felder to the Knapp machine at the
January American Woodworker show.
I ordered the KF 700 S Pro Saw/Shaper combination with the
8' table and 7.5hp three phase motors. The AD-731
Jointer/Planer will be later. With the delivery time out
there, it will give me some time to sell off machinery and
clear some space. I think running a little 8 gauge wire
might be in order too! The saw is 7.5hp, the feeder (F-34)
is 1hp, the scoring unit is 1hp. This is a little more
amperage than my old 3hp Unisaw.
One thing I did appreciate is the approach of the Felder
sales team. Never, was I pressured, coerced, nor did I hear
any "closing" techniques used during this purchase. That
was a breath of fresh air compared with the sales tactics
I've seen used by other companies.
That's all I have to report for now. I did take a digital
camera with me on the trip. If anyone would like some shots
of the CF-731, let me know. I'd be glad to email them, or
post them to the site.
Cordially,
Brad Ellison
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