Glen,

? ?Now is the time to buy the Kappa 400 if they still have 60th anniversary pricing on the saw.? You didn't say where you are or perhaps I missed it but the Dallas showroom has one with all the bells and whistles on their floor.? AD941 is also a good price now ($4K less than what I paid -- darn it).? Workshop size is everything.? Bigger is better.? If my shop were bigger I'd have the Kappa and would be selling my KF700S but the Kappa just won't fit.? Kind of speaks to whether or not we'd buy another Felder.? My shop is awash in Felder

Dave

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 6:59 PM, David Luckensmeyer dhluckens@... [felder-woodworking] <felder-woodworking@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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Hi Glen:

Welcome to the group! Looking forward to helping you.

Regarding your question about “bad experiences”, I think perhaps that is not the right question. Most of us are long-term, repeat Felder customers who have invested a lot of time and money into Felder machines, along with many other brands. We can probably all tell stories about “bad experiences”, whether about a particular machine, or a particular service representative. Here the context would be most important. Was the “bad experience” last year or fifteen years ago? Was it West coast or East coast, or somewhere like Australia (where I am)? And so forth. Make sense?

Perhaps a more useful question would be: “Would you buy Felder again?”

My answer is absolutely. This company is not perfect. The service is not perfect. The machines are not perfect. But they are very well designed (in the main), very well built (in the main), and the service is much better than average (again, in the main). I have quite a few of their machines and have spent a lot of money with Felder. I, for one, will continue to buy Felder.

There are many here who can help you with the machines you’re considering, and what options to buy. But we need more information, like:

How much do you want to spend? $10k, $20k, $100k?

What power do you have, or are you willing to put in?

What size space do you have? (This is important for sliding table lengths.)

And what kind of “woodwork” do you like to do? Small, detailed items; big interior design work; veneer or solid? Etc.

These are exciting times for you!

Warm regards,

David

Dr David Luckensmeyer

Practice Manager

Luckensmeyer Medical Pty Ltd

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Designer and Woodworker

Original Designs in Wood

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On 30 Nov 2016, at 8:24 AM, GLEN chris3645@... [felder-woodworking] <felder-woodworking@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I am a new joiner to the group and would like to introduce myself.
My name is Glen and I am purchasing some Felder tools. I am Glad to find this group to get in touch and learn more.
I grew up in wood, my dad was a cabinet builder , boat builder or just anything anyone would bring him he could build
Ten years ago I got out of wood and got in the grocery business. It was the best and worse thing I ever did. The best thing was i made money , the bad was 100 hour work weeks and missing sawdust. In those ten years i put some money away every month so i could get my workshop back when i retired. I am retiring in 32 days and about 10 hours. Ha. So as i try and figure out what I am buying,how to plan shop layout, dust collection, what im going to make to sell if anything and why im even really doing this, I am looking for knowledge from other people. I have nothing but questions and this is a one time thing for me that I have to get right. My girl friend was ok with it ( "It will give you something to do and keep you busy") until I told her how much i was going to spend.?
Sorry to drag on but i am excited to join this group and other related groups to learn how you all do. it.

Thanks Glen
Question one, who has had any bad experiences with Felder?

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From: James Zhu?james.zhu2@...?[felder-woodworking] <felder-woodworking@yahoogroups.com>
To:?phil_moger@...?[felder-woodworking] <felder-woodworking@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 29, 2016 10:16 am
Subject: Re: [felder-woodworking] Re: See the new dust collector?

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I read another post?.

The machine sold in states comes with 5 micron filter, 1 micron is an option you can upgrade. I believe the machine sold in Europe will have 1 micron filter.

James

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:16 PM, James Zhu?<james.zhu2@...>?wrote:

I think it is a typo.?

If it was 5 micron, I do not think the owner of bridge city would buy it because he is allergic to wood dust as mentioned in the following review of his new dust collector.

James

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:21 AM,?andy.giddings@...?[felder-woodworking]?<felder-woodworking@...>?wrote:

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As the filter appears to be 5 micron, seems more like a large dust distributor than a collector :-) Hope that's a misprint

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